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Tennessee

THE RIVALS · ALL-TIME SERIES

VS. TENNESSEE

109-52

+57

67.7%

WIN PCT

161

GAMES

+1,156

PT DIFF

HOME

66-1285%

AWAY

39-3652%

NEUTRAL

4-450%

TOURNEY

0-10%

CURRENT: W2LAST PLAYED FEB 7, 2026

W20

BEST STREAK · Feb 1950 → Jan 1960

L5

WORST STREAK · Feb 1975 → Mar 1977

★ BIGGEST WIN

101–40+61

MAR 12, 1993

▼ WORST LOSS

58–88-30

FEB 16, 2013

SCORING AVERAGES

Kentucky PPG75.4

Tennessee PPG68.2

Avg margin+7.2

Total point diff+1,156

NOTABLE GAMES

BIGGEST WIN

Mar 12, 1993101-40+61

WORST LOSS

Feb 16, 201358-88-30

HIGHEST SCORING

Feb 21, 1990100-102202 PTS

GAME HISTORY · 161

2020S

10W · 6L

Feb 7, 20262025-26

+3

Jan 17, 20262025-26

+2

Mar 28, 20252024-25Tournament

-13

Feb 11, 20252024-25

+11

Jan 28, 20252024-25

+5

Mar 9, 20242023-24

+4

Feb 3, 20242023-24

-11

Feb 18, 20232022-23

+12

Jan 14, 20232022-23

+7

Mar 12, 20222021-22SEC Tournament

-7

Feb 15, 20222021-22

-13

Jan 15, 20222021-22

+28

Feb 20, 20212020-21

+15

Feb 6, 20212020-21

-11

Mar 3, 20202019-20

-8

Feb 8, 20202019-20

+13

2010S

13W · 8L

Mar 16, 20192018-19SEC Tournament

-4

Mar 2, 20192018-19

-19

Feb 16, 20192018-19

+17

Mar 11, 20182017-18SEC Tournament

+5

Feb 6, 20182017-18

-2

Jan 6, 20182017-18

-11

Feb 14, 20172016-17

+25

Jan 24, 20172016-17

-2

Feb 18, 20162015-16

+10

Feb 2, 20162015-16

-7

Feb 17, 20152014-15

+18

Jan 18, 20142013-14

+8

Feb 16, 20132012-13

-30

Jan 15, 20132012-13

+10

Jan 31, 20122011-12

+25

Jan 14, 20122011-12

+3

Mar 6, 20112010-11

+6

Feb 8, 20112010-11

+12

Mar 13, 20102009-10SEC Tournament

+29

Feb 27, 20102009-10

-9

Feb 13, 20102009-10

+11

2000S

16W · 5L

Feb 21, 20092008-09

+19

Jan 13, 20092008-09

+18

Mar 2, 20082007-08

-3

Jan 22, 20082007-08

+6

Feb 13, 20072006-07

-4

Jan 28, 20072006-07

+19

Mar 1, 20062005-06

+2

Feb 7, 20062005-06

-8

Mar 11, 20052004-05SEC Tournament

+14

Mar 2, 20052004-05

+12

Jan 25, 20052004-05

+22

Feb 25, 20042003-04

+32

Jan 20, 20042003-041OT

+1

Feb 26, 20032002-03

+12

Jan 8, 20032002-03

+3

Feb 19, 20022001-02

+3

Feb 6, 20022001-021OT

-2

Feb 14, 20012000-01

+8

Jan 16, 20012000-01

+10

Feb 23, 20001999-00

-7

Feb 1, 20001999-00

+13

1990S

16W · 5L

Feb 28, 19991998-99

-7

Jan 12, 19991998-99

-1

Feb 11, 19981997-98

+6

Jan 24, 19981997-98

+18

Feb 25, 19971996-97

+10

Jan 4, 19971996-97

+34

Feb 17, 19961995-96

+40

Jan 13, 19961995-96

+17

Feb 8, 19951994-95

+20

Jan 25, 19951994-95

+19

