Georgia vs. Kentucky

Georgia and Kentucky have 79 meetings on file, the first in 1939; Georgia leads the series 65–⁠12–⁠2 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Georgia 10–⁠0, and Georgia has won the last 16.

Scheduled 2027 at Kentucky; 2029 at Georgia. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).

Georgia wins
65
Kentucky wins
12
Ties
2
Earliest on file
1939
Longest streak
16 Georgia
Current streak
16 Georgia
Last 10 meetings
Georgia 10–⁠0
Most recent
2025

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1930s0–⁠1
1940s5–⁠2–⁠1
1950s3–⁠1
1960s8–⁠1–⁠1
1970s8–⁠2
1980s9–⁠1
1990s8–⁠2
2000s8–⁠2
2010s10–⁠0
2020s6–⁠0
Both ranked
5 meetings: Georgia 5, Kentucky 0
Average margin
15.5 points; 27 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Georgia
33–⁠4–⁠2 Georgia’s record at home
At Kentucky
8–⁠32 Kentucky’s record at home
Shutouts
9

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Georgia’s biggest win2004: Georgia 62, Kentucky 17by 45 points
  2. Kentucky’s biggest win1977: Kentucky 33, Georgia 0by 33 points
  3. Upset1973: Kentucky 12, Georgia 7Kentucky had a 22% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset2006: Kentucky 24, Georgia 20Kentucky had a 31% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset2009: Kentucky 34, Georgia 27Kentucky had a 33% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  6. Ranked showdown2021: Georgia 30, Kentucky 13No. 11 Kentucky at No. 1 Georgia
  7. Ranked showdown2018: Georgia 34, Kentucky 17No. 6 Georgia at No. 11 Kentucky
  8. Ranked showdown2023: Georgia 51, Kentucky 13No. 20 Kentucky at No. 1 Georgia

Coach against coach

YearsGeorgiaSeriesKentucky
1939–⁠1944Wallace Butts2–⁠1–⁠1A.D. Kirwan
1946–⁠1949Wallace Butts2–⁠2Bear Bryant
1956–⁠1960Wallace Butts4–⁠1Blanton Collier
1964–⁠1968Vince Dooley4–⁠1Charley Bradshaw
1969–⁠1972Vince Dooley4–⁠0John Ray
1973–⁠1981Vince Dooley7–⁠2Fran Curci
1982–⁠1988Vince Dooley6–⁠1Jerry Claiborne
1990–⁠1995Ray Goff5–⁠1Bill Curry
1997–⁠2000Jim Donnan4–⁠0Hal Mumme
2003–⁠2009Mark Richt5–⁠2Rich Brooks
2010–⁠2012Mark Richt3–⁠0Joker Phillips
2013–⁠2015Mark Richt3–⁠0Mark Stoops
2016–⁠2025Kirby Smart10–⁠0Mark Stoops

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Georgia’s side (Butts 2–⁠1–⁠1 against Kirwan). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Georgia and Kentucky, 1939 on1300150017001900194019501960197019801990200020102020

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.

Stars of the series

Biggest days

Aaron Murray Georgia30 of 38, 427 yards, 4 TD2012 Passing
Carson Beck Georgia28 of 35, 389 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT2023 Passing
Washaun Ealey Georgia28 carries, 157 yards, 5 TD2010 Rushing
Tavarres King Georgia9 catches, 188 yards, 2 TD2012 Receiving
Mohamed Massaquoi Georgia8 catches, 191 yards, 1 TD2008 Receiving

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).

From the newspapers

  • The Henderson daily dispatch's story of the 1939 game: They're Still Talking A b o Ut Carolina's Passing Against Tu- lane Last Saturday Down In New Or leans; Vols TO Get Bowl Bid.

    1939 · Henderson daily dispatch, Henderson, N.C., Oct 26, 1939

  • The The Wilmington morning star's story of the 1942 game: GEORGIA DEFEATS KENTUCKY, 7 TO 6 kentuckians Knock Orange Bowl Glitter Off Their Opponents

    1942 · The Wilmington morning star, Sep 20, 1942

  • The Evening star's story of the 1945 game: Smith Leads Georgia Team In Trimming Kentucky

    1945 · Evening star, Oct 14, 1945

  • The The Daily Alaska empire's story of the 1946 game: FOOTBALL q SCORES

    1946 · The Daily Alaska empire, Oct 12, 1946

  • The The Daily Alaska empire's story of the 1947 game: Gsy1o FOOTBALL \ SCORES

    1947 · The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, Oct 13, 1947

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 earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.

On television

ESPN’s College GameDay has broadcast from this game once: 2021.

2025ABC3.7 million viewers

College GameDay’s sites from Wikipedia’s list of its locations (CC BY-SA). Viewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.

Photos

  • Commonwealth Stadium - Georgia at UK, October 2012 Flickr Tags: commonwealth stadium kentucky UK georgia sec football college football college.
    Commonwealth Stadium – Georgia at UK, October 2012 Flickr Tags: commonwealth stadium kentucky UK georgia sec football college football college.Photo: Navin75, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    The 2012 game

From the rivalry’s and its games’ categories on Wikimedia Commons (free licenses only, each credited).

