Program history
Kentucky Record vs Ranked Teams
Every opponent's AP Top 25 rank is taken from the time of the game—not the final poll—with all-time, site, decade, and season splits.
SECKroger Field
- Overall record
- 37-220-2
- Win percentage
- 14.7%
- Current streak
- 7L
AP-ranked opponent summary
All Top 25
37-220-2
259 games · 14.7%
Against Top 10
10-125
135 games · 7.4%
Against Top 5
2-57
59 games · 3.4%
Streaks
7L
Current ranked-opponent streak · longest win streak 2
Record by site
| Site | Record | Games | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 18-100-1 | 119 | 15.5% |
| Road | 10-111-1 | 122 | 8.6% |
| Neutral | 9-9 | 18 | 50% |
Record by decade
| Decade | Record | Games | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 9-20 | 29 | 31% |
| 2010s | 7-27 | 34 | 20.6% |
| 2000s | 6-32 | 38 | 15.8% |
| 1990s | 2-36 | 38 | 5.3% |
| 1980s | 2-29 | 31 | 6.5% |
| 1970s | 3-24-1 | 28 | 12.5% |
| 1960s | 2-21 | 23 | 8.7% |
| 1950s | 6-20-1 | 27 | 24.1% |
| 1940s | 0-9 | 9 | 0% |
| 1930s | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
Record by season
| Season | Record | Games | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0-5 | 5 | 0% |
| 2024 | 1-3 | 4 | 25% |
| 2023 | 2-4 | 6 | 33.3% |
| 2022 | 2-3 | 5 | 40% |
| 2021 | 2-1 | 3 | 66.7% |
| 2020 | 2-4 | 6 | 33.3% |
| 2019 | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 2018 | 3-1 | 4 | 75% |
| 2017 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 2016 | 1-1 | 2 | 50% |
| 2015 | 1-0 | 1 | 100% |
| 2014 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 2013 | 0-5 | 5 | 0% |
| 2012 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 2011 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 2010 | 1-4 | 5 | 20% |
| 2009 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 2008 | 1-3 | 4 | 25% |
| 2007 | 3-4 | 7 | 42.9% |
| 2006 | 1-3 | 4 | 25% |
| 2005 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 2004 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 2003 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 2002 | 1-3 | 4 | 25% |
| 2001 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 2000 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1999 | 1-5 | 6 | 16.7% |
| 1998 | 0-5 | 5 | 0% |
| 1997 | 1-4 | 5 | 20% |
| 1996 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 1995 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1994 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1993 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1992 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 1991 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1990 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1989 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1988 | 1-3 | 4 | 25% |
| 1987 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1986 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1985 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1984 | 1-3 | 4 | 25% |
| 1983 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 1982 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1981 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1980 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 1978 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 1977 | 1-0 | 1 | 100% |
| 1976 | 1-3 | 4 | 25% |
| 1975 | 0-2-1 | 3 | 16.7% |
| 1974 | 1-1 | 2 | 50% |
