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Kentucky vs Tennessee Timeline
Explore every documented meeting, final score and season in the recorded history between Kentucky and Tennessee.
PROGRAM ONEKentucky25 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD25–84–9WINS · LOSSES · TIES
PROGRAM TWOTennessee84 recorded wins
118Recorded meetings
1906Earliest documented
2025Most recent season
9Tied games
THE RIVALRY THROUGH TIME
Head-to-head timeline
Meetings are listed oldest first. Scores and dates reflect the available historical records.
- 1906Kentucky21 — 0Tennessee
- 1907Kentucky0 — 0Tennessee
- 1908Kentucky0 — 7Tennessee
- 1909Kentucky17 — 0Tennessee
- 1910Kentucky10 — 0Tennessee
- 1911Kentucky12 — 0Tennessee
- 1912Kentucky13 — 6Tennessee
- 1913Kentucky7 — 13Tennessee
- 1914Kentucky6 — 23Tennessee
- 1915Kentucky6 — 0Tennessee
- 1916Kentucky0 — 0Tennessee
- 1919Kentucky13 — 0Tennessee
- 1920Kentucky7 — 14Tennessee
- 1921Kentucky0 — 0Tennessee
- 1922Kentucky7 — 14Tennessee
- 1923Kentucky0 — 18Tennessee
- 1924Kentucky27 — 6Tennessee
- 1925Kentucky23 — 20Tennessee
- 1926Kentucky0 — 6Tennessee
- 1927Kentucky0 — 20Tennessee
- 1928Kentucky0 — 0Tennessee
- 1929Kentucky6 — 6Tennessee
- 1930Kentucky0 — 8Tennessee
- 1931Kentucky6 — 6Tennessee
- 1932Kentucky0 — 26Tennessee
- 1933Kentucky0 — 27Tennessee
- 1934Kentucky0 — 19Tennessee
- 1935Kentucky27 — 0Tennessee
- 1936Kentucky6 — 7Tennessee
- 1937Kentucky0 — 13Tennessee
- 1938Kentucky0 — 46Tennessee
- 1939Kentucky0 — 19Tennessee
- 1940Kentucky0 — 33Tennessee
- 1941Kentucky7 — 20Tennessee
- 1942Kentucky0 — 26Tennessee
- 1944Kentucky13 — 26Tennessee
- 1944Kentucky7 — 21Tennessee
- 1945Kentucky0 — 14Tennessee
- 1946Kentucky0 — 7Tennessee
- 1947Kentucky6 — 13Tennessee
- 1948Kentucky0 — 0Tennessee
- 1949Kentucky0 — 6Tennessee
- 1950Kentucky0 — 7Tennessee
- 1951Kentucky0 — 28Tennessee
- 1952Kentucky14 — 14Tennessee
- 1953Kentucky27 — 21Tennessee
- 1954Kentucky14 — 13Tennessee
- 1955Kentucky23 — 0Tennessee
- 1956Kentucky7 — 20Tennessee
- 1957Kentucky20 — 6Tennessee
- 1958Kentucky6 — 2Tennessee
- 1959Kentucky20 — 0Tennessee
- 1960Kentucky10 — 10Tennessee
- 1961Kentucky16 — 26Tennessee
- 1962Kentucky12 — 10Tennessee
- 1963Kentucky0 — 19Tennessee
- 1964Kentucky12 — 7Tennessee
- 1965Kentucky3 — 19Tennessee
- 1966Kentucky19 — 28Tennessee
- 1967Kentucky7 — 17Tennessee
- 1968Kentucky7 — 24Tennessee
- 1969Kentucky26 — 31Tennessee
- 1970Kentucky0 — 45Tennessee
- 1971Kentucky7 — 21Tennessee
- 1972Kentucky7 — 17Tennessee
- 1973Kentucky14 — 16Tennessee
- 1974Kentucky7 — 24Tennessee
- 1975Kentucky13 — 17Tennessee
- 1976Kentucky7 — 0Tennessee
- 1977Kentucky21 — 17Tennessee
- 1978Kentucky14 — 29Tennessee
- 1979Kentucky17 — 20Tennessee
- 1980Kentucky14 — 45Tennessee
- 1981Kentucky21 — 10Tennessee
- 1982Kentucky7 — 28Tennessee
- 1983Kentucky0 — 10Tennessee
- 1984Kentucky17 — 12Tennessee
- 1985Kentucky0 — 42Tennessee
- 1986Kentucky9 — 28Tennessee
- 1987Kentucky22 — 24Tennessee
- 1988Kentucky24 — 28Tennessee
- 1989Kentucky10 — 31Tennessee
- 1990Kentucky28 — 42Tennessee
- 1991Kentucky7 — 16Tennessee
- 1992Kentucky13 — 34Tennessee
- 1993Kentucky0 — 48Tennessee
- 1994Kentucky0 — 52Tennessee
- 1995Kentucky31 — 34Tennessee
- 1996Kentucky10 — 56Tennessee
- 1997Kentucky31 — 59Tennessee
- 1998Kentucky21 — 59Tennessee
- 1999Kentucky21 — 56Tennessee
- 2000Kentucky20 — 59Tennessee
- 2001Kentucky35 — 38Tennessee
- 2002Kentucky0 — 24Tennessee
- 2003Kentucky7 — 20Tennessee
- 2004Kentucky31 — 37Tennessee
- 2005Kentucky8 — 27Tennessee
- 2006Kentucky12 — 17Tennessee
- 2007Kentucky50 — 52Tennessee
- 2008Kentucky10 — 28Tennessee
- 2009Kentucky24 — 30Tennessee
- 2010Kentucky14 — 24Tennessee
- 2011Kentucky10 — 7Tennessee
- 2012Kentucky17 — 37Tennessee
- 2013Kentucky14 — 27Tennessee
- 2014Kentucky16 — 50Tennessee
- 2015Kentucky21 — 52Tennessee
- 2016Kentucky36 — 49Tennessee
- 2017Kentucky29 — 26Tennessee
- 2018Kentucky7 — 24Tennessee
- 2019Kentucky13 — 17Tennessee
- 2020Kentucky34 — 7Tennessee
- 2021Kentucky42 — 45Tennessee
- 2022Kentucky6 — 44Tennessee
- 2023Kentucky27 — 33Tennessee
- 2024Kentucky18 — 28Tennessee
- 2025Kentucky34 — 56Tennessee
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK
All recorded results
The latest documented meeting appears first.
| Season | Matchup | Score | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 34–56 | Tennessee won |
| 2024 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 18–28 | Tennessee won |
| 2023 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 27–33 | Tennessee won |
| 2022 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 6–44 | Tennessee won |
| 2021 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 42–45 | Tennessee won |
