All-Time Record Playing On September 20th: 4-5 (.444)
63 Years Ago Today (1947): Kentucky – 7 Ole Miss – 14 Hemingway Stadium
58 Years Ago Today (1952): Kentucky – 6 Villanova – 25 McLean Stadium
- Harry Jones had a 72 yard punt return for a touchdown, tied for the 13th longest punt return in school history
52 Years Ago Today (1958): Kentucky – 13 Georgia Tech – 0 McLean Stadium
- Bobby Cravens rushed for 153 yards
41 Years Ago Today (1969): Kentucky – 30 #14 Indiana – 58 McLean Stadium
- Roger Gann had 166 kickoff return yards, the 3rd most in a single game in school history
- Roger Gann had a 95 yard kickoff return for a touchdown, it was the 5th kickoff return for a touchdown in school history
35 Years Ago Today (1975): Kentucky – 10 Kansas – 14 Commonwealth Stadium (Attendance: 57,504)
- Sonny Collins rushed for 133 yards
30 Years Ago Today (1980): Kentucky – 30 Indiana – 36 Commonwealth Stadium (Attendance: 57,808)
- Randy Jenkins threw an 83 yard touchdown pass to Allan Watson, the 5th longest touchdown pass in school history
- Allan Watson had 104 receiving yards
24 Years Ago Today (1986): Kentucky – 37 Kent State – 12 Commonwealth Stadium (Attendance: 54,865)
13 Years Ago Today (1997): Kentucky – 49 Indiana – 7 Indiana Memorial Stadium (Attendance: 41,149)
- Tim Couch threw 7 touchdown passes, tied for the most in a single game in school history
- Tim Couch threw for 334 yards
- Craig Yeast had 4 touchdown receptions, tied for the most in a single game in school history
- Craig Yeast scored 24 points, tied for the 2nd most in a single game in school history
- Anthony White ran for 131 yards
- Ryan Murphy had 4 tackles for loss, tied for the 3rd most in a single game in school history
- Kentucky scored 28 points in the 3rd quarter, tied for the 2nd most points scored in the 3rd quarter in school history
7 Years Ago Today (2003): Kentucky – 34 Indiana – 17 Indiana Memorial Stadium (Attendance: 34,829)
- Anthony Thornton was named SEC Special Teams Player Of The Week
- Chris Bernard had 100 receiving yards
Featured Game: September 20th, 1997 Kentucky – 49 Indiana – 7
This annual border battle with the Hoosiers was a breeze from the opening kickoff as the Wildcats scored the game’s first 49 points, including 28 in the 3rd quarter, to defeat Indiana 49-7. Tim Couch hooked up with Craig Yeast on a 12 yard touchdown pass for Kentucky’s first score of the game just 104 seconds into the game. The Wildcats added 2 more touchdowns in the 2nd quarter, both of them being touchdown passes from Couch to Yeast. Then came the 3rd quarter where Kentucky exploded for 28 points, including 3 touchdowns in a span of 4 minutes and 24 seconds. The Wildcats piled up 546 yards of total offense and forced 4 turnovers on defense. Tim Couch and Dusty Bonner spread the wealth in the passing game as 10 different players caught a pass in the game. Anthony White was the workhorse on the ground, rushing for 131 yards. The only low point for Kentucky on this day were the flags. The Wildcats committed 13 penalties for 118 yards.
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