| 1973 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1972 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1971 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 1970 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 1969 | 1-6 | 7 | 14.3% |
| 1968 | 1-3 | 4 | 25% |
| 1967 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1965 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1964 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1963 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1962 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1961 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1960 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1959 | 0-5 | 5 | 0% |
| 1958 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1957 | 1-4 | 5 | 20% |
| 1956 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1955 | 2-0-1 | 3 | 83.3% |
| 1954 | 1-1 | 2 | 50% |
| 1953 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1952 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1951 | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 1950 | 1-0 | 1 | 100% |
| 1949 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1948 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1947 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1946 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1944 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1942 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1941 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1938 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1937 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
Highest-ranked wins
Win over No. 1
LSU, 2007
43-37 · Home · Kentucky was No. 17
Win over No. 1
Oklahoma, 1950
13-7 · Neutral · Kentucky was No. 3
Win over No. 6
Ole Miss, 2024
20-17 · Road · Kentucky was unranked
Win over No. 8
Ole Miss, 1955
21-14 · Home · Kentucky was unranked
Win over No. 9
Louisville, 2023
38-31 · Road · Kentucky was unranked
Win over No. 9
Louisville, 2007
40-34 · Home · Kentucky was unranked
Win over No. 9
Florida, 1974
41-24 · Home · Kentucky was unranked
Win over No. 10
Florida, 2021
20-13 · Home · Kentucky was unranked
Win over No. 10
South Carolina, 2010
31-28 · Home · Kentucky was unranked
Win over No. 10
Penn State, 1977
24-20 · Road · Kentucky was No. 16
All 259 qualifying games
| Season | Result | Opponent at game time | Team rank | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | L 17-45 | No. 12 Vanderbilt | Unranked | Road |
| 2025 | L 34-56 | No. 17 Tennessee | Unranked | Home |
| 2025 | L 13-16 | No. 21 Texas | Unranked | Home |
| 2025 | L 14-35 | No. 12 Georgia | Unranked | Road |
| 2025 | L 23-30 | No. 20 Ole Miss | Unranked | Home |
| 2024 | L 14-31 | No. 3 Texas | Unranked | Road |
| 2024 | L 18-28 | No. 7 Tennessee | Unranked | Road |
| 2024 | W 20-17 | No. 6 Ole Miss | Unranked | Road |
| 2024 | L 12-13 | No. 1 Georgia | Unranked | Home |
| 2023 | L 35-38 | No. 25 Clemson | No. 24 | Neutral |
| 2023 | W 38-31 | No. 9 Louisville | Unranked | Road |
| 2023 | L 21-49 | No. 8 Alabama | Unranked | Home |
| 2023 | L 27-33 | No. 21 Tennessee | Unranked | Home |
| 2023 | L 13-51 | No. 1 Georgia | No. 20 | Road |
| 2023 | W 33-14 | No. 22 Florida | Unranked | Home |
| 2022 | L 6-16 | No. 1 Georgia | Unranked | Home |
| 2022 | L 6-44 | No. 3 Tennessee | No. 19 | Road |
| 2022 | W 27-17 | No. 16 Mississippi State | No. 22 | Home |
| 2022 | L 19-22 | No. 14 Ole Miss | No. 7 | Road |
