Kentucky–Tennessee rivalry

Kentucky–Tennessee rivalry
Kentucky Wildcats Tennessee Volunteers
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Originated 1893

The Kentucky–Tennessee rivalry is a college sports rivalry between the University of Kentucky Wildcats and the University of Tennessee Volunteers. The rivalry between these two Southeastern Conference (SEC) schools, located about 173 miles (278 km) apart, dates to their first college football game in 1893, and has continued across all sports, with the men's basketball series gaining particular attention in recent years.

The football rivalry was once a trophy game known as the Battle for the Barrel, with the victors keeping a painted wooden beer barrel, one half each painted in Vol orange the other in Wildcat blue, until the next contest. The barrel tradition was discontinued in 1998 following a fatal alcohol-related car crash involving two Kentucky football players.

Football

Basketball

In contrast to the football series, Kentucky has generally dominated the basketball rivalry. The two teams first played in 1910.[1] For the first couple decades the series was often back and forth, and the rivalry became particularly heated in the 1930s and 1940s, when the Volunteers were coached by John Mauer. Mauer had previously been the coach of Kentucky until he was let go and replaced by Adolph Rupp, adding additional bitterness to the rivalry. Under Mauer, the Volunteers held their own against the ascendant Wildcats.[2]

One particularly notable game was the 1972 match-up at Tennessee. Kentucky had won the previous game by two points, but Ray Mears' Tennessee team surprised the league by achieving the best record to that point. If Tennessee won, they would be sole SEC Champions and receive the conference's bid for the NCAA Tournament; however, a Kentucky win meant a shared SEC title, with Kentucky receiving the tournament bid via tiebreaker.[3] Kentucky won the game 67-66 after a last minute missed Tennessee free throw, splitting the conference title and taking away Tennessee's hopes of a tournament bid.[4]

The rivalry has been among the biggest for both schools. To date Tennessee has more wins against Kentucky than any other team.[5]

Kentucky victories are colored ██ blue. Tennessee victories are colored ██ orange.

