Kentucky vs. Maryland
Kentucky and Maryland have 7 meetings on file, the first in 1931; Maryland leads the series 3–2–2 in the games on file. Over the last 7 meetings it’s Maryland 3–2. Share
- Kentucky wins
- 2
- Maryland wins
- 3
- Ties
- 2
- Earliest on file
- 1931
- Longest streak
- 2 Maryland
- Current streak
- 1 Kentucky
- Last 10 meetings
- Maryland 3–2
- Most recent
- 1979
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0–0–1 | ||||||||||
| 1950s | 1–1 | ||||||||||
| 1970s | 1–2–1 |
- Average margin
- 9.7 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Kentucky
- 1–1–1 Kentucky’s record at home
- At Maryland
- 2–1–1 Maryland’s record at home
- Shutouts
- 2
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Kentucky’s biggest win1956: Kentucky 14, Maryland 0by 14 points
- Maryland’s biggest win1954: Maryland 20, Kentucky 0by 20 points
Coach against coach
| Years | Kentucky | Series | Maryland |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975–1979 | Fran Curci | 1–2–1 | Jerry Claiborne |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Kentucky’s side (Curci 1–2–1 against Claiborne). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.
Both programs through the years
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.
From the newspapers

1931 · The Washington times, District of Columbia, Oct 19, 1931

1954 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Sep 19, 1954

1956 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Nov 4, 1956
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.
Every game
| Sep 29, 1979 | Kentucky 14, Maryland 7 | at Kentucky | ||
| Sep 30, 1978 | 15Maryland 20, Kentucky 3 | at Maryland | ||
| Oct 30, 1976 | 5Maryland 24, Kentucky 14 | at Maryland | ||
| Sep 27, 1975 | Kentucky 10, 20Maryland 10 | at Kentucky | ||
| Nov 3, 1956 | Kentucky 14, Maryland 0 | at Maryland | ||
| Sep 18, 1954 | 3Maryland 20, Kentucky 0 | at Kentucky | ||
| Oct 17, 1931 | Maryland 6, Kentucky 6 | at Maryland |
Every game is listed as played on the field.