All-Time Record Playing On September 19th: 7-4 (.636)
74 Years Ago Today (1936): Kentucky – 54 Maryville – 3 McLean Stadium
68 Years Ago Today (1942): Kentucky – 6 Georgia – 7 (Game played in Louisville)
57 Years Ago Today (1953): Kentucky – 6 Texas A&M – 7 McLean Stadium
51 Years Ago Today (1959): Kentucky – 12 Georgia Tech – 14 McLean Stadium
46 Years Ago Today (1964): Kentucky – 13 Detroit – 6 McLean Stadium
- Rodger Bird had 101 rushing yards
40 Years Ago Today (1970): Kentucky – 16 #13 Kansas State – 3 McLean Stadium
- Kentucky allowed -93 yards rushing, a school and SEC record for a single game
- Dave Hardt punted the ball 13 times, tied for the most in a single game in school history
- Dave Hardt had 537 punting yards, the 2nd most in a single game in school history
29 Years Ago Today (1981): Kentucky – 10 #12 Alabama – 19 Commonwealth Stadium (Attendance: 57,853)
23 Years Ago Today (1987): Kentucky – 34 Indiana – 15 Commonwealth Stadium (Attendance: 57,924)
- Kevin Dooley completed 13 of 15 passes for an 86.6% completion percentage, the 2nd highest in a single game in school history (minimum of 10 completions)
- Ivy Joe Hunter rushed for 100 yards
18 Years Ago Today (1992): Kentucky – 37 Indiana – 25 Commonwealth Stadium (Attendance: 58,450)
- Dean Wells was named SEC Defensive Player Of The Week
- Dean Wells had 5 sacks, the most in a single game in school history
- Donnie Redd rushed for 104 yards
12 Years Ago Today (1998): Kentucky – 31 Indiana – 27 Commonwealth Stadium (Attendance: 57,788)
- Matt Mumme threw a 79 yard touchdown pass to Garry Davis, tied for the 10th longest touchdown pass in school history
- Tim Couch passed for 301 yards
1 Year Ago Today (2009): Kentucky – 31 Louisville – 27 Commonwealth Stadium (Attendance: 70,988)
- Derrick Locke was named SEC Special Teams Player Of The Week
- Derrick Locke had a 100 yard kickoff return for a touchdown, tied for the longest kickoff return touchdown in school history
- Kentucky had 254 kickoff return yards, the 2nd most in a single game in school history
Featured Game: September 19th, 1998 Kentucky – 31 Indiana – 27
Kentucky came into the border battle with Indiana in 1998 winning the last 3 meetings between the two schools. But the Hoosiers didn’t want a fourth loss in a row to the Wildcats. Indiana jumped out to a 27-10 lead when Aaron Williams recovered a Kentucky fumble in the endzone early in the 3rd quarter. Kentucky mounted a great comeback though, scoring the game’s final 21 points, including the game-winner when John Rader intercepted Antwaan Randle El’s pass and raced 46 yards to the endzone with just 46 seconds left in the game. It wasn’t the prettiest game for the Wildcats, they committed 6 turnovers including 4 interceptions thrown by Tim Couch, but they came away with their fourth win in a row against their border rivals.
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