YearTennesseeKentuckyLocationSeries
1910Tennessee5Kentucky20Lexington, KentuckyUK0–1
1912Tennessee15Kentucky27Lexington, KentuckyUK0–2
1914Tennessee14Kentucky20Lexington, KentuckyUK0–3
1914Tennessee18Kentucky20Lexington, KentuckyUK0–4
1915Tennessee35Kentucky20Knoxville, TennesseeUK1–4
1915Tennessee22Kentucky17Knoxville, TennesseeUK2–4
1915Tennessee13Kentucky22Lexington, KentuckyUK2–5
1915Tennessee18Kentucky20Lexington, KentuckyUK2–6
1916Tennessee28Kentucky17Lexington, KentuckyUK3–6
1917Tennessee23Kentucky20Lexington, KentuckyUK4–6
1917Tennessee22Kentucky19Lexington, KentuckyUK5–6
1917Tennessee27Kentucky25Knoxville, Tennessee–6–6
1917Tennessee30Kentucky10Lexington, KentuckyUT7–6
1918Tennessee26Kentucky33Lexington, Kentucky–7–7
1918Tennessee12Kentucky40Lexington, KentuckyUK7–8
1918Tennessee29Kentucky18Knoxville, TennesseeUK7–9
1918Tennessee20Kentucky32Knoxville, TennesseeUK7–10
1919Tennessee40Kentucky22Knoxville, TennesseeUK8–10
1919Tennessee13Kentucky30Lexington, KentuckyUK8–11
1920Tennessee29Kentucky24Lexington, KentuckyUK9–11
1920Tennessee27Kentucky26Lexington, KentuckyUK10–11
1920Tennessee28Kentucky25Knoxville, Tennessee–11–11
1920Tennessee26Kentucky34Knoxville, TennesseeUK11–12
1923Tennessee30Kentucky26Knoxville, Tennessee–12–12
1923Tennessee28Kentucky23Lexington, KentuckyUT13–12
1924Tennessee20Kentucky13Knoxville, TennesseeUT14–12
1925Tennessee22Kentucky35Knoxville, TennesseeUT14–13
1925Tennessee21Kentucky26Lexington, Kentucky–14–14
1926Tennessee17Kentucky55Knoxville, TennesseeUK14–15
1926Tennessee21Kentucky27Lexington, KentuckyUK14–16
1927Tennessee19Kentucky14Knoxville, TennesseeUK15–16
1927Tennessee30Kentucky21Lexington, Kentucky–16–16
1928Tennessee18Kentucky48Lexington, KentuckyUK16–17
1928Tennessee16Kentucky43Knoxville, TennesseeUK16–18
1929Tennessee29Kentucky35Knoxville, TennesseeUK16–19
1929Tennessee22Kentucky27Lexington, KentuckyUK16–20
1930Tennessee20Kentucky23Lexington, KentuckyUK16–21
1930Tennessee29Kentucky24Knoxville, TennesseeUK17–21
1931Tennessee23Kentucky31Lexington, KentuckyUK17–22
1931Tennessee36Kentucky39Knoxville, TennesseeUK17–23
1932Tennessee28Kentucky29Knoxville, TennesseeUK17–24
1932Tennessee27Kentucky41Lexington, KentuckyUK17–25
1933Tennessee21Kentucky42Knoxville, TennesseeUK17–26
1933Tennessee23Kentucky44Lexington, KentuckyUK17–27
1934Tennessee23Kentucky44Knoxville, TennesseeUK17–28
1934Tennessee26Kentucky53Lexington, KentuckyUK17–29
1935Tennessee21Kentucky48Lexington, KentuckyUK17–30
1935Tennessee34Kentucky36Knoxville, TennesseeUK17–31
1936Tennessee31Kentucky40Lexington, KentuckyUK17–32
1936Tennessee39Kentucky28Knoxville, TennesseeUK18–32
1936Tennessee39Kentucky28Knoxville, TennesseeUK18–32
1937Tennessee26Kentucky43Lexington, KentuckyUK19–33
1937Tennessee26Kentucky24Knoxville, TennesseeUK20–33
1937Tennessee25Kentucky39Knoxville, TennesseeUK20–34
1938Tennessee27Kentucky52Lexington, KentuckyUK20–36
1938Tennessee26Kentucky29Knoxville, TennesseeUK20–37
1939Tennessee30Kentucky29Lexington, KentuckyUK21–37
1939Tennessee34Kentucky2Knoxville, TennesseeUK21–38
1939Tennessee38Kentucky46Knoxville, TennesseeUK21–39
1940Tennessee26Kentucky35Lexington, KentuckyUK21–40
1940Tennessee27'Kentucky23Knoxville, TennesseeUK22–40
1940Tennessee29Kentucky30Knoxville, TennesseeUK22–41
