Kentucky at Tennessee
Saturday, November 24, 1956 Share
No. 2 Tennessee beat Kentucky 20–7. It was their 52nd meeting; after it, Tennessee led the series 28–13–8 in the games on file.
FinalHigh 46°F, low 31°FAttendance 45,000
On the newsreel
- TENNESSEE 20, KENTUCKY 7The unbeaten Volunteers of Tennessee fight their way from behind in the fourth quarter to preserve their #2 national ranking. All-American Johnny Majors shines in the blazing Vol attack
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)
Tennessee 72% 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 69 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 gameat Georgia TechSept. 21, 1957
- SeasonKentucky in 1956
- ProgramKentucky history and records
Tennessee
- Next gameat VanderbiltDec. 1, 1956
- SeasonTennessee in 1956
- ProgramTennessee history and records