Cutter Boley passed for 280 yards and two touchdowns, but Kentucky had no answers for commodore QB Diego Pavia and lost to No. 14 Vanderbilt 45-17 on Saturday at FirstBank Stadium in Nashville.
Pavia set the single-game Vanderbilt passing record with 469 yards, the most by a quarterback against Kentucky since Peyton Manning.
He was 32-38 passing with four touchdowns, a rushing touchdown, and an interception.
The 5-6 Cats finish 2-6 in the SEC and return to action on Saturday, playing at Louisville in the regular season finale.
The 7-4 Cardinals lost their third straight game Saturday falling to SMU 38-6
Kickoff for the football battle of the bluegrass is set for 12 noon Saturday
Pregame will begin at 10:00am here on the Bulldog.