Tennessee at Kentucky

Saturday, November 22, 1947

Tennessee beat Kentucky 13–⁠6. It was their 43rd meeting; after it, Tennessee led the series 24–⁠10–⁠6 in the games on file.

AwayTennessee5–⁠5 in 1947
13
HomeKentucky8–⁠3 in 1947
6

FinalHigh 50°F, low 42°F, 0.1 in. of rainAttendance 25,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Co|Ieqe Football Scores

    Evening star, District of Columbia, November 23, 1947, page 42 (results column)

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    Co|Ieqe Football Scores Local. Georgetown, o; Geo. Wash. 0. Maryland, 20; Vanderbilt, 6. East. Aberdeen, 13; Phila. Navy, IL. Boston COL, Is; Mt. st. Mary’s, 7. Boston u, 20; Colgate, IA. Canisius, 81; Toledo, 13. Columbia, %; Syracuse, 8. Davis & Elk, 7; w. Va. WeS., 3. Dickinson, 7; Wash. g. jeff, 6. Ft. Devens, 80; Mohawk, IA. Grove City, 7; Carnegie Tech, 0. Haverford, 13; Swarthmore, 0. Holy Cross, 48; Fordham, O. Hofstra, 16, Kings Point, 7. Juniata, 20; Lebanon Valley, 6. Kings College, IL; Keystone, 7. Lafayette, 7; Lehigh, o. Marshall, 33; Bradley, 10. Muhlenberg, 80; Bucknell, O. Penn. State, %; Pitt, 0. Penn. Frosh, 7; Cornell Frosh, 6. Penn. Military, 27; Albright, 19. Princeton, IA; Dartmouth, IL. Princeton Jay, 13; Dart. Jay, o. Wagner, 27; Hartwick, 6. Washington College, 20; Rider, 6. Wash. & Lee, 18; Delaware, 13. West. Md, IA; Johns Hopkins, IA. West Virginia, 81; Temple. 0. Wilks, 13; Wyoming Seminary, Z. Yale, 81; Harvard, 81. South. Ala abama, Al; Louisiana State, IL. Benedict Is. c., o.. NJ. Brown, O.. Clemson, “a; Auburn, 18. Davidson, %; Citadel, Z. Fort Valley, Is: Alabama State, O. Georgia, 27; Chattanooga, 0. Georgia Tech, 81; Furman, 0. Grambling, Ct; Butler, 8. Mississippi State, IA; Mississippi Southern, 7. Murray, 81; Western (Ky.), o. North Carolina, 81; Duke. O. North Carolina State, 7; Va, 2. Paris Island, ST; Fort Jackson, 0. Sewanee, 80; Hampden-Syd., 7. Tennessee, 13; Kentucky, 6. William g. Mary, 20; Bowling Green, o. Wofford, 13; Randolph-Macon, 7. Midwest. Cincinnati, 26; Butler, 10. Dayton, Z; St. Bonaventure, 8. Denison, IL; Wittenberg, 6. Emporia, 6; Upper Iowa, O. Emporia State, %; Pitt Tchrs., Z. Hillsdale (Mich.), Al; Ill. Col, 7.

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)

Kentucky 68% to win. Tennessee pulled the upset.

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 78 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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