Kentucky at Tennessee
Thursday, November 24, 1932 Share
Tennessee beat Kentucky 26–0. It was their 28th meeting; after it, Tennessee led the series 10–9–6 in the games on file.
FinalHigh 53°F, low 37°F, 0.04 in. of rainAttendance 20,000
In the newspapers

The Waterbury Democrat, November 25, 1932, page 21
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GREAT IN 26-O VICTORY OVER KENTUCKY (Un1te0 FFeSS St0M COEFeSpOnUGUt) Knoxville. Tenn Nov B. Tennessee stood out today as one of the two unbeaten teams in the south and one of the strongest teams in the land. Major Bob Neyland’s boys smashed their annual jinx to smithereens Thanksgiving day by overwhelming Kentucky 26 to 0 and scoring the 22nd victory in their last 25 games. Since Alabama beat Tennessee in mid-October of 1880 Tennessee hasn’t lost a football game. Twice the Volunteers hade been tied 6–6 by Kentucky last year, and 0–0 by Vanderbilt 12 days ago. The kind of football Tennessee played before 10000 wildly en- thusiastic fans yesterday would have given any team in the country 8 full afternoons work to top. Clicked! Tennessee’s hard hitting backs, Beatte Feathers, Herbert (Deke) Brackett, Albert (Ripper) Middle ton, poured through the line for more than half as many points as had been scored on Kentucky in it’s eight previous games. On his form of this game, Bracket ranks among the leading backs in the south and compares favorably with any in the coun- try. Tennessee closes its campaign a week from Saturday against Edo. rida at Gainesville.

The Washington times, November 25, 1932, page 25 (results column)
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Football Results LOCAL LOCAL George Washington, 4; Oklahoma, =. Howard u, 12; Lincoln, o. QuanticO Marines. rs; Carlisle Med Iona Prep New Rochelle, N. “, IA; 9. Y: Prep, IL. Tech High. 10; Charlottesville (va), New York a., IS; Carnegie Tech. 8. PennsyIvaniR. 1s; Cornell, I. DDugGsesnTTe’ 3; Geneva, 0; = .,, Penn Military, 22; st. Johns tAnnap- Albright. 2s; Urslnus, 0. Navy ‘B” Team. II; Pittsburgh “B” St. Thomas, .s: Canisius, 0. Gettysburg, 8; Franklin and Mar Army Plebe’. s1; Dickinson Sem EBIoOklyn;, So; Cooper Union, 0. Concord, 12; BluefieId. 9. Davis-Elkins, IA; st. Vincent, g. staten Island. iS; New York. 10 (prO). Virginia, IA: North Carolina, 2. Tennessee. 26: Kentucky. 0. Alabama, 20: Vanderbilt. o. u South Carolina, .: North Carolina Y. p l.. as; v. NJ. l.. o. Furman, Z; Clemson. O. RisS%S%d RiI@sS% Il, William WnhS FSTs1t SnG Mary cSt9vI Ccst.wba; so 20; c,,L LenOir- Rhyme. o. BluefieId Institute. 10: st. Paul, 1S. King, 81; Milligan, 0. Morgan, 10; Virginia state. Z. Georgetown (KyD. IA; Transylvania, Clark. 9: Morris-Brown. 0. Mercer, Z; OglethOrpe, 6. shay: s6,.&E :; St. Augustine. 77; la, Mi:s!ssiPpi. is: Mississippi state. Q: Q: MississippI College, Z: NIillsaps, 9. 3’.nI. GRion o.; IA; v.p HAMPTON Institute. 1S. South Carolina Aggies. IL; Ciafiin, O. Rollins, Z: NewbPrry, 0. North Carolina College. 20; Green’s Howard Payne. 9: Southwestern, 0. North Dakota. 18; LOyOla, 6. Appalachian, 13; Langley Field, :. MIDWEST Detroit. IA: Oregon State, 9. Nebraska, 21: Missouri, g. North Dakota State, 20; Morning Miami u. FL; Cincinnati, 1s. Akron, 20; Mount Union. 0. st. Louis u, 19; Washington O., 0. Western Reserve, 8; John Carroll, 8. WittenbeFg, Z; Dayton, 8. Missouri Valley, IL; Central, O., Monmouth, 90; Knox, n. Wichita T., 2S: Washburn, Z. College Of EmpOria, 10; EmpOria Kansas Wesleyan. 1s; Baker, !. Cornell NOwa). 0; Bradley, o. Hillsdale. Al; Adrian. 0. Xavier. 90: Haskell Indians, 7. Bethany. Z; Mcpherson, 2. SOUTHWEST Oklahoma Aggies, 13; Arizona, 6. Texas, 81; Texas A. and M, o. Tulsa. IA; Oklahoma City, 0. Simmons, 13; Texas Tech, IL. Abilene Christian. 12; Daniel Baker, 0. Texas Mines. 81: st. Edwards, 13. Trinity University. 50: Austin, 0. Oklahoma Baptist, IA; Southwest eFn, 7. Centenary. o; Arkansas, o. FAR WEST Southern California, 0; Washington, 6. Washington State. 3: U. c. L. A., o. st. Mary’s, Z: Oregon, O. Idaho. 80; Utah Aggies, o. Colorado Aggies, 90; Wyoming O., o. Brigham Young, 13; 8. Dakota, 7. Denver o., 9; Colorado, 0. Nevada. Z; Fresno State, 0. Whittier, 13; Redlands, Z.