1941Tennessee32Kentucky22Knoxville, TennesseeUK23–41
1941Tennessee28Kentucky37Lexington, KentuckyUK23–42
1941Tennessee36Kentucky34Louisville, KentuckyUK24–42
1942Tennessee46Kentucky40Knoxville, TennesseeUK25–42
1942Tennessee33Kentucky36Lexington, KentuckyUK25–43
1943Tennessee28Kentucky30Knoxville, TennesseeUK25–44
1943Tennessee29Kentucky53Lexington, KentuckyUK25–45
1943Tennessee33Kentucky30Louisville, KentuckyUK26–45
1945Tennessee35Kentucky34Knoxville, TennesseeUK27–45
1945Tennessee34Kentucky40Lexington, KentuckyUK27–46
1945Tennessee35Kentucky39Louisville, KentuckyUK27–47
1946Tennessee32Kentucky50Knoxville, TennesseeUK27–48
1946Tennessee34Kentucky54Lexington, KentuckyUK27–49
1947Tennessee39Kentucky54Knoxville, TennesseeUK27–50
1947Tennessee46Kentucky61Lexington, KentuckyUK27–51
1948Tennessee54Kentucky65Knoxville, TennesseeUK27–50
1948Tennessee42Kentucky69Lexington, KentuckyUK27–51
1948Tennessee47Kentucky70Louisville, KentuckyUK27–52
1949Tennessee51Kentucky66Knoxville, TennesseeUK27–53
1949Tennessee56#1 Kentucky71Lexington, KentuckyUK27–54
1949Tennessee44#1 Kentucky83Louisville, KentuckyUK27–55
1950Tennessee66#2 Kentucky53Knoxville, TennesseeUK28–55
1950Tennessee52#7 Kentucky79Lexington, KentuckyUK28–56
1950Tennessee48#4 Kentucky95Louisville, KentuckyUK28–57
1951Tennessee45#2 Kentucky70Knoxville, TennesseeUK28–58
1951Tennessee61#1 Kentucky86Lexington, KentuckyUK28–59
1952Tennessee56#3 Kentucky65Knoxville, TennesseeUK28–60
1952Tennessee56#1 Kentucky71Lexington, KentuckyUK28–61
1952Tennessee66#1 Kentucky81Louisville, KentuckyUK28–62
1954Tennessee71#1 Kentucky97Knoxville, TennesseeUK28–63
1954Tennessee63#2 Kentucky90Lexington, KentuckyUK28–64
1955Tennessee66#1 Kentucky84Knoxville, TennesseeUK28–65
1955Tennessee61#2 Kentucky104Lexington, KentuckyUK28–66
1956Tennessee68#4 Kentucky95Knoxville, TennesseeUK28–67
1956Tennessee71#12 Kentucky101Lexington, KentuckyUK28–68
1957Tennessee72#4 Kentucky97Knoxville, TennesseeUK28–69
1957Tennessee75#3 Kentucky91Lexington, KentuckyUK28–70
1958#13 Tennessee66#9 Kentucky77Lexington, KentuckyUK28–71
1958Tennessee66#12 Kentucky77Knoxville, TennesseeUK28–72
1959Tennessee58#2 Kentucky79Lexington, KentuckyUK28–73
1959Tennessee56#1 Kentucky69Knoxville, TennesseeUK28–74
1960Tennessee68#17 Kentucky78Knoxville, TennesseeUK28–75
1960Tennessee65Kentucky63Lexington, KentuckyUK29–75
1961Tennessee54Kentucky83Lexington, KentuckyUK29–76
1961Tennessee61Kentucky68Knoxville, TennesseeUK29–77
1961Tennessee69Kentucky96Lexington, KentuckyUK29–78
1962Tennessee95#3 Kentucky82Knoxville, TennesseeUK29–77
1962Tennessee59#4 Kentucky90Lexington, KentuckyUK29–78
1963Tennessee78Kentucky69Lexington, KentuckyUK30–78
1963Tennessee63Kentucky55Knoxville, TennesseeUK31–78
1964Tennessee66#4 Kentucky57Lexington, KentuckyUK31–79
1964Tennessee38#2 Kentucky42Knoxville, TennesseeUK31–80
1965Tennessee77Kentucky58Knoxville, TennesseeUK32–81
1965Tennessee60Kentucky62Lexington, KentuckyUK32–82
1966Tennessee64#1 Kentucky78Lexington, KentuckyUK32–83
1966Tennessee69#1 Kentucky62Knoxville, TennesseeUK33–83
1967Tennessee52Kentucky50Lexington, KentuckyUK34–83
1967Tennessee76Kentucky57Knoxville, TennesseeUK35–83
1968#4 Tennessee76#8 Kentucky57Knoxville, TennesseeUK36–83
1968#5 Tennessee59#8 Kentucky60Lexington, KentuckyUK36–84
