Kentucky vs. NC State
Kentucky and NC State have 3 meetings on file, the first in 1909; Kentucky leads the series 2–1 in the games on file. Over the last 3 meetings it’s Kentucky 2–1, and Kentucky has won the last 2. Share
- Kentucky wins
- 2
- NC State wins
- 1
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1909
- Longest streak
- 2 Kentucky
- Current streak
- 2 Kentucky
- Last 10 meetings
- Kentucky 2–1
- Most recent
- 2020
The series at a glance
- Average margin
- 12 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Kentucky
- 1–0 Kentucky’s record at home
- At NC State
- 1–0 NC State’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 1–0 Kentucky first
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
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
| Jamin Davis Kentucky | 13 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 0.5 for loss, 1 INT | 2020 Defense |
Named most valuable
| Asim Rose Jr. Kentucky | 2020 |
| Zonovan Knight NC State | 2020 |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on). Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).
Every game
| Jan 2, 2021 | Kentucky 23, 24NC State 21 | EverBank Stadium | Gator Bowl | |
| Oct 31, 1970 | Kentucky 27, NC State 2 | at Kentucky | ||
| Oct 22, 1909 | NC State 15, Kentucky 6 | at NC State |
Every game is listed as played on the field.