| 2020 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 34–7 | Kentucky won |
| 2019 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 13–17 | Tennessee won |
| 2018 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 7–24 | Tennessee won |
| 2017 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 29–26 | Kentucky won |
| 2016 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 36–49 | Tennessee won |
| 2015 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 21–52 | Tennessee won |
| 2014 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 16–50 | Tennessee won |
| 2013 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 14–27 | Tennessee won |
| 2012 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 17–37 | Tennessee won |
| 2011 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 10–7 | Kentucky won |
| 2010 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 14–24 | Tennessee won |
| 2009 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 24–30 | Tennessee won |
| 2008 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 10–28 | Tennessee won |
| 2007 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 50–52 | Tennessee won |
| 2006 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 12–17 | Tennessee won |
| 2005 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 8–27 | Tennessee won |
| 2004 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 31–37 | Tennessee won |
| 2003 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 7–20 | Tennessee won |
| 2002 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 0–24 | Tennessee won |
| 2001 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 35–38 | Tennessee won |
| 2000 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 20–59 | Tennessee won |
| 1999 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 21–56 | Tennessee won |
| 1998 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 21–59 | Tennessee won |
| 1997 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 31–59 | Tennessee won |
| 1996 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 10–56 | Tennessee won |
| 1995 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 31–34 | Tennessee won |
| 1994 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 0–52 | Tennessee won |
| 1993 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 0–48 | Tennessee won |
| 1992 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 13–34 | Tennessee won |
| 1991 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 7–16 | Tennessee won |
| 1990 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 28–42 | Tennessee won |
| 1989 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 10–31 | Tennessee won |
| 1988 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 24–28 | Tennessee won |
| 1987 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 22–24 | Tennessee won |
| 1986 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 9–28 | Tennessee won |
| 1985 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 0–42 | Tennessee won |
| 1984 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 17–12 | Kentucky won |
| 1983 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 0–10 | Tennessee won |
| 1982 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 7–28 | Tennessee won |
| 1981 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 21–10 | Kentucky won |
| 1980 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 14–45 | Tennessee won |
| 1979 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 17–20 | Tennessee won |
| 1978 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 14–29 | Tennessee won |
| 1977 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 21–17 | Kentucky won |
| 1976 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 7–0 | Kentucky won |
| 1975 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 13–17 | Tennessee won |
| 1974 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 7–24 | Tennessee won |
| 1973 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 14–16 | Tennessee won |
| 1972 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 7–17 | Tennessee won |
| 1971 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 7–21 | Tennessee won |
| 1970 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 0–45 | Tennessee won |
| 1969 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 26–31 | Tennessee won |
| 1968 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 7–24 | Tennessee won |
| 1967 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 7–17 | Tennessee won |
| 1966 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 19–28 | Tennessee won |
| 1965 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 3–19 | Tennessee won |
