Game notes: Kentucky at Missouri
Saturday, November 21, kickoff time not yet set, Memorial Stadium.The game page.
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The matchup
- Kentucky (6–1, 4–1 in conference) at Missouri (5–2, 2–2 in conference), Saturday, November 21, kickoff time not yet set, Memorial Stadium.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
The series
- It will be their 15th meeting; Kentucky leads the series 9–5 as played. Officially, Kentucky leads 8–5; as played, 9–5. The NCAA vacated Kentucky’s win (2021); it doesn’t count officially.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, October 14, 2023: Missouri 38, Kentucky 21.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1965: Kentucky 7, Missouri 0.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Missouri is 3–4 at home against Kentucky.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2023: Missouri 38–21 (at Kentucky); 2022: Kentucky 21–17 (at Missouri); 2021: Kentucky 35–28 (at Kentucky); 2020: Missouri 20–10 (at Missouri); 2019: Kentucky 29–7 (at Kentucky).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Kentucky
- Kentucky is 6–1 (4–1 in conference games), 2–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 45–13 vs. Youngstown State; L 17–45 vs. No. 12 Alabama; W 31–21 at No. 9 Texas A&M; W 45–21 vs. South Alabama; W 35–34 at South Carolina; W 35–34 vs. No. 10 LSU; W 21–13 at Oklahoma.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Kentucky has won five straight, since losing 45–17 to Alabama (Sept. 12, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Kentucky is No. 31 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Will Stein is 6–1 in his first season at Kentucky.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Will Stein faces Missouri as a head coach for the first time.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Kenny Minchey (QB): 1,552 passing yards, 13 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- C.J. Baxter Jr. (RB): 484 rushing yards, 8 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Grant Godfrey (LB): 67 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT, No. 8 in FBS in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2020, Kentucky lost to No. 1 Alabama 63–3.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
Missouri
- Missouri is 5–2 (2–2 in conference games), 1–2 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 54–14 vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff; W 38–21 at Kansas; W 27–17 vs. Troy; L 24–31 at No. 24 Mississippi State; W 45–17 vs. No. 8 Florida; W 27–6 vs. Texas A&M; L 3–31 at No. 9 Ole Miss.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Missouri is No. 24 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Eli Drinkwitz is 51–31 in his seventh season at Missouri and 63–32 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Eli Drinkwitz is 2–2 against Kentucky.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Jamal Roberts (RB): 867 rushing yards, 8 TD, No. 1 in FBS in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Cayden Lee (WR): 45 catches, 652 yards, 5 TD, No. 9 in FBS in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Nicholas Rodriguez (LB): 72 tackles, 1.5 sacks, No. 2 in FBS in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 1998, Missouri lost to No. 2 Kansas State 31–25.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- It is the first meeting of Will Stein and Eli Drinkwitz as head coaches.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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