Kentucky vs. Missouri
Kentucky and Missouri have 14 meetings on file, the first in 1965; officially, Kentucky leads 8–5; as played, 9–5 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Kentucky 7–3. The NCAA vacated Kentucky’s win (2021); it doesn’t count officially. This page counts every game as it was played. Share
- Official series
- Kentucky leads 8–5
- Kentucky wins on file
- 9
- Missouri wins on file
- 5
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1965
- Longest streak
- 5 Kentucky
- Current streak
- 1 Missouri
- Last 10 meetings
- Kentucky 7–3
- Most recent
- 2023
The series at a glance
- Average margin
- 11.9 points; 7 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Kentucky
- 5–2 Kentucky’s record at home
- At Missouri
- 3–4 Missouri’s record at home
- Shutouts
- 1
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Kentucky’s biggest win2019: Kentucky 29, Missouri 7by 22 points
- Missouri’s biggest win2013: Missouri 48, Kentucky 17by 31 points
- Upset1965: Kentucky 7, Missouri 0Kentucky had a 30% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset2015: Kentucky 21, Missouri 13Kentucky had a 32% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset2023: Missouri 38, Kentucky 21Missouri had a 34% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
Coach against coach
| Years | Kentucky | Series | Missouri |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013–2015 | Mark Stoops | 1–2 | Gary Pinkel |
| 2016–2019 | Mark Stoops | 4–0 | Barry Odom |
| 2020–2023 | Mark Stoops | 2–2 | Eli Drinkwitz |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Kentucky’s side (Stoops 1–2 against Pinkel). 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.
Stars of the series
Biggest days
| Chris Rodriguez Jr. Kentucky | 27 carries, 207 yards, 2 TD | 2021 Rushing |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).
Every game
| Nov 21, 2026 | Kentucky at Missouri upcoming | at Missouri | ||
| Oct 14, 2023 | Missouri 38, 24Kentucky 21 | at Kentucky | ||
| Nov 5, 2022 | Kentucky 21, Missouri 17 | at Missouri | ||
| Sep 11, 2021 | Kentucky 35, Missouri 28vacated | at Kentucky | ||
| Oct 24, 2020 | Missouri 20, Kentucky 10 | at Missouri | ||
| Oct 26, 2019 | Kentucky 29, Missouri 7 | at Kentucky | ||
| Oct 27, 2018 | 12Kentucky 15, Missouri 14 | at Missouri | ||
| Oct 7, 2017 | Kentucky 40, Missouri 34 | at Kentucky | ||
| Oct 29, 2016 | Kentucky 35, Missouri 21 | at Missouri | ||
| Sep 26, 2015 | Kentucky 21, 25Missouri 13 | at Kentucky | ||
| Nov 1, 2014 | Missouri 20, Kentucky 10 | at Missouri | ||
| Nov 9, 2013 | 9Missouri 48, Kentucky 17 | at Kentucky | ||
| Oct 27, 2012 | Missouri 33, Kentucky 10 | at Missouri | ||
| Sep 21, 1968 | Kentucky 12, Missouri 6 | at Kentucky | ||
| Sep 18, 1965 | Kentucky 7, Missouri 0 | at Missouri |
Every game is listed as played on the field; a win the NCAA later vacated is marked “vacated”; the official series above counts them the NCAA’s way.