Every game

Oct 4, 202512Georgia 35, Kentucky 14at Georgia
Sep 14, 20241Georgia 13, Kentucky 12at Kentucky
Oct 7, 20231Georgia 51, 20Kentucky 13at Georgia
Nov 19, 20221Georgia 16, Kentucky 6at Kentucky
Oct 16, 20211Georgia 30, 11Kentucky 13at Georgia
Oct 31, 20205Georgia 14, Kentucky 3at Kentucky
Oct 19, 201910Georgia 21, Kentucky 0at Georgia
Nov 3, 20186Georgia 34, 11Kentucky 17at Kentucky
Nov 18, 20177Georgia 42, Kentucky 13at Georgia
Nov 5, 2016Georgia 27, Kentucky 24at Kentucky
Nov 7, 2015Georgia 27, Kentucky 3at Georgia
Nov 8, 201417Georgia 63, Kentucky 31at Kentucky
Nov 23, 2013Georgia 59, Kentucky 17at Georgia
Oct 20, 201213Georgia 29, Kentucky 24at Kentucky
Nov 19, 201113Georgia 19, Kentucky 10at Georgia
Oct 23, 2010Georgia 44, Kentucky 31at Kentucky
Nov 21, 2009Kentucky 34, Georgia 27at Georgia
Nov 8, 200814Georgia 42, Kentucky 38at Kentucky
Nov 17, 20078Georgia 24, 22Kentucky 13at Georgia
Nov 4, 2006Kentucky 24, Georgia 20at Kentucky
Nov 19, 200514Georgia 45, Kentucky 13at Georgia
Nov 6, 20048Georgia 62, Kentucky 17at Kentucky
Nov 22, 20036Georgia 30, Kentucky 10at Georgia
Oct 26, 20025Georgia 52, Kentucky 24at Kentucky
Oct 20, 2001Georgia 43, Kentucky 29at Georgia
Oct 21, 200012Georgia 34, Kentucky 30at Kentucky
Oct 23, 199914Georgia 49, Kentucky 34at Georgia
Oct 24, 199811Georgia 28, Kentucky 26at Kentucky
Oct 25, 199716Georgia 23, Kentucky 13at Georgia
Oct 26, 1996Kentucky 24, Georgia 17at Kentucky
Oct 21, 1995Georgia 12, Kentucky 3at Georgia
Oct 22, 1994Georgia 34, Kentucky 30at Kentucky
Oct 23, 1993Georgia 33, Kentucky 28at Georgia
Oct 24, 19927Georgia 40, Kentucky 7at Kentucky
Oct 26, 199124Georgia 49, Kentucky 27at Georgia
Oct 27, 1990Kentucky 26, Georgia 24at Kentucky
Oct 28, 1989Georgia 34, Kentucky 23at Georgia
Oct 22, 1988Kentucky 16, 11Georgia 10at Kentucky
Oct 24, 198712Georgia 17, Kentucky 14at Georgia
Oct 25, 1986Georgia 31, Kentucky 9at Kentucky
Oct 26, 1985Georgia 26, Kentucky 6at Georgia
Oct 27, 198413Georgia 37, Kentucky 7at Kentucky
Oct 22, 19837Georgia 47, Kentucky 21at Georgia
Oct 23, 19823Georgia 27, Kentucky 14at Kentucky
Oct 24, 19817Georgia 21, Kentucky 0at Georgia
Oct 25, 19805Georgia 27, Kentucky 0at Kentucky
Oct 27, 1979Georgia 20, Kentucky 6at Georgia
Oct 28, 197816Georgia 17, Kentucky 16at Kentucky
Oct 22, 19778Kentucky 33, Georgia 0at Georgia
Oct 23, 197610Georgia 31, Kentucky 7at Kentucky
Oct 25, 1975Georgia 21, Kentucky 13at Georgia
Oct 26, 1974Georgia 24, Kentucky 20at Kentucky
Oct 27, 1973Kentucky 12, Georgia 7at Georgia
Oct 28, 1972Georgia 13, Kentucky 7at Kentucky
Oct 23, 19718Georgia 34, Kentucky 0at Georgia
Oct 24, 1970Georgia 19, Kentucky 3at Kentucky
Oct 25, 196913Georgia 30, Kentucky 0at Georgia
Oct 26, 19688Georgia 35, Kentucky 14at Kentucky
Oct 28, 19676Georgia 31, Kentucky 7at Kentucky
Oct 22, 1966Georgia 27, Kentucky 15at Georgia
Oct 23, 1965Kentucky 28, 10Georgia 10at Kentucky
Oct 24, 1964Georgia 21, Kentucky 7at Georgia
Oct 26, 1963Georgia 17, Kentucky 14at Kentucky
Oct 27, 1962Georgia 7, Kentucky 7at Georgia
Oct 28, 1961Georgia 16, Kentucky 15at Georgia
Oct 22, 1960Georgia 17, Kentucky 13at Kentucky
Oct 24, 1959Georgia 14, Kentucky 7at Kentucky
Oct 25, 1958Georgia 28, Kentucky 0at Georgia
Oct 26, 1957Georgia 33, Kentucky 14at Kentucky
Oct 27, 1956Kentucky 14, Georgia 7at Georgia
Oct 8, 194915Kentucky 25, Georgia 0at Kentucky
Oct 9, 1948Georgia 35, Kentucky 12at Georgia
Oct 11, 1947Kentucky 26, 9Georgia 0at Kentucky
Oct 11, 19468Georgia 28, 19Kentucky 13at Georgia
Oct 13, 1945Georgia 48, Kentucky 6at Kentucky
Oct 13, 1944Georgia 13, Kentucky 12at Georgia
Sep 19, 1942Georgia 7, Kentucky 6at Kentucky
Oct 25, 1940Georgia 7, Kentucky 7at Georgia
Oct 21, 1939Kentucky 13, Georgia 6at Kentucky

Every game is listed as played on the field.