Evening star, District of Columbia, November 25, 1932, page 41 (results column)
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FOOT BALL RESULTS Howard Payne, 6; Southwestern, 0. Alabama, 20; Vanderbilt, O. Tennessee, 26; Kentucky, 0. South Carolina, Z; North Carolina State, Z (tie). Central Oklahoma Teachers. 13; East Central Teachers, 2. Centre, 20; Chattanooga, 8. Southwestern Oklahoma Teachers 10; Southeastern Oklahoma Teachers, O Morgan, 10; Virginia State, 7. - Phillips u, 6; Northwestern Teach ers, 0. King, 81; Milligan, 0. Shaw, 7; St. Augustine, Cie.) Tulsa IA: Oklahoma City, O. Southwestern. Al; Spring Hill, 6. Oklahoma Baptist, IA; Southwest ern, 7. Talladega, 49,. Knoxville, 0. Bacone Indian College, 80; Okla homa Military Academy, 7. Hattiesburg Teachers, 6; Union u, O. Midwest. Akron University, 20; Mount Union, g. Detroit, IA Oregon State College, 6. Maryville Teachers, II; Warrenburg Teachers, O. Kansas Wesleyan, 10; Baker, 7. St. Benedicts, IA; Tarkio, 6. Bethany. 7; Mcpherson. 2. North Dakota State, 20; Morning side, 0. Kentucky Military Institute. 7; Culyer Military, 0. Pittsburgh (Kan) Teachers, o; Springfield Teachers, 0 (tie). Missouri Valley, II; Central Col lege. o. Cornell College. o; Bradley, (tie). Luther, 81; Columbia, 0. Notre Dame B.” 81; Jordan Col lege, 9. Hanover. 20: Eastern Illinois State, 0. University of Cincinnati, ID; Miami u, II. xavier, 20; Haskell Institute, 7. Wittenberg, 7; Dayton, 6. ST. Louis u. 10; Washington u, 6. Nebraska, 21; Missouri. 6. Wichita u, %; Washburn, Z. College of Emporia, 10; Emporia Teachers, 6. Akron, 20: Mount Union, 0. Western Reserve, 8; John Carroll, 6. Monmouth, 20; Knox, 0. Arkansas State, 18; Lemoyne, 6. Hill-dale, At; Adrian, 0. Far West. Brigham Young 13; South Dakota, T. Colorado Aggies, %; Wyoming. 0. Denver University, 6; Colorado, o. Laverne, “a: Santa Barbara State, O Northern Arizona State, 20; Tempe State, 7. Whittier, 80; Redlands. T. Nevada, 7; Fresno State, 0. Oklahoma Aggies, 13; Arizona, 6. Washington State, 3; q. G. L. A, 0. st. Mary’s, Z; oregon, 0. Southern California, 9; Washing ton, 6. Idaho, SO; Utah Aggies, o.

Imperial Valley press, California, November 25, 1932, page 6 (results column)
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GRID UPSETS ON HOLIDAY NEW YORK, Nov. 25.--Thanksgiving day victories gave Colgate the best final record of any major eastern football team and awarded Southern California the Pacific coast title, leaving only the southern and southwestern championships to be decided before the season closes next week. Colgate, one of the few major teams in football history to finish its season undefeated, united and unscored against, topped the East ern list by overwhelming the hitherto unbeaten, united Brown Bears at Providence, 21–0. The Southern California Trojans nailed up the Pacific coast flag by pounding through to a 90 win over Washingtons strong eleven while U. C. L. A., the other conference contender, lost its title chance by bowling to Washington State 80. After these triumphs Andy Kerr’s Colgate Red Raiders and Howard Jones’ Trojans are generally regarded as the most likely opponents for the Pasadena Rose Bowl game New Years day. The Southern conference race was reduced to a two team affair when Vanderbilt’s unbeaten Com modores were engulfed by Alabamas Crimson Tide, 300. This leaves Auburn, which had an open date, leading, and Tennessee still in the running after its impressive 26–0 win over Kentucky. Texas retained its chance of tying for the southwest title by defeating the Texas Aggies 21–0, while the conference leader, Texas Chris tian, had an open date. The Chris tians will win the crown if they wallop Southern Methodist Saturday. A minor upset occurred in turkey days big traditional game when Pennsylvania beat Cornell 1877. George washington also provid-
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Tennessee 81% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Kentucky–Tennessee gameOfficially, Tennessee leads 85–26–9; as played, 84–25–9 in the 118 games on file; the official count covers all 121 meetings, counting the 93 since this game.
| 2025 | Tennessee 56, Kentucky 34 | |
| 2024 | Tennessee 28, Kentucky 18 | |
| 2023 | Tennessee 33, Kentucky 27 | |
| 2022 | Tennessee 44, Kentucky 6 | |
| 2021 | Tennessee 45, Kentucky 42 | |
| 2020 | Kentucky 34, Tennessee 7 |
Around this game
Kentucky
- Next gamevs. Maryville (TN)Sept. 23, 1933
- SeasonKentucky in 1932
- ProgramKentucky history and records
Tennessee
- Next gameat FloridaDec. 3, 1932
- SeasonTennessee in 1932
- ProgramTennessee history and records