| 2022 | W 26-16 | No. 12 Florida | No. 20 | Road |
| 2021 | W 20-17 | No. 17 Iowa | No. 25 | Neutral |
| 2021 | L 13-30 | No. 1 Georgia | No. 11 | Road |
| 2021 | W 20-13 | No. 10 Florida | Unranked | Home |
| 2020 | W 23-21 | No. 24 NC State | No. 23 | Neutral |
| 2020 | L 10-34 | No. 6 Florida | Unranked | Road |
| 2020 | L 3-63 | No. 1 Alabama | Unranked | Road |
| 2020 | L 3-14 | No. 5 Georgia | Unranked | Home |
| 2020 | W 34-7 | No. 18 Tennessee | Unranked | Road |
| 2020 | L 13-29 | No. 8 Auburn | No. 23 | Road |
| 2019 | W 37-30 | No. 23 Virginia Tech | Unranked | Neutral |
| 2019 | L 0-21 | No. 10 Georgia | Unranked | Road |
| 2019 | L 21-29 | No. 9 Florida | Unranked | Home |
| 2018 | W 27-24 | No. 13 Penn State | No. 16 | Neutral |
| 2018 | L 17-34 | No. 6 Georgia | No. 11 | Home |
| 2018 | W 28-7 | No. 14 Mississippi State | Unranked | Home |
| 2018 | W 27-16 | No. 25 Florida | Unranked | Road |
| 2017 | L 23-24 | No. 20 Northwestern | Unranked | Neutral |
| 2017 | L 13-42 | No. 7 Georgia | Unranked | Road |
| 2017 | L 27-28 | No. 20 Florida | Unranked | Home |
| 2016 | W 41-38 | No. 11 Louisville | Unranked | Road |
| 2016 | L 6-34 | No. 1 Alabama | Unranked | Road |
| 2015 | W 21-13 | No. 25 Missouri | Unranked | Home |
| 2014 | L 40-44 | No. 24 Louisville | Unranked | Road |
| 2014 | L 31-63 | No. 17 Georgia | Unranked | Home |
| 2014 | L 31-45 | No. 1 Mississippi State | Unranked | Home |
| 2013 | L 17-48 | No. 9 Missouri | Unranked | Home |
| 2013 | L 7-48 | No. 1 Alabama | Unranked | Home |
| 2013 | L 28-35 | No. 13 South Carolina | Unranked | Road |
| 2013 | L 7-24 | No. 20 Florida | Unranked | Home |
| 2013 | L 13-27 | No. 7 Louisville | Unranked | Home |
| 2012 | L 24-29 | No. 13 Georgia | Unranked | Home |
| 2012 | L 14-27 | No. 20 Mississippi State | Unranked | Home |
| 2012 | L 17-38 | No. 6 South Carolina | Unranked | Home |
| 2012 | L 0-38 | No. 14 Florida | Unranked | Road |
| 2011 | L 10-19 | No. 13 Georgia | Unranked | Road |
| 2011 | L 3-54 | No. 18 South Carolina | Unranked | Road |
| 2011 | L 7-35 | No. 1 LSU | Unranked | Road |
| 2011 | L 10-48 | No. 15 Florida | Unranked | Home |
| 2010 | L 10-27 | No. 15 Pittsburgh | Unranked | Neutral |
| 2010 | L 17-24 | No. 23 Mississippi State | Unranked | Road |
| 2010 | W 31-28 | No. 10 South Carolina | Unranked | Home |
| 2010 | L 34-37 | No. 8 Auburn | Unranked | Home |
| 2010 | L 14-48 | No. 9 Florida | Unranked | Road |
| 2009 | L 13-21 | No. 25 Clemson | Unranked | Neutral |
| 2009 | L 26-28 | No. 25 South Carolina | Unranked | Road |
| 2009 | L 20-38 | No. 3 Alabama | Unranked | Home |
| 2009 | L 7-41 | No. 1 Florida | Unranked | Home |
| 2008 | W 25-19 | No. 23 East Carolina | Unranked | Neutral |
| 2008 | L 38-42 | No. 14 Georgia | Unranked | Home |
| 2008 | L 5-63 | No. 5 Florida | Unranked | Road |
| 2008 | L 14-17 | No. 2 Alabama | Unranked | Road |
| 2007 | W 35-28 | No. 21 Florida State | No. 22 | Road |
| 2007 | L 50-52 | No. 19 Tennessee | Unranked | Home |
| 2007 | L 13-24 | No. 8 Georgia | No. 22 | Road |
| 2007 | L 37-45 | No. 14 Florida | No. 8 | Home |
| 2007 | W 43-37 | No. 1 LSU | No. 17 | Home |
| 2007 | L 23-38 | No. 11 South Carolina | No. 8 | Road |
| 2007 | W 40-34 | No. 9 Louisville | Unranked | Home |
| 2006 | W 28-20 | No. 24 Clemson | Unranked | Home |
| 2006 | L 12-17 | No. 19 Tennessee | Unranked | Road |
