Kentucky vs. Washington and Lee
Kentucky and Washington and Lee first met in 1923 and have played 18 times; Kentucky leads the series 10–7–1. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Kentucky 7–3, and Kentucky has won the last 3. Share
- Kentucky wins
- 10
- Washington and Lee wins
- 7
- Ties
- 1
- First meeting
- 1923
- Longest streak
- 5 Kentucky
- Current streak
- 3 Kentucky
- Last 10 meetings
- Kentucky 7–3
- Most recent
- 1942
The series at a glance
- Average margin
- 20.4 points; 7 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Kentucky
- 8–6–1 Kentucky’s record at home
- At Washington and Lee
- 1–2 Washington and Lee’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
- Kentucky’s biggest win1942: Kentucky 53, Washington and Lee 0by 53 points
- Washington and Lee’s biggest win1927: Washington and Lee 25, Kentucky 0by 25 points
- Upset1934: Washington and Lee 7, Kentucky 0Washington and Lee had a 33% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
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

1923 · The Birmingham age-herald, Oct 17, 1923

1924 · The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, Oct 19, 1924

1927 · Evening star, Oct 28, 1927

1928 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Oct 14, 1928

1930 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Oct 19, 1930
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
Every game is listed as played on the field.