Kentucky has played in 191 games throughout the years against opponents ranked in The Associated Press Top 20/25 Poll. The Wildcats own a 36-150-5 record against ranked opponents. Kentucky has faced a No. 1-ranked team 10 times and has posted a 2-8-0 record in those games.
Kentucky vs. No.1-Ranked Teams
1950Oklahoma W 13-71951Tennessee L 0-281958Auburn L 0-81959LSU L 0-91960Ole Miss L 6-211964Ole Miss W 27-211980Alabama L 0-451996Florida L 0-651997Florida L 28-551998Tennessee L 21-59
Year by Year
1936 (0-1)
at #17 Tennessee L 6-7
1937 (0-1)
at #3 Alabama L 0-41
1938 (0-2)
#18 Alabama L 6-26at #4 Tennessee L 0-46
1939 (0-1-1)
at #19 Alabama T 7-7#4 Tennessee L 0-19
1940 (0-1)
at #6 Tennessee L 0-33
1941 (0-1)
at #15 Alabama L 0-30
1942 (0-3)
#3 Alabama L 0-14at #3 Georgia Tech L 7-47at #11 Tennessee L 0-26
1944 (0-2)
at #18 Miss. State L 0-26#15 Tennessee L 7-21
1945 (0-2)
#4 Alabama L 19-60#14 Tennessee L 0-14
1946 (0-3)
at #8 Georgia L 13-28at #11 Alabama L 7-21at #7 Tennessee L 0-7
1947 (2-1)
#9 Georgia W 26-0at #10 Vanderbilt W 14-0#18 Alabama L 0-13
1949 (0-2)
at #17 SMU L 7-20*#15 Santa Clara L 13-21* Orange Bowl
1950 (2-1)
#17 Florida W 40-6at #9 Tennessee L 0-7*#1 Oklahoma W 13-7* Sugar Bowl
1951 (3-2)
#11 Georgia Tech L 7-13#12 Villanova W 35-13#19 Miami (Fla.) W 32-0#1 Tennessee L 0-28*#11 TCU W 20-7* Cotton Bowl
1952 (0-1-1)
at #7 Tennessee T 14-14at #15 Florida L 0-27
1953 (2-0-1)
at #14 LSU T 6-6#20 Miss. State W 32-13at #12 Rice W 19-13
1954 (1-2)
#3 Maryland L 0-20at #9 Ole Miss L 9-28at #15 Georgia Tech W 13-6
1955 (2-0-1)
#8 Ole Miss W 21-14at #14 Auburn T 14-14#17 Tennessee W 23-0
1956 (0-3)
#4 Georgia Tech L 6-14at #9 Ole Miss L 7-37at #2 Tennessee L 7-20
1957 (1-4)
at #11 Georgia Tech L 0-13#19 Ole Miss L 0-15at #9 Auburn L 0-6at #17 LSU L 0-21#12 Tennessee W 20-6
1958 (0-3)
at #9 Ole Miss L 6-27#1 Auburn L 0-8at #9 LSU L 7-32
1959 (1-3)
#4 Ole Miss L 0-16at #14 Auburn L 0-33#1 LSU L 0-9#20 Tennessee W 20-0
1960 (0-1)
at #1 Ole Miss L 6-21
1961 (0-2)
#2 Ole Miss L 6-20at #10 LSU L 14-24
1962 (0-2)
at #7 Ole Miss L 0-14#4 LSU L 0-7
1964 (2-1)
at #1 Ole Miss W 27-21#7 Auburn W 20-0#9 LSU L 7-27
1965 (1-0)
#10 Georgia W 28-10
1967 (0-2)
#6 Georgia L 7-31#2 Tennessee L 7-17
1968 (1-3)
#20 Oregon State W 35-34at #20 LSU L 3-13#8 Georgia L 14-35at #8 Tennessee L 7-24
1969 (1-5)
#14 Indiana L 30-58#8 Ole Miss W 10-9#9 LSU L 10-37at #13 Georgia L 0-30at #15 Florida L 6-31#9 Tennessee L 26-31
1970 (1-4)
#13 Kansas State W 16-3at #5 Ole Miss L 17-20#12 Auburn L 15-33at #15 LSU L 7-14at #8 Tennessee L 0-45
1971 (0-4)