1969Tennessee66#5 Kentucky69Knoxville, TennesseeUK36–85
1969Tennessee69#7 Kentucky84Lexington, KentuckyUK36–86
1970Tennessee52#2 Kentucky68Lexington, KentuckyUK36–87
1970Tennessee69#2 Kentucky86Knoxville, TennesseeUK36–88
1971#18 Tennessee75# 10 Kentucky71Knoxville, TennesseeUK37–88
1971#14 Tennessee78#8 Kentucky84Lexington, KentuckyUK37–89
1972#19 Tennessee70Kentucky72Lexington, KentuckyUK37–90
1972Tennessee66Kentucky67Knoxville, TennesseeUK37–91
1973Tennessee65Kentucky64Knoxville, TennesseeUK38–91
1973Tennessee81#19 Kentucky86Lexington, KentuckyUK38–92
1974Tennessee67Kentucky57Knoxville, TennesseeUK39–92
1974#18 Tennessee61#7 Kentucky78Lexington, KentuckyUK39–93
1975#18 Tennessee88#7 Kentucky92Lexington, KentuckyUK39–93
1975Tennessee103#4 Kentucky98Knoxville, TennesseeUK40–93
1976#9 Tennessee90Kentucky88Lexington, KentuckyUK41–93
1976#8 Tennessee92Kentucky85Knoxville, TennesseeUK42–93
1977Tennessee71#2 Kentucky67Lexington, KentuckyUK43–93
1977#11 Tennessee81#2 Kentucky79Knoxville, TennesseeUK44–93
1978Tennessee77#3 Kentucky90Lexington, KentuckyUK44–94
1978Tennessee57#2 Kentucky68Knoxville, TennesseeUK44–95
1979Tennessee66Kentucky55Lexington, KentuckyUK45–95
1979Tennessee101Kentucky81Knoxville, TennesseeUK46–95
1979Tennessee75Kentucky69Birmingham, Alabama UK47–95
1980Tennessee49#2 Kentucky47Knoxville, TennesseeUK48–95
1980Tennessee75#3 Kentucky83Lexington, Kentucky UK48–96
1981#13 Tennessee47#4 Kentucky48Lexington, Kentucky UK48–97
1981#10 Tennessee49#6 Kentucky47Knoxville, TennesseeUK49–97
1982Tennessee70#3 Kentucky66Knoxville, TennesseeUK50–97
1982#16 Tennessee67#9 Kentucky77Lexington, Kentucky UK50–98
1983Tennessee65#10 Kentucky63Knoxville, TennesseeUK51–98
1983#20 Tennessee61#10 Kentucky68Lexington, Kentucky UK51–99
1984Tennessee74#3 Kentucky93Lexington, Kentucky UK51–100
1984Tennessee63#4 Kentucky58Knoxville, TennesseeUK52–100
1985Tennessee81Kentucky65Knoxville, TennesseeUK53–100
1985Tennessee67Kentucky92Lexington, Kentucky UK53–101
1986Tennessee67#11 Kentucky74Lexington, Kentucky UK53–102
1986Tennessee60#5 Kentucky62Knoxville, TennesseeUK53–103
1987Tennessee68#9 Kentucky75Knoxville, TennesseeUK54–103
1987Tennessee84Kentucky91Lexington, Kentucky UK54–104
1988Tennessee65#5 Kentucky83Lexington, KentuckyUK54–105
1988Tennessee72#9 Kentucky70Knoxville, TennesseeUK55–105
1989#18 Tennessee65Kentucky66Knoxville, TennesseeUK55–106
1989Tennessee71Kentucky76Lexington, KentuckyUK55–107
1990Tennessee83Kentucky95Lexington, KentuckyUK55–108
1990Tennessee102Kentucky100Knoxville, TennesseeUK56–108
1991Tennessee74#11 Kentucky78Knoxville, TennesseeUK56–109
1991Tennessee74#16 Kentucky85Lexington, KentuckyUK56–110
1992Tennessee107#8 Kentucky85Knoxville, TennesseeUK57–110
1992Tennessee88#10 Kentucky99Lexington, KentuckyUK57–111
1993Tennessee70#2 Kentucky84Lexington, KentuckyUK57–112
1993Tennessee78#2 Kentucky77Knoxville, TennesseeUK58–112
1993Tennessee40#4 Kentucky101Lexington, KentuckyUK58–113
1994Tennessee74#8 Kentucky93Lexington, KentuckyUK58–114
1994Tennessee73#7 Kentucky77Knoxville, TennesseeUK58–115
1995Tennessee50#5 Kentucky69Lexington, KentuckyUK58–116
1995Tennessee48#6 Kentucky68Knoxville, TennesseeUK58–117
1996Tennessee44#2 Kentucky61Lexington, KentuckyUK58–118
1996Tennessee50#2 Kentucky90Knoxville, TennesseeUK58–119