| 1964 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 12–7 | Kentucky won |
| 1963 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 0–19 | Tennessee won |
| 1962 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 12–10 | Kentucky won |
| 1961 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 16–26 | Tennessee won |
| 1960 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 10–10 | Tie |
| 1959 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 20–0 | Kentucky won |
| 1958 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 6–2 | Kentucky won |
| 1957 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 20–6 | Kentucky won |
| 1956 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 7–20 | Tennessee won |
| 1955 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 23–0 | Kentucky won |
| 1954 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 14–13 | Kentucky won |
| 1953 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 27–21 | Kentucky won |
| 1952 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 14–14 | Tie |
| 1951 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 0–28 | Tennessee won |
| 1950 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 0–7 | Tennessee won |
| 1949 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 0–6 | Tennessee won |
| 1948 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 0–0 | Tie |
| 1947 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 6–13 | Tennessee won |
| 1946 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 0–7 | Tennessee won |
| 1945 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 0–14 | Tennessee won |
| 1944 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 7–21 | Tennessee won |
| 1944 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 13–26 | Tennessee won |
| 1942 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 0–26 | Tennessee won |
| 1941 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 7–20 | Tennessee won |
| 1940 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 0–33 | Tennessee won |
| 1939 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 0–19 | Tennessee won |
| 1938 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 0–46 | Tennessee won |
| 1937 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 0–13 | Tennessee won |
| 1936 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 6–7 | Tennessee won |
| 1935 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 27–0 | Kentucky won |
| 1934 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 0–19 | Tennessee won |
| 1933 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 0–27 | Tennessee won |
| 1932 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 0–26 | Tennessee won |
| 1931 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 6–6 | Tie |
| 1930 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 0–8 | Tennessee won |
| 1929 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 6–6 | Tie |
| 1928 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 0–0 | Tie |
| 1927 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 0–20 | Tennessee won |
| 1926 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 0–6 | Tennessee won |
| 1925 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 23–20 | Kentucky won |
| 1924 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 27–6 | Kentucky won |
| 1923 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 0–18 | Tennessee won |
| 1922 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 7–14 | Tennessee won |
| 1921 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 0–0 | Tie |
| 1920 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 7–14 | Tennessee won |
| 1919 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 13–0 | Kentucky won |
| 1916 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 0–0 | Tie |
| 1915 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 6–0 | Kentucky won |
| 1914 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 6–23 | Tennessee won |
| 1913 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 7–13 | Tennessee won |
| 1912 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 13–6 | Kentucky won |
| 1911 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 12–0 | Kentucky won |
| 1910 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 10–0 | Kentucky won |
| 1909 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 17–0 | Kentucky won |
| 1908 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 0–7 | Tennessee won |
| 1907 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 0–0 | Tie |
| 1906 | Kentucky vs Tennessee | 21–0 | Kentucky 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.