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Kentucky vs Vanderbilt Timeline

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

PROGRAM ONEKentucky50 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD50–42–4WINS · LOSSES · TIES
PROGRAM TWOVanderbilt42 recorded wins
96Recorded meetings
1906Earliest documented
2026Most recent season
4Tied games
THE RIVALRY THROUGH TIME

Head-to-head timeline

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

96 games
  1. 1906
    Kentucky0 — 28Vanderbilt
    Oct 6, 1906Vanderbilt won
  2. 1907
    Kentucky0 — 40Vanderbilt
    Oct 5, 1907Vanderbilt won
  3. 1911
    Kentucky0 — 18Vanderbilt
    Nov 11, 1911Vanderbilt won
  4. 1916
    Kentucky0 — 45Vanderbilt
    Oct 14, 1916Vanderbilt won
  5. 1917
    Kentucky0 — 5Vanderbilt
    Oct 20, 1917Vanderbilt won
  6. 1918
    Kentucky0 — 33Vanderbilt
    Nov 2, 1918Vanderbilt won
  7. 1919
    Kentucky0 — 0Vanderbilt
    Nov 1, 1919Tie
  8. 1920
    Kentucky0 — 20Vanderbilt
    Oct 30, 1920Vanderbilt won
  9. 1921
    Kentucky14 — 21Vanderbilt
    Oct 15, 1921Vanderbilt won
  10. 1922
    Kentucky0 — 9Vanderbilt
    Nov 11, 1922Vanderbilt won
  11. 1927
    Kentucky6 — 34Vanderbilt
    Oct 29, 1927Vanderbilt won
  12. 1928
    Kentucky7 — 14Vanderbilt
    Nov 3, 1928Vanderbilt won
  13. 1937
    Kentucky0 — 12Vanderbilt
    Sep 25, 1937Vanderbilt won
  14. 1938
    Kentucky7 — 14Vanderbilt
    Oct 8, 1938Vanderbilt won
  15. 1939
    Kentucky21 — 13Vanderbilt
    Oct 7, 1939Kentucky won
  16. 1940
    Kentucky7 — 7Vanderbilt
    Oct 12, 1940Tie
  17. 1941
    Kentucky15 — 39Vanderbilt
    Oct 11, 1941Vanderbilt won
  18. 1942
    Kentucky6 — 7Vanderbilt
    Oct 10, 1942Vanderbilt won
  19. 1945
    Kentucky6 — 19Vanderbilt
    Oct 20, 1945Vanderbilt won
  20. 1946
    Kentucky10 — 7Vanderbilt
    Oct 19, 1946Kentucky won
  21. 1947
    Kentucky14 — 0Vanderbilt
    Oct 18, 1947Kentucky won
  22. 1948
    Kentucky7 — 26Vanderbilt
    Oct 16, 1948Vanderbilt won
  23. 1953
    Kentucky40 — 14Vanderbilt
    Nov 7, 1953Kentucky won
  24. 1954
    Kentucky19 — 7Vanderbilt
    Nov 6, 1954Kentucky won
  25. 1955
    Kentucky0 — 34Vanderbilt
    Nov 5, 1955Vanderbilt won
  26. 1956
    Kentucky7 — 6Vanderbilt
    Nov 10, 1956Kentucky won
  27. 1957
    Kentucky7 — 12Vanderbilt
    Nov 9, 1957Vanderbilt won
  28. 1958
    Kentucky0 — 0Vanderbilt
    Nov 8, 1958Tie
  29. 1959
    Kentucky6 — 11Vanderbilt
    Nov 7, 1959Vanderbilt won
  30. 1960
    Kentucky27 — 0Vanderbilt
    Nov 5, 1960Kentucky won
  31. 1961
    Kentucky16 — 3Vanderbilt
    Nov 11, 1961Kentucky won
  32. 1962
    Kentucky7 — 0Vanderbilt
    Nov 10, 1962Kentucky won
  33. 1963
    Kentucky0 — 0Vanderbilt
    Nov 9, 1963Tie
  34. 1964
    Kentucky22 — 21Vanderbilt
    Nov 7, 1964Kentucky won
  35. 1965
    Kentucky34 — 0Vanderbilt
    Nov 6, 1965Kentucky won
  36. 1966
    Kentucky14 — 10Vanderbilt
    Nov 5, 1966Kentucky won
  37. 1967