1997Tennessee40#3 Kentucky74Lexington, KentuckyUK58–120
1997Tennessee64#3 Kentucky74Knoxville, TennesseeUK58–121
1998Tennessee67#7 Kentucky85Knoxville, TennesseeUK58–122
1998Tennessee74#7 Kentucky80Lexington, KentuckyUK58–123
1999Tennessee47#6 Kentucky46Lexington, KentuckyUK59–123
1999Tennessee68#13 Kentucky61Knoxville, TennesseeUK60–123
2000#6 Tennessee68#14 Kentucky81Lexington, KentuckyUK60–124
2000#7 Tennessee74#18 Kentucky67Knoxville, TennesseeUK61–124
2001#4 Tennessee74Kentucky84Lexington, KentuckyUK61–125
2001#15 Tennessee95#22 Kentucky103Knoxville, TennesseeUK61–126
2002Tennessee76#7 Kentucky74Knoxville, TennesseeUK62–126
2002Tennessee61#12 Kentucky64Lexington, KentuckyUK62–127
2003Tennessee71#18 Kentucky74Knoxville, TennesseeUK62–128
2003Tennessee68#2 Kentucky80Lexington, KentuckyUK62–129
2004Tennessee68#9 Kentucky69Knoxville, TennesseeUK62–130
2004Tennessee60#9 Kentucky92Lexington, KentuckyUK62–131
2005Tennessee62#7 Kentucky84Knoxville, TennesseeUK62–132
2005Tennessee61#4 Kentucky73Lexington, KentuckyUK62–133
2005Tennessee62#3 Kentucky76Atlanta, GeorgiaUK62–134
2006#11 Tennessee75Kentucky67Lexington, KentuckyUK63–134
2006#11 Tennessee78Kentucky80Knoxville, TennesseeUK63–135
2007Tennessee57Kentucky76Lexington, KentuckyUK63–136
2007Tennessee89#20 Kentucky85Knoxville, TennesseeUK64–136
2008#3 Tennessee66Kentucky72Lexington, KentuckyUK64–137
2008#1 Tennessee63Kentucky60Knoxville, TennesseeUK65–137
2009#24 Tennessee72Kentucky90Knoxville, TennesseeUK65–138
2009Tennessee58Kentucky77Lexington, KentuckyUK65–139
2010#12 Tennessee62#3 Kentucky73Lexington, KentuckyUK65–140
2010#19 Tennessee74#2 Kentucky65Knoxville, TennesseeUK66–140
2010#15 Tennessee45#2 Kentucky74Nashville, TennesseeUK66–141
2011Tennessee61#18 Kentucky73Lexington, KentuckyUK66–142
2011Tennessee58#20 Kentucky64Knoxville, TennesseeUK66–143
2012Tennessee62#2 Kentucky65Knoxville, TennesseeUK66–144
2012Tennessee44#1 Kentucky69Lexington, KentuckyUK66–145
2013Tennessee65Kentucky75Lexington, KentuckyUK66–146
2013Tennessee88#25 Kentucky58Knoxville, TennesseeUK67–147
2014Tennessee66#13 Kentucky74Lexington, KentuckyUK67–148
2015Tennessee48#1 Kentucky66Knoxville, TennesseeUK67–149
2016Tennessee84#20 Kentucky77Knoxville, TennesseeUK68–149
2016Tennessee70#14 Kentucky80Lexington, KentuckyUK68–150
2017Tennessee82#4 Kentucky80Knoxville, TennesseeUK69–150
2017Tennessee58#13 Kentucky83Lexington, KentuckyUK69–151
2018#23 Tennessee76#17 Kentucky65Knoxville, TennesseeUK70–151
2018#15 Tennessee61#24 Kentucky59Lexington, KentuckyUK71–151
2018#13 Tennessee72Kentucky77St. Louis, MissouriUK71–152

See also

References

  1. ↑ Trease, Danny (2002) Tales from the Kentucky Hardwood, p. 96. Sports Publishing. ISBN 1582613192.
  2. ↑ Randy Moore (2005), Hoop Tales: Tennessee Volunteers Men's Basketball, pp. 13-16. Globe Pequot. ISBN 0762737026.
  3. ↑ "Tonight in Knoxville: Vols Vs. 'Cats". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. Associated Press. March 8, 1972. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
  4. ↑ Wallace, Tom (2002) Kentucky Basketball Encyclopedia, p. 196. Sports Publishing. ISBN 1582615691.
  5. ↑ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game (2009), p. 437. Random House Digital. ISBN 0345513924.
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