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Kentucky, Iowa to meet in Citrus Bowl

Kentucky, Iowa to meet in Citrus Bowl
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By UK Athletics
Dec. 06, 2021 | ORLANDO
By UK Athletics Dec. 06, 2021 | 03:01 PM | ORLANDO

Kentucky's football Wildcats are headed to Orlando for a school-record sixth straight postseason bowl trip.

The No. 22 Wildcats have accepted a bid to play in the Citrus Bowl and will face No. 15 Iowa on New Years Day. 

Kickoff is scheduled for noon with ABC and the ESPN App carrying the national television broadcast. 

The Wildcats began their six-year bowl run in 2016. The Cats have won each of their past three bowl games: defeating Penn State, 27-24, in the 2019 Citrus Bowl and Virginia Tech; 37-30 in the 2019 Belk Bowl; and NC State, 23-21, in last season's Gator Bowl. 

UK is also looking to match the 10-win season the Wildcats achieved in 2018. The 2018 campaign was the only time UK claimed 10 victories since 1977. 

Kentucky began the season with a 6-0 record, climbing as high as No. 11 in The Associated Press poll before a three-game losing skid. The Wildcats rallied in November by winning their last three games, topped by a 52-21 win at instate rival Louisville, to close the regular season. 

Kentucky is No. 25 in the current AP ranking and No. 20 in the USA Today Coaches poll.   

Offensively, the Wildcats have been guided by quarterback Will Levis, who is completing 66.5 percent of his passes for 2,593 yards and 23 touchdowns. Levis' top target has been Wan'Dale Robinson, who is among the leading receivers in the nation with 94 catches for 1,164 yards and seven TDs. The ground game has been paced by Christopher Rodriguez Jr., who has rushed for 1,272 yards and eight scores, and he ranks second in the league in rushing with 106 yards per game. The trio is just the second in school history to reach 2,000 yards passing, 1,000 rushing and 1,000 receiving in the same season.   
 



(AP Photo Timothy D. Easley)

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