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Tennessee-Kentucky
See both programs’ full 91-year Zeitgeist History, side by side →Tennessee leads the all-time series 84–25–9. They've met 118 times since 1906. Tennessee has won the last 5.
Stature & the series, 1906–2025
Both programs’ standing over time in their colors, with every meeting beneath — read down to see who was bigger and who won.
all-time
84–25–9
Tennessee leads
streak
5
Tennessee in a row
longest run
26
Tennessee
biggest win
52
Tennessee, 1994
first met
1906
118 meetings
The coaching duels
Johnny Majors vs Jerry Claiborne7–1
Bob Neyland vs Bear Bryant5–0–2
Bowden Wyatt vs Blanton Collier2–4–1
Phillip Fulmer vs Rich Brooks6–0
Doug Dickey vs Charley Bradshaw4–1
Johnny Majors vs Fran Curci3–2
Recent meetings
2025Tennessee56–34
2024Tennessee28–18
2023Tennessee33–27
2022Tennessee44–6
2021Tennessee45–42
2020Kentucky34–7
2019Tennessee17–13
2018Tennessee24–7
2017Kentucky29–26
2016Tennessee49–36
2015Tennessee52–21
2014Tennessee50–16
2013Tennessee27–14
2012Tennessee37–17