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Kentucky beats No. 10 LSU in overtime, raising pressure on Tigers
Kentucky beat No.
10 LSU 35-34 in overtime in Lexington, handing the Tigers their second loss of the season.
LSU led 27-24 with 97 seconds left, but Kentucky drove for a field goal to tie the game.
In overtime, both teams scored a touchdown, then Kentucky converted a two-point attempt to win.
The defeat is LSU’s eighth straight loss on the road in SEC play, a run dating back to its last such win in October 2024.
The result adds pressure on coach Lane Kiffin and makes LSU’s path to the College Football Playoff harder.
The Tigers still have games against Mississippi State, Alabama, Texas and Tennessee, while Kentucky has also beaten Texas A&M and is building its own playoff hopes.
Kentucky beat No. 10 LSU 35-34 in overtime in Lexington on Oct. 10, 2026.
LSU led 27-24 with 97 seconds remaining but Kentucky drove for a field goal to tie the game.
In overtime, both teams scored touchdowns, and Kentucky won with a two-point conversion.
The loss was LSU’s second of the season and its eighth straight conference road loss.
The defeat added pressure on LSU coach Lane Kiffin and the Tigers’ College Football Playoff hopes.
- Who
- Kentucky and No. 10 LSU.
- What
- Kentucky beat LSU 35-34 in overtime.
- When
- Oct. 10, 2026.
- Where
- Kroger Field in Lexington, Kentucky.
- Why
- Kentucky tied the game with a late field goal and won in overtime with a two-point conversion.
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LSU led 27-24 and punted to Kentucky.
Kentucky drove 63 yards in 1:25 and kicked a field goal to tie the game.
Both teams scored touchdowns, and Kentucky converted a two-point attempt to win 35-34.
- Final score
- Kentucky 35, LSU 34
- LSU ranking
- No. 10
- LSU road conference streak
- Eight straight losses
- Late LSU lead
- 27-24 with 97 seconds remaining
- Kentucky’s tying drive
- 63 yards in 1:25
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