Central Michigan vs. Kentucky

Central Michigan and Kentucky have 7 meetings on file, the first in 1983; Kentucky leads the series 7–⁠0 in the games on file. Over the last 7 meetings it’s Kentucky 7–⁠0, and Kentucky has won the last 7.

Central Michigan wins
0
Kentucky wins
7
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1983
Longest streak
7 Kentucky
Current streak
7 Kentucky
Last 10 meetings
Kentucky 7–⁠0
Most recent
2018

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1980s0–⁠2
1990s0–⁠2
2000s0–⁠1
2010s0–⁠2
Average margin
10.9 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Kentucky
7–⁠0 Kentucky’s record at home

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Kentucky’s biggest win1983: Kentucky 31, Central Michigan 14by 17 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Central Michigan and Kentucky, 1983 on1300150017001990200020102020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Every game

Sep 1, 2018Kentucky 35, Central Michigan 20at Kentucky
Sep 10, 2011Kentucky 27, Central Michigan 13at Kentucky
Sep 30, 2006Kentucky 45, Central Michigan 36at Kentucky
Sep 5, 1992Kentucky 21, Central Michigan 14at Kentucky
Sep 1, 1990Kentucky 20, Central Michigan 17at Kentucky
Sep 3, 1988Kentucky 18, Central Michigan 7at Kentucky
Sep 3, 1983Kentucky 31, Central Michigan 14at Kentucky

Every game is listed as played on the field.