    Kentucky12 — 7Vanderbilt
    Nov 11, 1967Kentucky won
  38. 1968
    Kentucky0 — 6Vanderbilt
    Nov 9, 1968Vanderbilt won
  39. 1969
    Kentucky6 — 42Vanderbilt
    Nov 8, 1969Vanderbilt won
  40. 1970
    Kentucky17 — 18Vanderbilt
    Nov 7, 1970Vanderbilt won
  41. 1971
    Kentucky14 — 7Vanderbilt
    Nov 6, 1971Kentucky won
  42. 1972
    Kentucky14 — 13Vanderbilt
    Nov 11, 1972Kentucky won
  43. 1973
    Kentucky27 — 17Vanderbilt
    Nov 10, 1973Kentucky won
  44. 1974
    Kentucky38 — 12Vanderbilt
    Nov 9, 1974Kentucky won
  45. 1975
    Kentucky3 — 13Vanderbilt
    Nov 8, 1975Vanderbilt won
  46. 1976
    Kentucky14 — 0Vanderbilt
    Nov 6, 1976Kentucky won
  47. 1977
    Kentucky28 — 6Vanderbilt
    Nov 5, 1977Kentucky won
  48. 1978
    Kentucky53 — 2Vanderbilt
    Nov 11, 1978Kentucky won
  49. 1979
    Kentucky29 — 10Vanderbilt
    Nov 10, 1979Kentucky won
  50. 1980
    Kentucky31 — 10Vanderbilt
    Nov 8, 1980Kentucky won
  51. 1981
    Kentucky17 — 10Vanderbilt
    Nov 7, 1981Kentucky won
  52. 1982
    Kentucky10 — 23Vanderbilt
    Nov 6, 1982Vanderbilt won
  53. 1983
    Kentucky17 — 8Vanderbilt
    Nov 5, 1983Kentucky won
  54. 1984
    Kentucky27 — 18Vanderbilt
    Nov 10, 1984Kentucky won
  55. 1985
    Kentucky24 — 31Vanderbilt
    Nov 9, 1985Vanderbilt won
  56. 1986
    Kentucky34 — 22Vanderbilt
    Nov 8, 1986Kentucky won
  57. 1987
    Kentucky29 — 38Vanderbilt
    Nov 7, 1987Vanderbilt won
  58. 1988
    Kentucky14 — 13Vanderbilt
    Nov 5, 1988Kentucky won
  59. 1989
    Kentucky15 — 11Vanderbilt
    Nov 11, 1989Kentucky won
  60. 1990
    Kentucky28 — 21Vanderbilt
    Nov 10, 1990Kentucky won
  61. 1991
    Kentucky7 — 17Vanderbilt
    Nov 9, 1991Vanderbilt won
  62. 1992
    Kentucky7 — 20Vanderbilt
    Nov 7, 1992Vanderbilt won
  63. 1993
    Kentucky7 — 12Vanderbilt
    Nov 6, 1993Vanderbilt won
  64. 1994
    Kentucky6 — 24Vanderbilt
    Nov 5, 1994Vanderbilt won
  65. 1995
    Kentucky10 — 14Vanderbilt
    Nov 4, 1995Vanderbilt won
  66. 1996
    Kentucky25 — 0Vanderbilt
    Nov 16, 1996Kentucky won
  67. 1997
    Kentucky21 — 10Vanderbilt
    Nov 15, 1997Kentucky won
  68. 1998
    Kentucky55 — 17Vanderbilt
    Nov 14, 1998Kentucky won
  69. 1999
    Kentucky19 — 17Vanderbilt
    Nov 13, 1999Kentucky won
  70. 2000
    Kentucky20 — 24Vanderbilt
    Nov 11, 2000Vanderbilt won
  71. 2001
    Kentucky56 — 30Vanderbilt
    Nov 10, 2001Kentucky wonFirstBank Stadium
  72. 2002
    Kentucky41 — 21Vanderbilt
    Nov 16, 2002Kentucky wonKroger Field
  73. 2003
    Kentucky17 — 28Vanderbilt
    Nov 15, 2003Vanderbilt wonFirstBank Stadium
  74. 2004
    Kentucky14 — 13Vanderbilt
    Nov 13, 2004Kentucky wonKroger Field
  75. 2005
    Kentucky48 — 43Vanderbilt
    Nov 12, 2005Kentucky wonFirstBank Stadium
  76. 2006
    Kentucky38 — 26Vanderbilt
    Nov 11, 2006Kentucky wonKroger Field
  77. 2007
    Kentucky27 — 20Vanderbilt
    Nov 10, 2007Kentucky wonFirstBank Stadium
  78. 2008
