LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) _ Kentucky coach Hal Mumme threw a tantrum at halftime. Connecticut coach Randy Edsall saved his show of temper for after the game.

Mumme's locker-room tirade helped rally the Wildcats to a 45-14 win over the Division I-AA Huskies Saturday, but four fourth-quarter touchdowns by Kentucky left a bad taste in Edsall's mouth. He made a point of leaving the field without shaking Mumme's hand.

``You saw what we did. That speaks for itself,'' Edsall said.

Mumme didn't think twice about leaving his young first-team offense in the game, even as Kentucky (1-1) padded its lead.

``Every snap they get is important, even if it's the last one of the game,'' he said. ``If they (Connecticut) think it's too tough, they ought to not take the check.''

The off-field controversy overshadowed the game, in which two early fumbles by Kentucky's Anthony White and a 99-yard Connecticut touchdown drive gave the Huskies a brief 14-7 first-half lead.

Kentucky drove for a touchdown just before the half, took the lead with a third-quarter field goal, then poured it on in the fourth quarter, finally wearing down Connecticut (0-2).

Mumme helped ignite his team with his halftime antics.

``I threw a bottle of Gatorade against the wall, cussed a lot, yelled at everybody in sight, nearly had a nervous breakdown,'' he said.

``He came in, said a few harsh words, really put a fire in our bellies,'' defensive lineman George Massey said.

In his second game as starter, Kentucky quarterback Dusty Bonner turned in a performance reminiscent of his predecessor, Tim Couch _ 34-of-40 for 339 yards and four touchdowns. He also ran for a score, did not throw an interception and erased one of Couch's school records by completing 16 straight passes in the third and fourth quarters.

``I'm going to call him and tell him,'' Bonner said. ``I'll make sure he finds out about it.''

White rallied from a benching that followed his early turnovers to rush for 119 yards and two touchdowns. He also had 39 receiving yards, including a 9-yard scoring pass from Bonner.

``Coach Mumme could have easily benched me for the rest of the game, the rest of the season,'' White said. ``I really didn't know I was going to play the second half, and when I got the shot, I couldn't let my teammates down, couldn't let myself down.''

Connecticut's John Fitzsimmons caught 10 passes for 87 yards. Quarterback Brian Hoffmann was 15-of-29 for 123 yards and one touchdown, threw one interception and said he was unimpressed by Kentucky's defense.

``I think `soft' is the word to describe them,'' he said.

For most of three quarters, the game threatened to be the low point of Mumme's two-plus seasons in Lexington. One week after losing to Louisville 56-28, the Wildcats looked clumsy and ineffective against fired-up Connecticut.

Kentucky opened with a 10-play, 70-yard touchdown drive which finished with a 3-yard pass from Bonner to James Whalen, the tight end's fourth touchdown in two games.

Connecticut went three-and-out on its first possession, but a 71-yard punt by Mike Morelli pinned the Wildcats on their 1. On the first play, White lost control of the ball as he tried to dive forward out of the end zone.

Recovering on the 6, Connecticut tied the game immediately, with Hoffmann finding fullback John Taxiltaridis for the touchdown.

White's second fumble killed another Kentucky drive, and the score was still tied when a Kentucky punt was downed at the Connecticut 1 with 11:41 left in the half.

It took 20 plays, three converted third downs and two first downs on Kentucky penalties for the Huskies to march downfield, eating up nearly 10 minutes. When Taber Small bulled 9 yards into the end zone with 1:42 left in the half, it was 14-7 Huskies.

Kentucky responded with an eight-play scoring drive, tying it just before the half on a 6-yard pass from Bonner to Quentin McCord.

A third-quarter field goal by Marc Samuels gave the Wildcats the lead for good before they broke the game open with a school-record 28 fourth-quarter points.

One touchdown was set up by a bad Connecticut punt and another by safety Anthony Wajda's 14-yard interception return to the Connecticut 22. White went 9 yards on a catch-and-run to put Kentucky up 31-14 with 9:02 left.

Mumme took credit for Wajda's pickoff, the first this season for the Kentucky defense.

``I did inspire Anthony Wajda to make that interception,'' he said. ``I almost hit him with the bottle of Gatorade.''