Kentucky at Auburn
Saturday, October 12, 1957 Share
No. 9 Auburn beat Kentucky 6–0. It was their sixth meeting; after it, Auburn led the series 3–2–1.
FinalHigh 79°F, low 54°F
In the newspapers

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.
The series
Every Kentucky–Auburn gameAuburn leads 28–7–1 in 36 meetings, counting the 30 since this game.
| 2025 | Kentucky 10, Auburn 3 | |
| 2024 | Auburn 24, Kentucky 10 | |
| 2020 | Auburn 29, Kentucky 13 | |
| 2015 | Auburn 30, Kentucky 27 | |
| 2010 | Auburn 37, Kentucky 34 | |
| 2009 | Kentucky 21, Auburn 14 |
Around this game
Kentucky
- Next gameat LSUOct. 19, 1957
- SeasonKentucky in 1957
- ProgramKentucky history and records
Auburn
- Next gameat Georgia TechOct. 19, 1957
- SeasonAuburn in 1957
- ProgramAuburn history and records