    Kentucky24 — 31Vanderbilt
    Nov 16, 2008Vanderbilt wonKroger Field
  79. 2009
    Kentucky24 — 13Vanderbilt
    Nov 14, 2009Kentucky wonFirstBank Stadium
  80. 2010
    Kentucky38 — 20Vanderbilt
    Nov 13, 2010Kentucky wonKroger Field
  81. 2011
    Kentucky8 — 38Vanderbilt
    Nov 12, 2011Vanderbilt wonFirstBank Stadium
  82. 2012
    Kentucky0 — 40Vanderbilt
    Nov 3, 2012Vanderbilt wonKroger Field
  83. 2013
    Kentucky6 — 22Vanderbilt
    Nov 16, 2013Vanderbilt wonFirstBank Stadium
  84. 2014
    Kentucky17 — 7Vanderbilt
    Sep 27, 2014Kentucky wonKroger Field
  85. 2015
    Kentucky17 — 21Vanderbilt
    Nov 14, 2015Vanderbilt wonFirstBank Stadium
  86. 2016
    Kentucky20 — 13Vanderbilt
    Oct 8, 2016Kentucky wonKroger Field
  87. 2017
    Kentucky44 — 21Vanderbilt
    Nov 11, 2017Kentucky wonFirstBank Stadium
  88. 2018
    Kentucky14 — 7Vanderbilt
    Oct 20, 2018Kentucky wonKroger Field
  89. 2019
    Kentucky38 — 14Vanderbilt
    Nov 16, 2019Kentucky wonFirstBank Stadium
  90. 2020
    Kentucky38 — 35Vanderbilt
    Nov 14, 2020Kentucky wonKroger Field
  91. 2021
    Kentucky34 — 17Vanderbilt
    Nov 14, 2021Kentucky wonFirstBank Stadium
  92. 2022
    Kentucky21 — 24Vanderbilt
    Nov 12, 2022Vanderbilt wonKroger Field
  93. 2023
    Kentucky45 — 28Vanderbilt
    Sep 23, 2023Kentucky wonFirstBank Stadium
  94. 2024
    Kentucky13 — 20Vanderbilt
    Oct 12, 2024Vanderbilt wonKroger Field
  95. 2025
    Kentucky17 — 45Vanderbilt
    Nov 22, 2025Vanderbilt wonFirstBank Stadium
  96. 2026
    Kentucky34 — 17Vanderbilt
    Oct 24, 2026Kentucky wonKroger Field
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
2026Kentucky vs Vanderbilt34–17Kentucky won
2025Kentucky vs Vanderbilt17–45Vanderbilt won
2024Kentucky vs Vanderbilt13–20Vanderbilt won
2023Kentucky vs Vanderbilt45–28Kentucky won
2022Kentucky vs Vanderbilt21–24Vanderbilt won
2021Kentucky vs Vanderbilt34–17Kentucky won
2020Kentucky vs Vanderbilt38–35Kentucky won
2019Kentucky vs Vanderbilt38–14Kentucky won
2018Kentucky vs Vanderbilt14–7Kentucky won
2017Kentucky vs Vanderbilt44–21Kentucky won
2016Kentucky vs Vanderbilt20–13Kentucky won
2015Kentucky vs Vanderbilt17–21Vanderbilt won
2014Kentucky vs Vanderbilt17–7Kentucky won
2013Kentucky vs Vanderbilt6–22Vanderbilt won
2012Kentucky vs Vanderbilt0–40Vanderbilt won
2011Kentucky vs Vanderbilt8–38Vanderbilt won
2010Kentucky vs Vanderbilt38–20Kentucky won
2009Kentucky vs Vanderbilt24–13Kentucky won
2008Kentucky vs Vanderbilt24–31Vanderbilt won
2007Kentucky vs Vanderbilt27–20Kentucky won
2006Kentucky vs Vanderbilt38–26Kentucky won
2005Kentucky vs Vanderbilt48–43Kentucky won
2004Kentucky vs Vanderbilt14–13Kentucky won
2003Kentucky vs Vanderbilt17–28Vanderbilt won
2002Kentucky vs Vanderbilt41–21Kentucky won
2001Kentucky vs Vanderbilt56–30Kentucky won
2000Kentucky vs Vanderbilt20–24Vanderbilt won
1999Kentucky vs Vanderbilt19–17Kentucky won
1998Kentucky vs Vanderbilt55–17Kentucky won
