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Kentucky vs West Virginia Timeline

Explore every documented meeting, final score and season in the recorded history between Kentucky and West Virginia.

PROGRAM ONEKentucky11 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD11–7–1WINS · LOSSES · TIES
PROGRAM TWOWest Virginia7 recorded wins
19Recorded meetings
1939Earliest documented
1983Most recent season
1Tied games
THE RIVALRY THROUGH TIME

Head-to-head timeline

Meetings are listed oldest first. Scores and dates reflect the available historical records.

19 games
  1. 1939
    Kentucky13 — 6West Virginia
    Nov 18, 1939Kentucky won
  2. 1940
    Kentucky7 — 9West Virginia
    Nov 17, 1940West Virginia won
  3. 1941
    Kentucky18 — 6West Virginia
    Oct 25, 1941Kentucky won
  4. 1942
    Kentucky0 — 7West Virginia
    Nov 14, 1942West Virginia won
  5. 1944
    Kentucky40 — 9West Virginia
    Nov 18, 1944Kentucky won
  6. 1945
    Kentucky19 — 6West Virginia
    Nov 10, 1945Kentucky won
  7. 1946
    Kentucky13 — 0West Virginia
    Nov 16, 1946Kentucky won
  8. 1947
    Kentucky15 — 6West Virginia
    Nov 8, 1947Kentucky won
  9. 1964
    Kentucky21 — 26West Virginia
    Oct 31, 1964West Virginia won
  10. 1965
    Kentucky28 — 8West Virginia
    Oct 30, 1965Kentucky won
  11. 1966
    Kentucky14 — 14West Virginia
    Oct 29, 1966Tie
  12. 1967
    Kentucky22 — 7West Virginia
    Nov 4, 1967Kentucky won
  13. 1968
    Kentucky35 — 16West Virginia
    Nov 2, 1968Kentucky won
  14. 1969
    Kentucky6 — 7West Virginia
    Nov 1, 1969West Virginia won
  15. 1974
    Kentucky3 — 16West Virginia
    Sep 21, 1974West Virginia won
  16. 1976
    Kentucky14 — 10West Virginia
    Sep 25, 1976Kentucky won
  17. 1977
    Kentucky28 — 13West Virginia
    Sep 24, 1977Kentucky won
  18. 1979
    Kentucky6 — 10West Virginia
    Oct 6, 1979West Virginia won
  19. 1983
    Kentucky16 — 20West Virginia
    Dec 22, 1983West Virginia won
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
1983Kentucky vs West Virginia16–20West Virginia won
1979Kentucky vs West Virginia6–10West Virginia won
1977Kentucky vs West Virginia28–13Kentucky won
1976Kentucky vs West Virginia14–10Kentucky won
1974Kentucky vs West Virginia3–16West Virginia won
1969Kentucky vs West Virginia6–7West Virginia won
1968Kentucky vs West Virginia35–16Kentucky won
1967Kentucky vs West Virginia22–7Kentucky won
1966Kentucky vs West Virginia14–14Tie
1965Kentucky vs West Virginia28–8Kentucky won
1964Kentucky vs West Virginia21–26West Virginia won
1947Kentucky vs West Virginia15–6Kentucky won
1946Kentucky vs West Virginia13–0Kentucky won
1945Kentucky vs West Virginia19–6Kentucky won
1944Kentucky vs West Virginia40–9Kentucky won
1942Kentucky vs West Virginia0–7West Virginia won
1941Kentucky vs West Virginia18–6Kentucky won
1940Kentucky vs West Virginia7–9West Virginia won
1939Kentucky vs West Virginia13–6Kentucky won
OUR DATA STANDARD

Sources and historical coverage

These results are compiled from season-by-season records imported from CollegeFootballData. Only games with both final scores are counted. Older seasons and some lower-division records may be incomplete; the earliest documented year is not necessarily the first meeting ever played.

Page updated November 7, 2026 · Historical records are subject to correction.