All-Time Record Playing On September 21st: 9-4 (.692)
103 Years Ago Today (1907): Kentucky – 17 Kentucky Wesleyan – 0 (Game Played In Winchester)
75 Years Ago Today (1935): Kentucky – 60 Maryville – 0 McLean Stadium
70 Years Ago Today (1940): Kentucky – 59 Baldwin-Wallace – 7 McLean Stadium
- The only meeting between the two schools
65 Years Ago Today (1945): Kentucky – 7 Ole Miss – 21 (Game Played In Memphis)
64 Years Ago Today (1946): Kentucky – 20 Ole Miss – 7 McLean Stadium
- Don Phelps had a 91 yard kickoff return, tied for the 19th longest kickoff return in school history
- Kentucky’s 250th win in school history
53 Years Ago Today (1957): #20 Kentucky – 0 #11 Georgia Tech – 13 Grant Field
47 Years Ago Today (1963): Kentucky – 33 Virginia Tech – 14 McLean Stadium
- Rodger Bird had a 93 yard kickoff return for a touchdown, it was the 3rd kickoff return for a touchdown in school history
- Rodger Bird had 157 rushing yards
42 Years Ago Today (1968): Kentucky – 12 Missouri – 6 McLean Stadium
- Kentucky had 490 punting yards, 3rd most in a single game in school history
36 Years Ago Today (1974): Kentucky – 3 West Virginia – 16 Mountaineer Field
25 Years Ago Today (1985): Kentucky – 16 Tulane – 11 Commonwealth Stadium (Attendance: 56,812)
- Bill Ransdell passed for 302 yards
- Chris Derry had 108 receiving yards
19 Years Ago Today (1991): Kentucky – 10 Indiana – 13 Indiana Memorial Stadium
- Doug Pelfrey made a 53 yard field goal, tied for the longest made field goal in school history
14 Years Ago Today (1996): Kentucky – 3 Indiana – 0 Commonwealth Stadium (Attendance: 40,500)
8 Years Ago Today (2002): Kentucky – 44 Middle Tennessee State – 22 Commonwealth Stadium (Attendance: 60,584)
- Artose Pinner rushed for 163 yards
- Artose Pinner scored 24 points, tied for the 2nd most in a single game in school history
- Artose Pinner scored 4 touchdowns, tied for the most in a single game in school history
- Jared Lorenzen passed for 305 yards
- Aaron Boone had 111 receiving yards
- First meeting between the two schools
Featured Game: September 21st, 2002 Kentucky – 44 Middle Tennessee State – 22
Kentucky entered their first ever meeting against Middle Tennessee State with a lot of momentum, starting the 2002 season 3-0, their best start to a season since 1998. The Wildcats used that momentum to their advantage in the 1st quarter, scoring the game’s first 17 points. But, when Dwone Hicks scored on a 16 yard touchdown run early in the 3rd quarter, the Blue Raiders cut the Wildcats lead to 24-22. But Kentucky responded, scoring the game’s final 20 points, capped off by 2 big plays. Jared Lorenzen hooked up with wide receiver Aaron Boone for a 72 yard touchdown pass and running back Artose Pinner had the last touchdown of the game with a 54 yard run into the endzone. Kentucky piled up 510 total yards of offense, including 305 passing yards for Jared Lorenzen, 163 rushing yards for Artose Pinner, and 111 receiving yards for Aaron Boone. It was Kentucky’s first 4-0 start to a season since 1984.
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