Tennessee at Kentucky

Saturday, November 29, 2003

No. 7 Tennessee beat Kentucky 20–⁠7. It was their 99th meeting; after it, Tennessee led the series 65–⁠22–⁠9 in the games on file.

Away7Tennessee10–⁠3 in 2003
20
HomeKentucky4–⁠8 in 2003
7

Final at Kroger Field, LexingtonHigh 36°F, low 28°FAttendance 65,733

At kickoff
34°F, mostly cloudy, wind 14 mph from the westWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Blue Grass Airport (KLEX), 9 km from the stadium, 24 minutes after kickoff

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Tennessee0371020
Kentucky70007

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Tennessee 73% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Officially, 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 22 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Tennessee 56, Kentucky 34
2024Tennessee 28, Kentucky 18
2023Tennessee 33, Kentucky 27
2022Tennessee 44, Kentucky 6
2021Tennessee 45, Kentucky 42
2020Kentucky 34, Tennessee 7

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