| 2006 | L 0-49 | No. 14 LSU | Unranked | Road |
| 2006 | L 7-26 | No. 5 Florida | Unranked | Road |
| 2005 | L 13-45 | No. 14 Georgia | Unranked | Road |
| 2005 | L 27-49 | No. 17 Auburn | Unranked | Home |
| 2005 | L 28-49 | No. 5 Florida | Unranked | Home |
| 2004 | L 31-37 | No. 15 Tennessee | Unranked | Road |
| 2004 | L 17-62 | No. 8 Georgia | Unranked | Home |
| 2004 | L 10-42 | No. 3 Auburn | Unranked | Road |
| 2004 | L 3-20 | No. 16 Florida | Unranked | Road |
| 2003 | L 7-20 | No. 7 Tennessee | Unranked | Home |
| 2003 | L 10-30 | No. 6 Georgia | Unranked | Road |
| 2003 | L 21-24 | No. 25 Florida | Unranked | Home |
| 2002 | L 30-33 | No. 16 LSU | Unranked | Home |
| 2002 | L 24-52 | No. 5 Georgia | Unranked | Home |
| 2002 | L 34-41 | No. 7 Florida | Unranked | Road |
| 2002 | W 22-17 | No. 17 Louisville | Unranked | Road |
| 2001 | L 35-38 | No. 6 Tennessee | Unranked | Home |
| 2001 | L 6-42 | No. 13 South Carolina | Unranked | Road |
| 2000 | L 17-35 | No. 18 Mississippi State | Unranked | Home |
| 2000 | L 30-34 | No. 12 Georgia | Unranked | Home |
| 2000 | L 31-59 | No. 3 Florida | Unranked | Road |
| 1999 | L 13-20 | No. 16 Syracuse | Unranked | Neutral |
| 1999 | L 21-56 | No. 7 Tennessee | Unranked | Home |
| 1999 | L 22-23 | No. 8 Mississippi State | Unranked | Road |
| 1999 | L 34-49 | No. 14 Georgia | Unranked | Road |
| 1999 | W 31-20 | No. 20 Arkansas | Unranked | Home |
| 1999 | L 10-38 | No. 3 Florida | Unranked | Home |
| 1998 | L 14-26 | No. 22 Penn State | Unranked | Neutral |
| 1998 | L 21-59 | No. 1 Tennessee | Unranked | Road |
| 1998 | L 26-28 | No. 11 Georgia | Unranked | Home |
| 1998 | L 20-27 | No. 20 Arkansas | Unranked | Road |
| 1998 | L 35-51 | No. 8 Florida | Unranked | Road |
| 1997 | L 31-59 | No. 5 Tennessee | Unranked | Home |
| 1997 | L 28-63 | No. 16 LSU | Unranked | Home |
| 1997 | L 13-23 | No. 16 Georgia | Unranked | Road |
| 1997 | W 40-34 | No. 20 Alabama | Unranked | Home |
| 1997 | L 28-55 | No. 1 Florida | Unranked | Home |
| 1996 | L 10-56 | No. 9 Tennessee | Unranked | Road |
| 1996 | L 14-41 | No. 17 LSU | Unranked | Road |
| 1996 | L 7-35 | No. 13 Alabama | Unranked | Road |
| 1996 | L 0-65 | No. 1 Florida | Unranked | Road |
| 1995 | L 31-34 | No. 4 Tennessee | Unranked | Home |
| 1995 | L 21-42 | No. 13 Auburn | Unranked | Home |
| 1995 | L 7-42 | No. 5 Florida | Unranked | Home |
| 1994 | L 14-41 | No. 9 Auburn | Unranked | Road |
| 1994 | L 7-73 | No. 2 Florida | Unranked | Road |
| 1993 | L 13-14 | No. 24 Clemson | Unranked | Neutral |
| 1993 | L 0-48 | No. 7 Tennessee | Unranked | Home |
| 1993 | L 20-24 | No. 7 Florida | Unranked | Home |
| 1992 | L 13-34 | No. 20 Tennessee | Unranked | Road |
| 1992 | L 36-37 | No. 24 Mississippi State | Unranked | Home |
| 1992 | L 7-40 | No. 7 Georgia | Unranked | Home |
| 1992 | L 19-35 | No. 4 Florida | Unranked | Road |
| 1991 | L 7-16 | No. 10 Tennessee | Unranked | Home |
| 1991 | L 26-35 | No. 5 Florida | Unranked | Road |
| 1991 | L 27-49 | No. 24 Georgia | Unranked | Road |
| 1990 | L 28-42 | No. 12 Tennessee | Unranked | Road |
| 1990 | L 15-47 | No. 5 Florida | Unranked | Home |
| 1990 | L 29-35 | No. 24 Ole Miss | Unranked | Road |
| 1989 | L 10-31 | No. 8 Tennessee | Unranked | Home |
| 1989 | L 12-24 | No. 11 Auburn | Unranked | Home |
| 1989 | L 3-15 | No. 15 Alabama | Unranked | Road |
| 1988 | W 16-10 | No. 11 Georgia | Unranked | Home |
