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Indiana-Kentucky
Indiana and Kentucky have met 36 times since 1893. This page keeps the record, streaks, trophy context, and recent results in one canonical rivalry URL.
Series snapshot
- Record
- 18-17
- Current streak
- Indiana 1 game
- Longest streak
- Indiana 8 games (1919-1973)
- Avg. margin / points
- 14.8 / 45.3
Series overview
Indiana 18-17 Kentucky. Current streak: Indiana 1 game.
Last five meetings
Indiana 2 | Kentucky 3
Largest margin
42 points
Rivalry notes
- The tracked window runs from 1893 through 2005.
- 35 completed games currently back the series calculations on this page.
- The latest tracked meeting was Sep 17, 2005.
Related pages
Move from rivalry history into team-level seasons, rosters, and archives.
Rivalry guide
What this rivalry is
Indiana and Kentucky have a tracked series that starts in 1893 and spans 36 listed meetings. The page combines series record, streaks, recent games, and research links in one canonical rivalry URL.
The Bourbon Barrel gives this matchup a named trophy context in addition to the team-by-team series record.
Series history
- Status
- Historical or inactive series
- Years
- 1893-2005
- Busiest era
- 1990s, 10 games
- Longest pause
- 39 years (1927-1967)
- 1990s10 games
- 1980s6 games
- 2000s6 games
- 1970s5 games
Biggest games and recent trend
Landmark games are selected from the same tracked rivalry results used for the series record.
4 featured games
Latest meeting
2005 - Sep 17, 2005
Indiana 38, Kentucky 14. Most recent completed chapter in the tracked series.
Closest finish
1972 - Sep 30, 1972
Indiana 35, Kentucky 34. The smallest final-score margin in the available game log.
Highest scoring
1994 - Sep 17, 1994
Indiana 59, Kentucky 29. The biggest combined scoring total in the available game log.
Largest margin
1997 - Sep 20, 1997
Indiana 7, Kentucky 49. The widest final-score gap in the available game log.
Recent trend
- Last five
- Indiana 2, Kentucky 3 across 5 games
- Last ten
- Indiana 2, Kentucky 8 across 10 games
- Scoring profile
- Balanced scoring profile; average total 45.3, average margin 14.8.
- Current streak
- Indiana 1 game
Players and coaches from recent chapters
Recent leaders are capped to keep the page fast while still pointing readers toward the names around recent meetings.
Player leader context is not available for the recent rivalry seasons.
Coach context
Coach rows summarize recent rivalry-season overlap for each program.
Gerry DiNardo
Indiana - 2002-2004 - 8-27
Rich Brooks
Kentucky - 2003-2005 - 9-25
Guy Morriss
Kentucky - 2001-2002 - 9-14
Terry Hoeppner
Indiana - 2005 - 4-7
Weather, rankings, and research links
1 recent rivalry game has weather context, average temperature 70F.
Ranking context is available through the rankings archive and team season-result pages.
Indiana team page
Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.
Kentucky team page
Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.
Indiana season results
Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.
Kentucky season results
Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.
Indiana weather
Weather impact for games involving this program.
Kentucky weather
Weather impact for games involving this program.
Game stats archive
Search box scores and detailed game stat pages.
Rankings
Poll and ranking context around rivalry seasons.
College football records
National record and history context.
Historical comparison
Compare program seasons and statistical profiles.
Recent rivalry results
The latest games are rendered in the page HTML so search engines and readers can see the rivalry's recent chapter without client-side interaction.
10 most recent tracked games
| Date | Matchup | Score | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 2005 | Kentucky at Indiana | Indiana 38, Kentucky 14 | Venue unavailable | Indiana |
| Sep 18, 2004 | Indiana at Kentucky | Indiana 32, Kentucky 51 | Venue unavailable | Kentucky |
| Sep 20, 2003 | Kentucky at Indiana | Indiana 17, Kentucky 34 | Venue unavailable | Kentucky |
| Sep 14, 2002 | Indiana at Kentucky | Indiana 17, Kentucky 27 | Venue unavailable | Kentucky |
| Dec 1, 2001 | Kentucky at Indiana | Indiana 26, Kentucky 15 | Venue unavailable | Indiana |
| Sep 16, 2000 | Indiana at Kentucky | Indiana 34, Kentucky 41 | Venue unavailable | Kentucky |
| Sep 18, 1999 | Kentucky at Indiana | Indiana 35, Kentucky 44 | Venue unavailable | Kentucky |
| Sep 19, 1998 | Indiana at Kentucky | Indiana 27, Kentucky 31 | Venue unavailable | Kentucky |
| Sep 20, 1997 | Kentucky at Indiana | Indiana 7, Kentucky 49 | Venue unavailable | Kentucky |
| Sep 21, 1996 | Indiana at Kentucky | Indiana 0, Kentucky 3 | Venue unavailable | Kentucky |
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