at #5 Auburn L 6-38#12 LSU L 13-17at #8 Georgia L 0-34#11 Tennessee L 7-21
1972 (0-3)
at #7 Alabama L 0-35at #7 LSU L 0-10at #12 Tennessee L 7-17
1973 (1-2)
#4 Alabama L 14-28at #9 LSU L 21-28#14 Tulane W 34-7
1974 (1-1)
at #10 Auburn L 13-31#9 Florida W 41-24
1975 (0-2-1)
#20 Maryland T 10-10at #10 Penn State L 3-10at #14 Florida L 7-48
1976 (4-3)
at #13 Kansas L 16-37#20 Penn State W 22-6#16 LSU W 21-7#10 Georgia L 7-31at #5 Maryland L 14-24#15 Florida W 28-9*#19 North Carolina W 21- 0* Peach Bowl
1977 (3-0)
#17 West Virginia W 28-13at #4 Penn State W 24-20at #16 LSU W 33-13
1978 (0-4)
at #15 Maryland L 3-20#5 Penn State L 0-30#16 LSU L 0-21#16 Georgia L 16-17
1980 (0-4)
at #4 Oklahoma L 7-29at #1 Alabama L 0-45#6 Georgia L 0-27#20 Florida L 15-17
1981 (0-3)
#12 Alabama L 10-19#14 Clemson L 3-21at #7 Georgia L 0-21
1982 (0-2)
#16 LSU L 10-34#3 Georgia L 14-27
1983 (0-4)
#7 Auburn L 21-49at #7 Georgia L 21-47at #14 Florida L 7-24*#18 West Virginia L 16-20* Hall of Fame Bowl
1984 (1-3)
#10 LSU L 10-36#13 Georgia L 7-37#5 Florida L 17-25*#19 Wisconsin W 20-19* Hall of Fame Bowl
1985 (0-3)
at #17 LSU L 0-10at #11 Florida L 13-15#16 Tennessee L 0-42
1986 (0-1)
#12 LSU L 16-25
1987 (0-3)
at #6 LSU L 9-34at #12 Georgia L 14-17#18 Tennessee L 22-24
1988 (1-3)
at #7 Auburn L 10-20#12 Alabama L 27-31at #19 LSU L 12-15#11 Georgia W 16-10
1989 (0-3)
at #15 Alabama L 3-15#11 Auburn L 12-24#8 Tennessee L 10-31
1990 (0-2)
#6 Florida L 15-47at #10 Tennessee L 28-42
1991 (0-2)
at #5 Florida L 26-35#10 Tennessee L 7-16
1992 (0-4)
at #4 Florida L 19-35#7 Georgia L 7-40#24 Miss. State L 36-37at #20 Tennessee L 13-34
1993 (1-3)
#7 Florida L 20-24#25 Ole Miss W 21-0#7 Tennessee L 0-48*#24 Clemson L 13-14* Peach Bowl
1994 (0-2)
at #2 Florida L 7-73at #9 Auburn L 14-41
1995 (0-3)
#5 Florida L 7-42#12 Auburn L 21-42#4 Tennessee L 31-34
1996 (0-4)
at #1 Florida L 0-65at #13 Alabama L 7-35at #17 LSU L 14-41at #9 Tennessee L 10-56
1997 (1-4)
#1 Florida L 28-55#20 Alabama W 40-34 (OT)at #16 Georgia L 13-23#16 LSU L 28-63#5 Tennessee L 31-59
1998 (1-5)
at #8 Florida L 35-51at #22 Arkansas L 20-27at #21 LSU W 39-36#11 Georgia L 26-28at #1 Tennessee L 21-59* #22 Penn State L 14-26* Outback Bowl
1999 (1-4)
#3 Florida L 10-38#20 Arkansas W 31-20at #14 Georgia L 34-49at #8 Miss. State L 22-23#7 Tennessee L 21-56
2000 (0-3)
at #3 Florida L 31-59#12 Georgia L 30-34#8 Miss. State L 17-35
2001 (0-4)
#2 Florida L 10-44at #13 S. Carolina L 6-42at #17 Georgia L 29-43#6 Tennessee L 35-38
2002 (1-3)
at #17 Louisville W 22-17at #7 Florida L 34-41#5 Georgia L 24-52#16 LSU L 30-33