| 1988 | L 12-15 | No. 19 LSU | Unranked | Road |
| 1988 | L 27-31 | No. 12 Alabama | Unranked | Home |
| 1988 | L 10-20 | No. 7 Auburn | Unranked | Road |
| 1987 | L 22-24 | No. 16 Tennessee | Unranked | Home |
| 1987 | L 14-17 | No. 12 Georgia | Unranked | Road |
| 1987 | L 9-34 | No. 5 LSU | Unranked | Road |
| 1986 | L 16-25 | No. 12 LSU | Unranked | Home |
| 1985 | L 0-42 | No. 16 Tennessee | Unranked | Home |
| 1985 | L 13-15 | No. 11 Florida | Unranked | Road |
| 1985 | L 0-10 | No. 17 LSU | Unranked | Road |
| 1984 | W 20-19 | No. 20 Wisconsin | No. 16 | Neutral |
| 1984 | L 17-25 | No. 4 Florida | Unranked | Home |
| 1984 | L 7-37 | No. 8 Georgia | Unranked | Home |
| 1984 | L 10-36 | No. 7 LSU | Unranked | Home |
| 1983 | L 16-20 | No. 18 West Virginia | Unranked | Neutral |
| 1983 | L 7-24 | No. 12 Florida | Unranked | Road |
| 1983 | L 21-47 | No. 6 Georgia | Unranked | Road |
| 1983 | L 21-49 | No. 5 Auburn | Unranked | Home |
| 1982 | L 14-27 | No. 3 Georgia | Unranked | Home |
| 1982 | L 10-34 | No. 16 LSU | Unranked | Home |
| 1981 | L 0-21 | No. 7 Georgia | Unranked | Road |
| 1981 | L 3-21 | No. 14 Clemson | Unranked | Home |
| 1981 | L 10-19 | No. 12 Alabama | Unranked | Home |
| 1980 | L 15-17 | No. 19 Florida | Unranked | Home |
| 1980 | L 0-27 | No. 4 Georgia | Unranked | Home |
| 1980 | L 0-45 | No. 1 Alabama | Unranked | Road |
| 1980 | L 7-29 | No. 3 Oklahoma | Unranked | Road |
| 1978 | L 16-17 | No. 13 Georgia | Unranked | Home |
| 1978 | L 0-21 | No. 14 LSU | Unranked | Home |
| 1978 | L 0-30 | No. 3 Penn State | Unranked | Home |
| 1978 | L 3-20 | No. 12 Maryland | Unranked | Road |
| 1977 | W 24-20 | No. 10 Penn State | No. 16 | Road |
| 1976 | W 21-0 | No. 19 North Carolina | Unranked | Neutral |
| 1976 | L 14-24 | No. 6 Maryland | Unranked | Road |
| 1976 | L 7-31 | No. 7 Georgia | Unranked | Home |
| 1976 | L 16-37 | No. 10 Kansas | Unranked | Road |
| 1975 | L 7-48 | No. 14 Florida | Unranked | Road |
| 1975 | L 3-10 | No. 10 Penn State | Unranked | Road |
| 1975 | T 10-10 | No. 20 Maryland | Unranked | Road |
| 1974 | W 41-24 | No. 9 Florida | Unranked | Home |
| 1974 | L 13-31 | No. 10 Auburn | Unranked | Road |
| 1973 | L 14-16 | No. 19 Tennessee | Unranked | Home |
| 1973 | L 21-28 | No. 9 LSU | Unranked | Road |
| 1973 | L 14-28 | No. 5 Alabama | Unranked | Home |
| 1972 | L 7-17 | No. 12 Tennessee | Unranked | Road |
| 1972 | L 0-10 | No. 7 LSU | Unranked | Road |
| 1972 | L 0-35 | No. 7 Alabama | Unranked | Road |
| 1971 | L 7-21 | No. 11 Tennessee | Unranked | Home |
| 1971 | L 0-34 | No. 8 Georgia | Unranked | Road |
| 1971 | L 13-17 | No. 12 LSU | Unranked | Home |
| 1971 | L 6-38 | No. 5 Auburn | Unranked | Road |
| 1970 | L 0-45 | No. 5 Tennessee | Unranked | Road |
| 1970 | L 7-14 | No. 10 LSU | Unranked | Road |
| 1970 | L 15-33 | No. 8 Auburn | Unranked | Home |
| 1970 | L 17-20 | No. 5 Ole Miss | Unranked | Road |
| 1969 | L 26-31 | No. 10 Tennessee | Unranked | Home |
| 1969 | L 6-31 | No. 15 Florida | Unranked | Road |
| 1969 | L 0-30 | No. 11 Georgia | Unranked | Road |
| 1969 | L 10-37 | No. 9 LSU | Unranked | Home |
| 1969 | L 3-44 | No. 20 Auburn | Unranked | Road |
| 1969 | W 10-9 | No. 20 Ole Miss | Unranked | Home |
| 1969 | L 30-58 | No. 10 Indiana | Unranked | Home |
| 1968 | L 7-24 | No. 8 Tennessee | Unranked | Road |
| 1968 | L 14-35 | No. 8 Georgia | Unranked | Home |
| 1968 | L 3-13 | No. 20 LSU | Unranked | Road |
