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Kentucky vs Villanova Timeline

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

PROGRAM ONEKentucky7 recorded wins

HEAD TO HEAD7–1–1WINS · LOSSES · TIES

PROGRAM TWOVillanova1 recorded wins

9Recorded meetings

1947Earliest documented

1972Most 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.

9 games

1947
Kentucky24 — 14Villanova
Dec 6, 1947Kentucky won
1948
Kentucky13 — 13Villanova
Nov 6, 1948Tie
1950
Kentucky34 — 7Villanova
Oct 21, 1950Kentucky won
1951
Kentucky35 — 13Villanova
Oct 20, 1951Kentucky won
1952
Kentucky6 — 25Villanova
Sep 20, 1952Villanova won
1953
Kentucky19 — 0Villanova
Oct 24, 1953Kentucky won
1954
Kentucky28 — 3Villanova
Oct 30, 1954Kentucky won
1955
Kentucky28 — 0Villanova
Oct 1, 1955Kentucky won
1972
Kentucky25 — 7Villanova
Sep 16, 1972Kentucky won

THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

Season	Matchup	Score	Outcome
1972	Kentucky vs Villanova	25–7	Kentucky won
1955	Kentucky vs Villanova	28–0	Kentucky won
1954	Kentucky vs Villanova	28–3	Kentucky won
1953	Kentucky vs Villanova	19–0	Kentucky won
1952	Kentucky vs Villanova	6–25	Villanova won
1951	Kentucky vs Villanova	35–13	Kentucky won
1950	Kentucky vs Villanova	34–7	Kentucky won
1948	Kentucky vs Villanova	13–13	Tie
1947	Kentucky vs Villanova	24–14	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.