Memphis at Kentucky
Saturday, November 2, 1957 Share
Kentucky beat Memphis 53–7. It was their fourth meeting; Kentucky leads the series 4–0.
FinalHigh 67°F, low 40°F, 0.02 in. of rain
In the newspapers
Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 3, 1957, page 62
Read the text
Kentucky Gets First Victory LEXINGTON, KY. Nov. 2 (R). -Kentucky’s long dormant Of tense erupted today in its greatest outburst in six years as the Wildcats won their first game this season, a 53–7 rout over outmanned Memphis State. The issue was settled in the first 10 minutes when Kentucky took a 21–0 lead. Kentucky combined four runs and four passes for its touchdowns, with seven players scoring. Kentucky -------- 81 IS IS 6–53
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 73% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Memphis–Kentucky gameKentucky leads 4–0 in four meetings.
| 1957 | Kentucky 53, Memphis 7 | |
| 1955 | Kentucky 41, Memphis 7 | |
| 1954 | Kentucky 33, Memphis 7 | |
| 1953 | Kentucky 20, Memphis 7 |
Around this game
Memphis
- Next gamevs. Ole MissSept. 20, 1958
- SeasonMemphis in 1957
- ProgramMemphis history and records
Kentucky
- Next gameat VanderbiltNov. 9, 1957
- SeasonKentucky in 1957
- ProgramKentucky history and records