| 1968 | W 35-34 | No. 20 Oregon State | Unranked | Home |
| 1967 | L 7-31 | No. 5 Georgia | Unranked | Home |
| 1965 | L 3-19 | No. 9 Tennessee | Unranked | Home |
| 1965 | L 21-31 | No. 9 LSU | Unranked | Road |
| 1964 | L 7-27 | No. 9 LSU | Unranked | Home |
| 1964 | L 6-48 | No. 10 Florida State | Unranked | Road |
| 1963 | L 7-31 | No. 10 Ole Miss | Unranked | Home |
| 1962 | L 0-7 | No. 6 LSU | Unranked | Home |
| 1962 | L 0-14 | No. 7 Ole Miss | Unranked | Road |
| 1961 | L 14-24 | No. 7 LSU | Unranked | Road |
| 1961 | L 6-20 | No. 2 Ole Miss | Unranked | Home |
| 1960 | L 6-21 | No. 1 Ole Miss | Unranked | Road |
| 1960 | L 13-23 | No. 13 Georgia Tech | Unranked | Road |
| 1959 | L 7-14 | No. 14 Georgia | Unranked | Home |
| 1959 | L 0-9 | No. 1 LSU | Unranked | Home |
| 1959 | L 0-33 | No. 11 Auburn | Unranked | Road |
| 1959 | L 0-16 | No. 3 Ole Miss | Unranked | Home |
| 1959 | L 12-14 | No. 16 Georgia Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 1958 | L 7-32 | No. 3 LSU | Unranked | Road |
| 1958 | L 0-8 | No. 2 Auburn | Unranked | Home |
| 1958 | L 6-27 | No. 6 Ole Miss | Unranked | Road |
| 1957 | W 20-6 | No. 18 Tennessee | Unranked | Home |
| 1957 | L 0-21 | No. 10 LSU | Unranked | Road |
| 1957 | L 0-6 | No. 9 Auburn | Unranked | Road |
| 1957 | L 0-15 | No. 15 Ole Miss | Unranked | Home |
| 1957 | L 0-13 | No. 3 Georgia Tech | Unranked | Road |
| 1956 | L 7-20 | No. 2 Tennessee | Unranked | Road |
| 1956 | L 7-37 | No. 6 Ole Miss | Unranked | Road |
| 1956 | L 6-14 | No. 2 Georgia Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 1955 | W 23-0 | No. 17 Tennessee | Unranked | Home |
| 1955 | T 14-14 | No. 14 Auburn | No. 19 | Home |
| 1955 | W 21-14 | No. 8 Ole Miss | Unranked | Home |
| 1954 | W 13-6 | No. 15 Georgia Tech | Unranked | Road |
| 1954 | L 9-28 | No. 9 Ole Miss | Unranked | Road |
| 1953 | L 6-22 | No. 15 Ole Miss | Unranked | Road |
| 1952 | L 6-25 | No. 12 Villanova | Unranked | Home |
| 1951 | W 20-7 | No. 11 TCU | No. 17 | Neutral |
| 1951 | L 7-13 | No. 5 Georgia Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 1951 | L 6-7 | No. 6 Texas | No. 17 | Road |
| 1950 | W 13-7 | No. 1 Oklahoma | No. 3 | Neutral |
| 1949 | L 13-21 | No. 14 Santa Clara | No. 20 | Neutral |
| 1949 | L 7-20 | No. 10 SMU | No. 11 | Road |
| 1948 | L 12-35 | No. 13 Georgia | Unranked | Road |
| 1947 | L 0-13 | No. 6 Alabama | Unranked | Home |
| 1946 | L 13-28 | No. 3 Georgia | Unranked | Road |
| 1944 | L 13-26 | No. 17 Tennessee | Unranked | Road |
| 1942 | L 0-14 | No. 7 Alabama | Unranked | Home |
| 1942 | L 6-7 | No. 2 Georgia | Unranked | Home |
| 1941 | L 0-30 | No. 18 Alabama | Unranked | Road |
| 1938 | L 6-26 | No. 17 Alabama | Unranked | Home |
| 1937 | L 0-12 | No. 7 Vanderbilt | Unranked | Road |
Methodology and coverage
A game qualifies when the opponent was ranked in the AP Top 25 at kickoff. Regular-season games use the poll recorded for that game week; postseason games use the last regular-season AP poll before bowl and playoff results. Final-season rankings never change qualification. Top 5 is a subset of Top 10, and Top 10 is a subset of Top 25. Games without a final score or a matching game-time poll row are excluded. Records use the final scores stored in the database and are not adjusted for wins or losses that were later vacated.
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