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Kentucky-Vanderbilt
Kentucky and Vanderbilt have met 97 times since 1896. This page keeps the record, streaks, trophy context, and recent results in one canonical rivalry URL.
Series snapshot
- Record
- 49-41-4
- Current streak
- Vanderbilt 1 game
- Longest streak
- Vanderbilt 7 games (1920-1938)
- Avg. margin / points
- 13.5 / 34.4
Series overview
Kentucky 49-41-4 Vanderbilt. Current streak: Vanderbilt 1 game.
Last five meetings
Kentucky 3 | Vanderbilt 2
Largest margin
51 points
Rivalry notes
- The tracked window runs from 1896 through 2024.
- 94 completed games currently back the series calculations on this page.
- The latest tracked meeting was Oct 12, 2024.
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Rivalry guide
What this rivalry is
Kentucky and Vanderbilt have a tracked series that starts in 1896 and spans 97 listed meetings. The page combines series record, streaks, recent games, and research links in one canonical rivalry URL.
Series history
- Status
- Active series
- Years
- 1896-2024
- Busiest era
- 1960s, 10 games
- Longest pause
- 8 years (1928-1937)
- 1960s10 games
- 1970s10 games
- 1980s10 games
- 1990s10 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
2024 - Oct 12, 2024
Kentucky 13, Vanderbilt 20. Most recent completed chapter in the tracked series.
Closest finish
1963 - Nov 9, 1963
Kentucky 0, Vanderbilt 0. The smallest final-score margin in the available game log.
Highest scoring
2005 - Nov 12, 2005
Kentucky 48, Vanderbilt 43. The biggest combined scoring total in the available game log.
Largest margin
1978 - Nov 11, 1978
Kentucky 53, Vanderbilt 2. The widest final-score gap in the available game log.
Recent trend
- Last five
- Kentucky 3, Vanderbilt 2 across 5 games
- Last ten
- Kentucky 7, Vanderbilt 3 across 10 games
- Scoring profile
- Lower-scoring recent history; average total 34.4, average margin 13.5.
- Current streak
- Vanderbilt 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.
Brock Vandagriff
Kentucky, 2024
Passing Yards: 1593
Dane Key
Kentucky, 2024
Receiving Yards: 715
Jamarion Wilcox
Kentucky, 2024
Rushing Yards: 590
Diego Pavia
Vanderbilt, 2024
Passing Yards: 2293
Diego Pavia
Vanderbilt, 2024
Rushing Yards: 800
Eli Stowers
Vanderbilt, 2024
Receiving Yards: 638
Coach context
Coach rows summarize recent rivalry-season overlap for each program.
Mark Stoops
Kentucky - 2020-2024 - 33-29
Clark Lea
Vanderbilt - 2021-2024 - 16-33
Todd Fitch
Vanderbilt - 2020 - 0-1
Derek Mason
Vanderbilt - 2020 - 0-8
Weather, rankings, and research links
5 recent rivalry games have weather context, average temperature 55F, 1 with precipitation.
Ranking context is available through the rankings archive and team season-result pages.
Kentucky team page
Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.
Vanderbilt team page
Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.
Kentucky season results
Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.
Vanderbilt season results
Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.
Kentucky weather
Weather impact for games involving this program.
Vanderbilt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12, 2024 | Vanderbilt at Kentucky | Kentucky 13, Vanderbilt 20 | Venue unavailable | Vanderbilt |
| Sep 23, 2023 | Kentucky at Vanderbilt | Kentucky 45, Vanderbilt 28 | Venue unavailable | Kentucky |
| Nov 12, 2022 | Vanderbilt at Kentucky | Kentucky 21, Vanderbilt 24 | Venue unavailable | Vanderbilt |
| Nov 14, 2021 | Kentucky at Vanderbilt | Kentucky 34, Vanderbilt 17 | Venue unavailable | Kentucky |
| Nov 14, 2020 | Vanderbilt at Kentucky | Kentucky 38, Vanderbilt 35 | Venue unavailable | Kentucky |
| Nov 16, 2019 | Kentucky at Vanderbilt | Kentucky 38, Vanderbilt 14 | Venue unavailable | Kentucky |
| Oct 20, 2018 | Vanderbilt at Kentucky | Kentucky 14, Vanderbilt 7 | Venue unavailable | Kentucky |
| Nov 11, 2017 | Kentucky at Vanderbilt | Kentucky 44, Vanderbilt 21 | Venue unavailable | Kentucky |
| Oct 8, 2016 | Vanderbilt at Kentucky | Kentucky 20, Vanderbilt 13 | Venue unavailable | Kentucky |
| Nov 14, 2015 | Kentucky at Vanderbilt | Kentucky 17, Vanderbilt 21 | Venue unavailable | Vanderbilt |
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