Vanderbilt vs Kentucky
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Kentucky leads the series · Vanderbilt on a 2-game winning run.
| Season | Site | Result | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Vanderbilt win | Nashville | W | 45-17 |
| 2024 | Vanderbilt win | Lexington | W | 20-13 |
| 2023 | Kentucky win | Nashville | L | 28-45 |
| 2022 | Vanderbilt win | Lexington | W | 24-21 |
| 2021 | Kentucky win | Nashville | L | 17-34 |
| 2020 | Kentucky win | Lexington | L | 35-38 |
| 2019 | Kentucky win | Nashville | L | 14-38 |
| 2018 | Kentucky win | Lexington | L | 7-14 |
| 2017 | Kentucky win | Nashville | L | 21-44 |
| 2016 | Kentucky win | Lexington | L | 13-20 |
| 2015 | Vanderbilt win | Nashville | W | 21-17 |
| 2014 | Kentucky win | Lexington | L | 7-17 |
| 2013 | Vanderbilt win | Nashville | W | 22-6 |
| 2012 | Vanderbilt win | Lexington | W | 40-0 |
| 2011 | Vanderbilt win | Nashville | W | 38-8 |
| 2010 | Kentucky win | Lexington | L | 20-38 |
| 2009 | Kentucky win | Nashville | L | 13-24 |
| 2008 | Vanderbilt win | Lexington | W | 31-24 |
| 2007 | Kentucky win | Nashville | L | 20-27 |
| 2006 | Kentucky win | Lexington | L | 26-38 |
| 2005 | Kentucky win | Nashville | L | 43-48 |
| 2004 | Kentucky win | Lexington | L | 13-14 |
| 2003 | Vanderbilt win | Nashville | W | 28-17 |
| 2002 | Kentucky win | Lexington | L | 21-41 |
| 2001 | Kentucky win | Nashville | L | 30-56 |
| 2000 | Vanderbilt win | Lexington | W | 24-20 |
| 1999 | Kentucky win | Nashville | L | 17-19 |
| 1998 | Kentucky win | Lexington | L | 17-55 |
| 1997 | Kentucky win | Nashville | L | 10-21 |
| 1996 | Kentucky win | Lexington | L | 0-25 |
| 1995 | Vanderbilt win | Nashville | W | 14-10 |
| 1994 | Vanderbilt win | Lexington | W | 24-6 |
| 1993 | Vanderbilt win | Nashville | W | 12-7 |
| 1992 | Vanderbilt win | Lexington | W | 20-7 |
| 1991 | Vanderbilt win | Nashville | W | 17-7 |
| 1990 | Kentucky win | Lexington | L | 21-28 |
| 1989 | Kentucky win | Nashville | L | 11-15 |
| 1988 | Kentucky win | Lexington | L | 13-14 |
| 1987 | Vanderbilt win | Nashville | W | 38-29 |
| 1986 | Kentucky win | Lexington | L | 22-34 |
| 1985 | Vanderbilt win | Nashville | W | 31-24 |
| 1984 | Kentucky win | Lexington | L | 18-27 |
| 1983 | Kentucky win | Nashville | L | 8-17 |
| 1982 | Vanderbilt win | Lexington | W | 23-10 |
| 1981 | Kentucky win | Nashville | L | 10-17 |
| 1980 | Kentucky win | Lexington | L | 10-31 |
| 1979 | Kentucky win | Nashville | L | 10-29 |
| 1978 | Kentucky win | Lexington | L | 2-53 |
| 1977 | Kentucky win | Nashville | L | 6-28 |
| 1976 | Kentucky win | Lexington | L | 0-14 |
| 1975 | Vanderbilt win | Nashville | W | 13-3 |
| 1974 | Kentucky win | Lexington | L | 12-38 |
| 1973 | Kentucky win | Nashville | L | 17-27 |
| 1972 | Kentucky win | Lexington | L | 13-14 |
| 1971 | Kentucky win | Nashville | L | 7-14 |
| 1970 | Vanderbilt win | Lexington | W | 18-17 |
| 1969 | Vanderbilt win | Nashville | W | 42-6 |
| 1968 | Vanderbilt win | Lexington | W | 6-0 |
| 1967 | Kentucky win | Nashville | L | 7-12 |
| 1966 | Kentucky win | Lexington | L | 10-14 |
| 1965 | Kentucky win | Nashville | L | 0-34 |
| 1964 | Kentucky win | Lexington | L | 21-22 |
| 1963 | Tie | Lexington | T | 0-0 |
| 1962 | Kentucky win | Lexington | L | 0-7 |
| 1961 | Kentucky win | Nashville | L | 3-16 |
| 1960 | Kentucky win | Lexington | L | 0-27 |
| 1959 | Vanderbilt win | Nashville | W | 11-6 |
| 1958 | Tie | Nashville | T | 0-0 |
| 1957 | Vanderbilt win | Nashville | W | 12-7 |
| 1956 | Kentucky win | Lexington | L | 6-7 |
| 1955 | Vanderbilt win | Nashville | W | 34-0 |
| 1954 | Kentucky win | Lexington | L | 7-19 |
| 1953 | Kentucky win | Nashville | L | 14-40 |
| 1948 | Vanderbilt win | Lexington | W | 26-7 |
| 1947 | Kentucky win | Nashville | L | 0-14 |
| 1946 | Kentucky win | Lexington | L | 7-10 |
| 1945 | Vanderbilt win | Nashville | W | 19-6 |
| 1942 | Vanderbilt win | Lexington | W | 7-6 |
| 1941 | Vanderbilt win | Lexington | W | 39-15 |
| 1940 | Tie | Lexington | T | 7-7 |
| 1939 | Kentucky win | Nashville | L | 13-21 |
| 1938 | Vanderbilt win | Lexington | W | 14-7 |
| 1937 | Vanderbilt win | Nashville | W | 12-0 |
| 1928 | Vanderbilt win | Nashville | W | 14-7 |
| 1927 | Vanderbilt win | Nashville | W | 34-6 |
| 1922 | Vanderbilt win | Nashville | W | 9-0 |
| 1921 | Vanderbilt win | Lexington | W | 21-14 |
| 1920 | Vanderbilt win | Nashville | W | 20-0 |
| 1919 | Tie | Nashville | T | 0-0 |
| 1918 | Vanderbilt win | Nashville | W | 33-0 |
| 1917 | Vanderbilt win | Lexington | W | 5-0 |
| 1916 | Vanderbilt win | Lexington | W | 45-0 |
| 1911 | Vanderbilt win | Nashville | W | 18-0 |
| 1907 | Vanderbilt win | Nashville | W | 40-0 |
| 1906 | Vanderbilt win | Nashville | W | 28-0 |
The head-to-head series, every meeting on record since 1906.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the all-time record between Vanderbilt and Kentucky?
Vanderbilt is 42-49-4 against Kentucky across 95 meetings on record since 1906. Kentucky leads the series.
When did Vanderbilt last play Kentucky?
They last met in 2025, a 45-17 win for Vanderbilt.