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Kentucky-Tennessee Greatest Games

The series' top 25 meetings, ranked without team allegiance by game-time AP strength, final-score closeness, and overtime.

Games: 25
Top score: 54/100
Overtime: 2

Series context

Completed meetings: 118
Series record: Kentucky 25-84-9 Tennessee
Tracked years: 1893-2025
Trophy: No named trophy

Series ranking

The rivalry's top 25 games

20 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.

1995Week 13
Tennessee at Kentucky
Tennessee 34, Kentucky 31
Winner: Tennessee
No. 4 Tennessee vs. Unranked Kentucky · 3-point margin
Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
54
Game score
2001Week 13
Tennessee at Kentucky
Tennessee 38, Kentucky 35
Winner: Tennessee
No. 6 Tennessee vs. Unranked Kentucky · 3-point margin
Ranking 20/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
52
Game score
1977Week 12
Tennessee at Kentucky
Tennessee 17, Kentucky 21
Winner: Kentucky
Unranked Tennessee vs. No. 7 Kentucky · 4-point margin
Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
50
Game score
2007Week 131OT
Tennessee at Kentucky
Tennessee 52, Kentucky 50
Winner: Tennessee
No. 19 Tennessee vs. Unranked Kentucky · 2-point margin
Ranking 7/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 9/15
49
Game score
1956Week 11
Kentucky at Tennessee
Kentucky 7, Tennessee 20
Winner: Tennessee
Unranked Kentucky vs. No. 2 Tennessee · 13-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 22/35 · Overtime 0/15
46
Game score
1969Week 11
Tennessee at Kentucky
Tennessee 31, Kentucky 26
Winner: Tennessee
No. 10 Tennessee vs. Unranked Kentucky · 5-point margin
Ranking 16/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
46
Game score
2024Week 10
Kentucky at Tennessee
Kentucky 18, Tennessee 28
Winner: Tennessee
Unranked Kentucky vs. No. 7 Tennessee · 10-point margin
Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
44
Game score
1987Week 13
Tennessee at Kentucky
Tennessee 24, Kentucky 22
Winner: Tennessee
No. 16 Tennessee vs. Unranked Kentucky · 2-point margin
Ranking 10/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
43
Game score
1991Week 13
Tennessee at Kentucky
Tennessee 16, Kentucky 7
Winner: Tennessee
No. 10 Tennessee vs. Unranked Kentucky · 9-point margin
Ranking 16/50 · Closeness 26/35 · Overtime 0/15
42
Game score
1953Week 10
Tennessee at Kentucky
Tennessee 21, Kentucky 27
Winner: Kentucky
Unranked Tennessee vs. No. 13 Kentucky · 6-point margin
Ranking 13/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
42
Game score
2003Week 15
Tennessee at Kentucky
Tennessee 20, Kentucky 7
Winner: Tennessee
No. 7 Tennessee vs. Unranked Kentucky · 13-point margin
Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 22/35 · Overtime 0/15
41
Game score
2004Week 14
Kentucky at Tennessee
Kentucky 31, Tennessee 37
Winner: Tennessee
Unranked Kentucky vs. No. 15 Tennessee · 6-point margin
Ranking 11/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
40
Game score
2021Week 10
Tennessee at Kentucky
Tennessee 45, Kentucky 42
Winner: Tennessee
Unranked Tennessee vs. No. 18 Kentucky · 3-point margin
Ranking 8/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
40
Game score
1973Week 13
Tennessee at Kentucky
Tennessee 16, Kentucky 14
Winner: Tennessee
No. 19 Tennessee vs. Unranked Kentucky · 2-point margin
Ranking 7/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
40
Game score
1972Week 12
Kentucky at Tennessee
Kentucky 7, Tennessee 17
Winner: Tennessee
Unranked Kentucky vs. No. 12 Tennessee · 10-point margin
Ranking 14/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
39
Game score
2009Week 131OT
Tennessee at Kentucky
Tennessee 30, Kentucky 24
Winner: Tennessee
Unranked Tennessee vs. Unranked Kentucky · 6-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 9/15
38
Game score
2006Week 13
Kentucky at Tennessee
Kentucky 12, Tennessee 17
Winner: Tennessee
Unranked Kentucky vs. No. 19 Tennessee · 5-point margin
Ranking 7/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
37
Game score
1968Week 11
Kentucky at Tennessee
Kentucky 7, Tennessee 24
Winner: Tennessee
Unranked Kentucky vs. No. 8 Tennessee · 17-point margin
Ranking 18/50 · Closeness 18/35 · Overtime 0/15
36
Game score
1965Week 11
Tennessee at Kentucky
Tennessee 19, Kentucky 3
Winner: Tennessee
No. 9 Tennessee vs. Unranked Kentucky · 16-point margin
Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 19/35 · Overtime 0/15
36
Game score
1971Week 11
Tennessee at Kentucky
Tennessee 21, Kentucky 7
Winner: Tennessee
No. 11 Tennessee vs. Unranked Kentucky · 14-point margin
Ranking 15/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15
36
Game score
1990Week 14
Kentucky at Tennessee
Kentucky 28, Tennessee 42
Winner: Tennessee
Unranked Kentucky vs. No. 12 Tennessee · 14-point margin
Ranking 14/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15
35
Game score
1960Week 11
Tennessee at Kentucky
Tennessee 10, Kentucky 10
Result: Tie
Unranked Tennessee vs. Unranked Kentucky · 0-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
35
Game score
1952Week 11
Tennessee at Kentucky
Tennessee 14, Kentucky 14
Result: Tie
Unranked Tennessee vs. Unranked Kentucky · 0-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
35
Game score
1948Week 11
Tennessee at Kentucky
Tennessee 0, Kentucky 0
Result: Tie
Unranked Tennessee vs. Unranked Kentucky · 0-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
35
Game score
1931Week 12
Kentucky at Tennessee
Kentucky 6, Tennessee 6
Result: Tie
Unranked Kentucky vs. Unranked Tennessee · 0-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
35
Game score

Methodology

How each game earns up to 100 points

AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.

Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.

Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.

Regular-season rankings use the AP Top 25 recorded for the game's week. Postseason meetings use the final regular-season AP poll before bowl and playoff results. Games before 2005 remain in the ranking but do not link to unsupported box-score pages. Videos are matched by canonical game ID or by a rematch-safe season matchup.