1997Kentucky vs Vanderbilt21–10Kentucky won
1996Kentucky vs Vanderbilt25–0Kentucky won
1995Kentucky vs Vanderbilt10–14Vanderbilt won
1994Kentucky vs Vanderbilt6–24Vanderbilt won
1993Kentucky vs Vanderbilt7–12Vanderbilt won
1992Kentucky vs Vanderbilt7–20Vanderbilt won
1991Kentucky vs Vanderbilt7–17Vanderbilt won
1990Kentucky vs Vanderbilt28–21Kentucky won
1989Kentucky vs Vanderbilt15–11Kentucky won
1988Kentucky vs Vanderbilt14–13Kentucky won
1987Kentucky vs Vanderbilt29–38Vanderbilt won
1986Kentucky vs Vanderbilt34–22Kentucky won
1985Kentucky vs Vanderbilt24–31Vanderbilt won
1984Kentucky vs Vanderbilt27–18Kentucky won
1983Kentucky vs Vanderbilt17–8Kentucky won
1982Kentucky vs Vanderbilt10–23Vanderbilt won
1981Kentucky vs Vanderbilt17–10Kentucky won
1980Kentucky vs Vanderbilt31–10Kentucky won
1979Kentucky vs Vanderbilt29–10Kentucky won
1978Kentucky vs Vanderbilt53–2Kentucky won
1977Kentucky vs Vanderbilt28–6Kentucky won
1976Kentucky vs Vanderbilt14–0Kentucky won
1975Kentucky vs Vanderbilt3–13Vanderbilt won
1974Kentucky vs Vanderbilt38–12Kentucky won
1973Kentucky vs Vanderbilt27–17Kentucky won
1972Kentucky vs Vanderbilt14–13Kentucky won
1971Kentucky vs Vanderbilt14–7Kentucky won
1970Kentucky vs Vanderbilt17–18Vanderbilt won
1969Kentucky vs Vanderbilt6–42Vanderbilt won
1968Kentucky vs Vanderbilt0–6Vanderbilt won
1967Kentucky vs Vanderbilt12–7Kentucky won
1966Kentucky vs Vanderbilt14–10Kentucky won
1965Kentucky vs Vanderbilt34–0Kentucky won
1964Kentucky vs Vanderbilt22–21Kentucky won
1963Kentucky vs Vanderbilt0–0Tie
1962Kentucky vs Vanderbilt7–0Kentucky won
1961Kentucky vs Vanderbilt16–3Kentucky won
1960Kentucky vs Vanderbilt27–0Kentucky won
1959Kentucky vs Vanderbilt6–11Vanderbilt won
1958Kentucky vs Vanderbilt0–0Tie
1957Kentucky vs Vanderbilt7–12Vanderbilt won
1956Kentucky vs Vanderbilt7–6Kentucky won
1955Kentucky vs Vanderbilt0–34Vanderbilt won
1954Kentucky vs Vanderbilt19–7Kentucky won
1953Kentucky vs Vanderbilt40–14Kentucky won
1948Kentucky vs Vanderbilt7–26Vanderbilt won
1947Kentucky vs Vanderbilt14–0Kentucky won
1946Kentucky vs Vanderbilt10–7Kentucky won
1945Kentucky vs Vanderbilt6–19Vanderbilt won
1942Kentucky vs Vanderbilt6–7Vanderbilt won
1941Kentucky vs Vanderbilt15–39Vanderbilt won
1940Kentucky vs Vanderbilt7–7Tie
1939Kentucky vs Vanderbilt21–13Kentucky won
1938Kentucky vs Vanderbilt7–14Vanderbilt won
1937Kentucky vs Vanderbilt0–12Vanderbilt won
1928Kentucky vs Vanderbilt7–14Vanderbilt won
1927Kentucky vs Vanderbilt6–34Vanderbilt won
1922Kentucky vs Vanderbilt0–9Vanderbilt won
1921Kentucky vs Vanderbilt14–21Vanderbilt won
1920Kentucky vs Vanderbilt0–20Vanderbilt won
1919Kentucky vs Vanderbilt0–0Tie
1918Kentucky vs Vanderbilt0–33Vanderbilt won
1917Kentucky vs Vanderbilt0–5Vanderbilt won
1916Kentucky vs Vanderbilt0–45Vanderbilt won
1911Kentucky vs Vanderbilt0–18Vanderbilt won
1907Kentucky vs Vanderbilt0–40Vanderbilt won
1906Kentucky vs Vanderbilt0–28Vanderbilt 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.