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Kentucky vs Michigan State Timeline
Explore every documented meeting, final score and season in the recorded history between Kentucky and Michigan State.
PROGRAM ONEKentucky2 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD2–2WINS · LOSSES
PROGRAM TWOMichigan State2 recorded wins
4Recorded meetings
1944Earliest documented
1947Most recent season
0Tied games
THE RIVALRY THROUGH TIME
Head-to-head timeline
Meetings are listed oldest first. Scores and dates reflect the available historical records.
- 1944Kentucky0 — 2Michigan State
- 1945Kentucky6 — 7Michigan State
- 1946Kentucky39 — 14Michigan State
- 1947Kentucky7 — 6Michigan State
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK
All recorded results
The latest documented meeting appears first.
| Season | Matchup | Score | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Kentucky vs Michigan State | 7–6 | Kentucky won |
| 1946 | Kentucky vs Michigan State | 39–14 | Kentucky won |
| 1945 | Kentucky vs Michigan State | 6–7 | Michigan State won |
| 1944 | Kentucky vs Michigan State | 0–2 | Michigan State 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.