Feb 23, 19941993-94

+4

Jan 15, 19941993-94

+19

Mar 12, 19931992-93SEC Tournament

+61

Feb 24, 19931992-93

-1

Jan 9, 19931992-93

+14

Mar 7, 19921991-92

+11

Jan 21, 19921991-92

-22

Feb 13, 19911990-91

+11

Jan 12, 19911990-91

+4

Feb 21, 19901989-90

-2

Jan 20, 19901989-90

+12

1980S

12W · 8L

Feb 22, 19891988-89

+5

Jan 21, 19891988-89

+1

Feb 17, 19881987-88

-2

Jan 16, 19881987-88

+18

Feb 11, 19871986-871OT

+7

Jan 10, 19871986-87

-7

Feb 27, 19861985-86

+2

Jan 25, 19861985-86

+17

Feb 28, 19851984-85

+25

Jan 27, 19851984-85

-16

Feb 27, 19841983-84

-5

Jan 30, 19841983-84

+19

Feb 27, 19831982-83

+8

Jan 31, 19831982-83

-2

Feb 6, 19821981-82

+10

Jan 9, 19821981-82

-4

Feb 7, 19811980-81

-16

Jan 10, 19811980-81

+1

Feb 2, 19801979-80

+8

Jan 5, 19801979-80

-2

1970S

10W · 11L

Mar 3, 19791978-79SEC Tournament1OT

-6

Feb 17, 19791978-79

-17

Jan 20, 19791978-79

-11

Feb 25, 19781977-78

+11

Feb 15, 19781977-78

+13

Mar 5, 19771976-77

-2

Jan 12, 19771976-771OT

-4

Feb 7, 19761975-76

-7

Jan 10, 19761975-761OT

-2

Feb 15, 19751974-75

-5

Jan 13, 19751974-75

+6

Feb 16, 19741973-74

+3

Jan 14, 19741973-74

-13

Mar 8, 19731972-73

+5

Jan 20, 19731972-73

-1

Mar 9, 19721971-72

+1

Jan 22, 19721971-72

+2

Mar 6, 19711970-71

+6

Jan 16, 19711970-71

-4

Mar 7, 19701969-70

+17

Jan 17, 19701969-70

+16

1960S

13W · 8L

Mar 8, 19691968-69

+15

Jan 18, 19691968-69

+3

Feb 12, 19681967-68

+1

Jan 22, 19681967-68

-28

Feb 13, 19671966-67

-19

Jan 23, 19671966-672OT

-2

Mar 5, 19661965-66

-7

Feb 26, 19661965-66

+14

Feb 27, 19651964-65

+1

Jan 16, 19651964-65

-19

Feb 29, 19641963-64

+4

Jan 18, 19641963-64

+9

Mar 2, 19631962-63

-8

Jan 19, 19631962-631OT

-9

Mar 10, 19621961-62

+31

Jan 15, 19621961-62

+13

Dec 22, 19611961-62

+27

Mar 4, 19611960-61

+7

Jan 21, 19611960-61

+29

Feb 27, 19601959-60

-2

Jan 16, 19601959-60

+10

1950S

19W · 1L

Feb 28, 19591958-59

+13

Jan 17, 19591958-59

+21

Mar 1, 19581957-58

+11

Jan 18, 19581957-58

+9

Mar 2, 19571956-57

+18

Jan 19, 19571956-57

+25

Mar 3, 19561955-56

+24

Jan 21, 19561955-56

+27

Mar 5, 19551954-55

+43

Jan 22, 19551954-55

+18

Feb 18, 19541953-54

+27

Jan 23, 19541953-54

+26

Mar 1, 19521951-52SEC Tournament

+15

Feb 16, 19521951-52

+55

Jan 19, 19521951-52

+9

Feb 17, 19511950-51

+25

Jan 20, 19511950-51

+25

Mar 4, 19501949-50SEC Tournament

+37

Feb 11, 19501949-50

+27

Jan 14, 19501949-50

-13

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