Tennessee vs Kentucky
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Tennessee leads the series · Tennessee on a 5-game winning run.
| Season | Site | Result | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Tennessee win | Lexington | W | 56-34 |
| 2024 | Tennessee win | Knoxville | W | 28-18 |
| 2023 | Tennessee win | Lexington | W | 33-27 |
| 2022 | Tennessee win | Knoxville | W | 44-6 |
| 2021 | Tennessee win | Lexington | W | 45-42 |
| 2020 | Kentucky win | Knoxville | L | 7-34 |
| 2019 | Tennessee win | Lexington | W | 17-13 |
| 2018 | Tennessee win | Knoxville | W | 24-7 |
| 2017 | Kentucky win | Lexington | L | 26-29 |
| 2016 | Tennessee win | Knoxville | W | 49-36 |
| 2015 | Tennessee win | Lexington | W | 52-21 |
| 2014 | Tennessee win | Knoxville | W | 50-16 |
| 2013 | Tennessee win | Lexington | W | 27-14 |
| 2012 | Tennessee win | Knoxville | W | 37-17 |
| 2011 | Kentucky win | Lexington | L | 7-10 |
| 2010 | Tennessee win | Knoxville | W | 24-14 |
| 2009 | Tennessee win | Lexington | W | 30-24 |
| 2008 | Tennessee win | Knoxville | W | 28-10 |
| 2007 | Tennessee win | Lexington | W | 52-50 |
| 2006 | Tennessee win | Knoxville | W | 17-12 |
| 2005 | Tennessee win | Lexington | W | 27-8 |
| 2004 | Tennessee win | Knoxville | W | 37-31 |
| 2003 | Tennessee win | Lexington | W | 20-7 |
| 2002 | Tennessee win | Knoxville | W | 24-0 |
| 2001 | Tennessee win | Lexington | W | 38-35 |
| 2000 | Tennessee win | Knoxville | W | 59-20 |
| 1999 | Tennessee win | Lexington | W | 56-21 |
| 1998 | Tennessee win | Knoxville | W | 59-21 |
| 1997 | Tennessee win | Lexington | W | 59-31 |
| 1996 | Tennessee win | Knoxville | W | 56-10 |
| 1995 | Tennessee win | Lexington | W | 34-31 |
| 1994 | Tennessee win | Knoxville | W | 52-0 |
| 1993 | Tennessee win | Lexington | W | 48-0 |
| 1992 | Tennessee win | Knoxville | W | 34-13 |
| 1991 | Tennessee win | Lexington | W | 16-7 |
| 1990 | Tennessee win | Knoxville | W | 42-28 |
| 1989 | Tennessee win | Lexington | W | 31-10 |
| 1988 | Tennessee win | Knoxville | W | 28-24 |
| 1987 | Tennessee win | Lexington | W | 24-22 |
| 1986 | Tennessee win | Knoxville | W | 28-9 |
| 1985 | Tennessee win | Lexington | W | 42-0 |
| 1984 | Kentucky win | Knoxville | L | 12-17 |
| 1983 | Tennessee win | Lexington | W | 10-0 |
| 1982 | Tennessee win | Knoxville | W | 28-7 |
| 1981 | Kentucky win | Lexington | L | 10-21 |
| 1980 | Tennessee win | Knoxville | W | 45-14 |
| 1979 | Tennessee win | Lexington | W | 20-17 |
| 1978 | Tennessee win | Knoxville | W | 29-14 |
| 1977 | Kentucky win | Lexington | L | 17-21 |
| 1976 | Kentucky win | Knoxville | L | 0-7 |
| 1975 | Tennessee win | Lexington | W | 17-13 |
| 1974 | Tennessee win | Knoxville | W | 24-7 |
| 1973 | Tennessee win | Lexington | W | 16-14 |
| 1972 | Tennessee win | Knoxville | W | 17-7 |
| 1971 | Tennessee win | Lexington | W | 21-7 |
| 1970 | Tennessee win | Knoxville | W | 45-0 |
| 1969 | Tennessee win | Lexington | W | 31-26 |
| 1968 | Tennessee win | Knoxville | W | 24-7 |
