University of Kentucky quarterback Will Levis passed for 419 yards and four touchdowns as the Wildcats closed out the home schedule with a 56-16 win over New Mexico State at Kroger Field on Saturday.

Running back Chris Rodriguez Jr. added 119 yards on the ground and one score as Kentucky moved to 8-3 and won for the second straight week.

Receivers Josh Ali and Justin Rigg caught a pair of touchdown passes each. Ali had 164 yards on seven receptions. Wan’Dale Robinson had eight catches for 181 yards

Quandre Mosley picked off a pass and return it for a touchdown and backup quarterback Beau Allen capped the scoring with a three-yard run early in the final quarter.

The Wildcats will close out the season next Saturday at Louisville (6-5) in the battle for the Governor’s Cup. Kickoff is set for 7:30 pm

At Lexington

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

NMS (1-10)…..7     9    0  0 – 16

UK (8-3)……..21  14  14  7 – 56

Scoring:

First Quarter

NMS – Trevor Brohard, 25-yard fumble return (Ethan Albertson kick), 12:18

UK – Justin Rigg, 32-yard pass from Will Levis (Matt Ruffolo kick), 9:27

UK – Quandre Mosley, 38-yard INT (Matt Ruffolo kick), 5:54

UK – Chris Rodriguez Jr., 6-yard run (Matt Ruffolo kick), :02

Second Quarter

NMS – Ethan Albertson, 50-yard field goal, 12:06

UK – Josh Ali, 9-yard pass from Will Levis (Matt Ruffolo kick), 9:19

NMS – Ethan Albertson, 30-yard field, 5:16

UK – Justin Rigg, 2-yard pass from Will Levis (Matt Ruffolo kick), 46

NMS – Ethan Albertson, 32-yard field goal, :00

Third Quarter

UK – Josh Ali, 62-yard pass from Will Levis (Matt Ruffolo kick), 8:09

UK – Kavosiey Smoke, 23-yard run (Matt Ruffolo kick), :18

Fourth Quarter

UK – Beau Allen, 3-yard run (Matt Ruffolo kick), 11:40

Next up: Kentucky (8-3) at Louisville (6-5), Governor’s Cup, 7:30 pm.