Kentucky at Tennessee

Saturday, November 21, 1942

No. 11 Tennessee beat Kentucky 26–⁠0. It was their 38th meeting; after it, Tennessee led the series 19–⁠10–⁠6 in the games on file.

AwayKentucky3–⁠6–⁠1 in 1942
0
Home11Tennessee9–⁠1–⁠1 in 1942
26

FinalHigh 75°F, low 58°FAttendance 20,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Results OF Football Games Yesterday

    Evening star, November 22, 1942, page 35 (results column)

    Read the text

    Results OF Football Games Yesterday Bluefield State. 80; Winston Salem Teachers, 0. Lincoln, “a; Delaware College, 0. Geneva, 81; Bethany, 6. East Stroudsburg, 13; Panzer, 7. SOUTH. Auburn, 81 Georgia, 49, Georgia Tech. 20; Florida, 7. Tennessee, 26; Kentucky, 0. Duke, At; North Carolina State o. North Carolina. 28; Virginia, 49, North Carolina Pre- Flight, Il; William and Mary, o. Randolph Macon s; Hampden-sydney, g (tie). Lane (Tenn) IA; Xavier, IL. The Citadel, 21; Davidson, 8. Mississippi State, 81; Mississippi, 49, Alabama, ~; Vanderbilt, T. Miami, -; South Carolina, 6. Western Kentucky Teachers. a. Murray Teach .ers, Is. Morehead tKy) Teachers, 10; Maryvile, 6. Louisiana Tech, SO; Memphis State z. Presbyterian Al; Tampa, Z. Florida A. and NJ, 80; Alabama A. and NJ, 0. Continued on Page ca. Col. -

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 82% 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 83 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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