| 1967 | Tennessee win | Lexington | W | 17-7 |
| 1966 | Tennessee win | Knoxville | W | 28-19 |
| 1965 | Tennessee win | Lexington | W | 19-3 |
| 1964 | Kentucky win | Knoxville | L | 7-12 |
| 1963 | Tennessee win | Lexington | W | 19-0 |
| 1962 | Kentucky win | Knoxville | L | 10-12 |
| 1961 | Tennessee win | Lexington | W | 26-16 |
| 1960 | Tie | Lexington | T | 10-10 |
| 1959 | Kentucky win | Lexington | L | 0-20 |
| 1958 | Kentucky win | Knoxville | L | 2-6 |
| 1957 | Kentucky win | Lexington | L | 6-20 |
| 1956 | Tennessee win | Knoxville | W | 20-7 |
| 1955 | Kentucky win | Lexington | L | 0-23 |
| 1954 | Kentucky win | Knoxville | L | 13-14 |
| 1953 | Kentucky win | Lexington | L | 21-27 |
| 1952 | Tie | Lexington | T | 14-14 |
| 1951 | Tennessee win | Lexington | W | 28-0 |
| 1950 | Tennessee win | Knoxville | W | 7-0 |
| 1949 | Tennessee win | Lexington | W | 6-0 |
| 1948 | Tie | Lexington | T | 0-0 |
| 1947 | Tennessee win | Lexington | W | 13-6 |
| 1946 | Tennessee win | Knoxville | W | 7-0 |
| 1945 | Tennessee win | Lexington | W | 14-0 |
| 1944 | Tennessee win | Lexington | W | 21-7 |
| 1944 | Tennessee win | Knoxville | W | 26-13 |
| 1942 | Tennessee win | Knoxville | W | 26-0 |
| 1941 | Tennessee win | Lexington | W | 20-7 |
| 1940 | Tennessee win | Knoxville | W | 33-0 |
| 1939 | Tennessee win | Lexington | W | 19-0 |
| 1938 | Tennessee win | Knoxville | W | 46-0 |
| 1937 | Tennessee win | Lexington | W | 13-0 |
| 1936 | Tennessee win | Knoxville | W | 7-6 |
| 1935 | Kentucky win | Lexington | L | 0-27 |
| 1934 | Tennessee win | Knoxville | W | 19-0 |
| 1933 | Tennessee win | Lexington | W | 27-0 |
| 1932 | Tennessee win | Knoxville | W | 26-0 |
| 1931 | Tie | Knoxville | T | 6-6 |
| 1930 | Tennessee win | Knoxville | W | 8-0 |
| 1929 | Tie | Knoxville | T | 6-6 |
| 1928 | Tie | Lexington | T | 0-0 |
| 1927 | Tennessee win | Lexington | W | 20-0 |
| 1926 | Tennessee win | Knoxville | W | 6-0 |
| 1925 | Kentucky win | Lexington | L | 20-23 |
| 1924 | Kentucky win | Knoxville | L | 6-27 |
| 1923 | Tennessee win | Lexington | W | 18-0 |
| 1922 | Tennessee win | Knoxville | W | 14-7 |
| 1921 | Tie | Knoxville | T | 0-0 |
| 1920 | Tennessee win | Knoxville | W | 14-7 |
| 1919 | Kentucky win | Lexington | L | 0-13 |
| 1916 | Tie | Lexington | T | 0-0 |
| 1915 | Kentucky win | Lexington | L | 0-6 |
| 1914 | Tennessee win | Knoxville | W | 23-6 |
| 1913 | Tennessee win | Lexington | W | 13-7 |
| 1912 | Kentucky win | Knoxville | L | 6-13 |
| 1911 | Kentucky win | Lexington | L | 0-12 |
| 1910 | Kentucky win | Knoxville | L | 0-10 |
| 1909 | Kentucky win | Lexington | L | 0-17 |
| 1908 | Tennessee win | Knoxville | W | 7-0 |
| 1907 | Tie | Lexington | T | 0-0 |
| 1906 | Kentucky win | Lexington | L | 0-21 |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the all-time record between Tennessee and Kentucky?
Tennessee is 84-25-9 against Kentucky across 118 meetings on record since 1906. Tennessee leads the series.
When did Tennessee last play Kentucky?
They last met in 2025, a 56-34 win for Tennessee.