Kentucky at Vanderbilt
Saturday, October 18, 1947 Share
No. 20 Kentucky beat No. 10 Vanderbilt 14–0. It was their 24th meeting; after it, Vanderbilt led the series 16–3–2 in the games on file.
FinalHigh 78°F, low 59°F, 0.12 in. of rainAttendance 22,500
On the newsreel
- KENTUCKY TOPS VANDERBILTThe hitherto unbeaten Commodores of Vanderbilt go down to defeat at the hands of the Kentucky Wildcats, 14-0. Several jarring plays are shown during the gridiron upset
Universal Newsreel, National Archives (catalog record). Story titles and words as Universal’s release sheet gives them; the films themselves may still be under copyright, so we link to the record rather than show them.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Vanderbilt 52% to win. Kentucky pulled the upset.
The series
Every Kentucky–Vanderbilt gameOfficially, Kentucky leads 48–45–4; as played, 49–42–4 in the 95 games on file; the official count covers all 98 meetings, counting the 74 since this game.
| 2025 | Vanderbilt 45, Kentucky 17 | |
| 2024 | Vanderbilt 20, Kentucky 13 | |
| 2023 | Kentucky 45, Vanderbilt 28 | |
| 2022 | Vanderbilt 24, Kentucky 21 | |
| 2021 | Kentucky 34, Vanderbilt 17 | |
| 2020 | Kentucky 38, Vanderbilt 35 |
Around this game
Kentucky
- Next gameat Michigan StateOct. 25, 1947
- SeasonKentucky in 1947
- ProgramKentucky history and records
Vanderbilt
- Next gameat LSUOct. 25, 1947
- SeasonVanderbilt in 1947
- ProgramVanderbilt history and records