Kentucky vs. Villanova

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

1. Kentucky’s biggest win1955: Kentucky 28, Villanova 0by 28 points
2. Villanova’s biggest win1952: Villanova 25, Kentucky 6by 19 points
3. Upset1952: Villanova 25, Kentucky 6Villanova had a 29% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

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

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.

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  1947 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Dec 7, 1947

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  1950 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Oct 23, 1950

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  1951 · The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, Oct 22, 1951

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  1952 · The Key West citizen. (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, Florida, Sep 25, 1952

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 is listed as played on the field.

• Kentucky vs. Tennessee118 meetings, Kentucky 25–⁠84–⁠9
• Kentucky vs. Vanderbilt95 meetings, Kentucky 49–⁠42–⁠4
• Kentucky vs. Georgia79 meetings, Kentucky 12–⁠65–⁠2
• Kentucky vs. Florida76 meetings, Kentucky 22–⁠54
• Villanova vs. Boston College42 meetings, Villanova 14–⁠27–⁠1
• Villanova vs. Delaware40 meetings, Villanova 26–⁠13–⁠1
• Villanova vs. Detroit Mercy32 meetings, Villanova 18–⁠12–⁠2
• Villanova vs. Temple32 meetings, Villanova 15–⁠16–⁠1