Kentucky at Auburn

Saturday, October 12, 1957

No. 9 Auburn beat Kentucky 6–⁠0. It was their sixth meeting; after it, Auburn led the series 3–⁠2–⁠1.

AwayKentucky3–⁠7 in 1957
0
Home9Auburn10–⁠0 in 1957
6

FinalHigh 79°F, low 54°F

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Auburn Pushed |ToLinlit 10 Beat Kentucky, 90

    Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 13, 1957, page 1

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    Auburn Pushed |ToLinlit 10 Beat Kentucky, 90 AUBURN, Ala, Oct. IL Up. --Unbeaten Auburn was pushed to the limit today to take a 60 victory over Kentucky in a game marTed by frequent penalties. Billy Atkins. fullback for the ninth-ranked Tigers. slammed across from the six In the third period for the only score. 1t came early in the quarter to end a 36-yard drive. started when Atkins bounced on a Wildcat tumble after he had knocked the bah loose from Quarterback Lowell Huges on a pitchout play. A l5-yard personal foul pen atty against Kentucky had placed the ball on the 8. It came after Tommy Lorino ,l65-pound Auburn halfback was stopped on the 81 by Lou Michaels. Ken tucky’s All-America tackle can didate. Lorino made 8 on the run, but was out of the game for several minutes. Otherwise, 1t was mostly a case Of two rugged lines stop ping offensive threats. Auburn drove TO the Kentucky 4 after the touchdown but a fourth down plunge failed to get the needed yard. Michaels. great on defense all day. was booed by the Auburn partisans when he left the game momentarily in the final period. But they cheered him when he came back. Great play by Red Phillips and Jerry Wilson. Auburn ends, contained the Wildcat attack. k ksSSsqsEs – g g q Auburn Seoring-Touchdow Atkins

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)

Auburn 72% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Auburn leads 28–⁠7–⁠1 in 36 meetings, counting the 30 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Kentucky 10, Auburn 3
2024Auburn 24, Kentucky 10
2020Auburn 29, Kentucky 13
2015Auburn 30, Kentucky 27
2010Auburn 37, Kentucky 34
2009Kentucky 21, Auburn 14

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