REPLAY: Tennessee football live score updates vs Kentucky: Vols hold on for 33-27 victory

LEXINGTON, Ky. − No. 20 Tennessee football found success on the road.

The Vols had lost four of their past five road games and got back on track with a 33-27 victory at Kentucky on Saturday.

UT (6-2, 3-2 SEC) was coming off a frustrating loss to Alabama, 34-20.

The Vols now the lead the series 84-26-9 against the Wildcats (5-3, 2-3).

Tennessee vs. Kentucky score, updates, highlights

Fourth quarter

Tennessee 33, Kentucky 27: Raynor 28-yard FG

Alex Raynor with a 28-yard field goal cuts the Tennessee deficit to 33-27 with 4:24 left in the game.

Tennessee 33, Kentucky 24: Sampson 12-yard TD run

Dylan Sampson with a 12-yard TD run and Tennessee increases its lead to 33-24 with 7:30 left in the game.

Third quarter

Tennessee 26, Kentucky 24: Leary 7-yard TD pass to Key

Devin Leary's pass is caught by Dane Key for a 7-yard TD pass and Kentucky trails 26-24 with 2:39 left in the third quarter.

Tennessee 26, Kentucky 17: Campbell 35-yard FG

Charles Campbell's field goal from 35 yards is good after bouncing off the upright and Tennessee leads 26-17 with 6:49 left in the third quarter.

Second quarter

Tennessee 23, Kentucky 17: Campbell 34-yard FG

Charles Campbell's field goal from 34 yards is good and Tennessee leads 23-17 with :06 left in the second quarter.

Tennessee 20, Kentucky 17: Ray Davis 7-yard TD

Ray Davis with a 7-yard TD run and Kentucky closes to 20-17 with 1:46 left before halftime.

Tennessee 20, Kentucky 10: Milton 39-yard TD pass to Nimrod

Joe Milton finds a wide open Chas Nimrod for a 39-yard TD and Tennessee now leads 20-10 with 6:16 left before halftime.

Tennessee 13, Kentucky 10: Leary 11-yard TD pass to Brown

Barion Brown catches an 11-yard TD pass from Devin Leary and Kentucky cuts the Tennessee deficit to 13-10 with 7:38 left in the second quarter.

Tennessee 13, Kentucky 3: Campbell 49-yard FG

Charles Campbell's field goal from 49 yards is good and Tennessee leads 13-7 with 11:13 left in the second quarter.

Tennessee 10, Kentucky 3: Raynor 28-yard FG

Alex Raynor with a 28-yard field goal cuts the Tennessee deficit to 10-7 with 14:51 left before halftime.

First quarter

Tennessee 10, Kentucky 0: Campbell 44-yard FG

Charles Campbell's field goal from 44 yards is good and Tennessee leads 10-0 with 5:34 left in the first quarter.

Tennessee 7, Kentucky 0: Wright 52-yard TD run

Jalen Wright breaks tackles and scores on a 52-yard run for Tennessee. The Vols lead 7-0 with 10:47 left in the first quarter.

Adam Sparks is the Tennessee football beat reporter. Email adam.sparks@knoxnews.com. X, formerly known as Twitter@AdamSparks. Support strong local journalism by subscribing atknoxnews.com/subscribe.

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