Inside The Numbers: Kentucky vs. Auburn

Tonight at 7 p.m. on ESPNU, the Kentucky Wildcats, ranked 13th in the latest AP Poll, will have their SEC home opener of the season against the Auburn Tigers. Kentucky hopes to rebound from their loss against Georgia 77-70 Saturday in their SEC opener. Here are some numbers and facts of interest headed into tonight’s game:

Various Records
Kentucky’s overall record vs. Auburn: 84-17 (.832) (won last 11 meetings)
Kentucky’s record vs. Auburn at home: 41-2 (.953)
Kentucky’s record vs. Auburn at Rupp Arena: 21-2 (.913) (won last 12 meetings)
Kentucky’s record vs. Auburn playing in January: 30-9 (.769) (9-1 in the last 10 meetings)
Kentucky’s record playing in the month of January: 558-192 (.744) (7-3 in the last 10 meetings)
Kentucky’s record playing on January 11th: 16-4 (.800) (7-3 in the last 10 meetings)
Kentucky’s record playing Auburn on January 11th: 0-2 (.000)
Kentucky’s record vs. Auburn when Kentucky is ranked in the AP Poll and Auburn is unranked in the AP Poll: 54-8 (.871) (won last 18 meetings)
Kentucky’s record when ranked #13 in the AP Poll: 19-7 (.731) (7-3 in the last 10 meetings)
Kentucky’s record vs. Auburn when ranked #13 in the AP Poll: 2-1 (.667)

RPI Rankings (As Of January 10th)
Kentucky: 8th
Kentucky’s Strength Of Schedule: 12th
Auburn: 324th
Auburn’s Strength Of Schedule: 320th

Pomeroy Rankings (As Of January 9th)
Kentucky: 7th
Kentucky’s Strength Of Schedule: 21st
Kentucky’s Non-Conference Strength Of Schedule: 27th
Auburn: 224th
Auburn’s Strength Of Schedule: 328th
Auburn’s Non-Conference Strength Of Schedule: 332nd

Sagarin Ratings (As Of January 9th)
Kentucky: 7th
Kentucky’s Strength Of Schedule: 29th
Auburn: 285th
Auburn’s Strength Of Schedule: 341st

Kentucky/Auburn Series Records
Most points scored by Kentucky: 119 (2/10/1975)
Most points scored by Auburn: 99 (2/11/1974)
Fewest points scored by Kentucky: 35 (2/8/1926)
Fewest points scored by Auburn: 18 (2/28/1947)
Kentucky’s largest margin of victory: 66 (Kentucky – 84 Auburn – 18, 2/28/1947)
Kentucky’s largest margin of defeat: 19 (#2 Kentucky – 63 Auburn – 82, 1/13/1984, and Kentucky – 69 Auburn – 88, 2/20/1965)
Kentucky’s smallest margin of victory: 1 (#2 Kentucky – 84 Auburn – 83, 2/2/1970, and #8 Kentucky – 82 Auburn – 81, 2/4/1956)
Kentucky’s smallest margin of defeat: 1 (#1 Kentucky – 52 Auburn – 53, 1/9/1988, #8 Kentucky – 73 Auburn – 74, 1/20/1968, Kentucky – 60 #17 Auburn – 61, 2/20/1960, and #13 Kentucky – 63 Auburn – 64, 2/24/1958)
Most points scored by Kentucky in a loss: 97 (2/11/1974)
Most points scored by Auburn in a loss: 95 (2/24/1990)
Fewest points scored by Kentucky in a win: 35 (2/8/1926)
Fewest points scored by Auburn in a win: 53 (1/9/1988)
Most combined points scored: 207 (#13 Kentucky – 114 Auburn – 93) (3/2/1991)
Fewest combined points scored: 61 (Kentucky – 35 Auburn – 26) (2/8/1926)
Kentucky’s longest win streak: 14 games (2/24/1990 to 3/6/1999)
Kentucky’s longest losing streak: 2 games (2/20/1989 to 1/24/1990, 3/6/1987 to 1/9/1988, 2/11/1974 to 1/11/1975, and 2/27/1967 to 1/20/1968)
Largest crowd to attend a Kentucky/Auburn game at Rupp Arena: 24,310 (3/2/1991)

Kentucky Coaches And Home Court Winning Streaks
With the win over Pennsylvania on January 3rd, head coach John Calipari has started his career at Kentucky with a 25-0 record at Rupp Arena. That got me to thinking about the longest homecourt winning streaks for each head coach at Kentucky. Here is what I found:

George C. Buchheit: 8 games (Started 1/1/1924, Ended 2/23/1924) (His last 8 home games at the school)
John Mauer: 8 games (Started 1/11/1930, Ended 2/22/1930) (His last 8 home games at the school)
Adolph Rupp: 129 games (Started 1/4/1943, Ended 1/8/1955) (NCAA Record)
Joe B. Hall: 30 games (Started 12/1/1980, Ended 3/6/1982)
Eddie Sutton: 23 games (Started 11/22/1985, Ended 1/7/1987) (His first 23 home games at the school)
Rick Pitino: 33 games (Started 1/29/1992, Ended 2/9/1994)
Tubby Smith: 20 games (Started 1/20/1999, Ended 11/25/2001)
Billy Gillispie: 8 games (Started 1/12/2008, Ended 11/14/2008)

Kentucky Individual Game Records vs. Auburn
Points: 42, Dan Issel (3/2/1970)
Rebounds: 19, Jim Andrews (2/5/1973) and Johnny Cox (2/24/1958)
Assists: 13, Dirk Minniefield (2/3/1982)
Steals: 5, Jared Prickett (3/7/1997)
Blocks: 6, Reggie Hanson (1/24/1990) and Melvin Turpin (2/12/1983)
3-Point Field Goals Made: 6, Rex Chapman (1/3/1987)
Field Goals Made: 17, Kevin Grevey (3/3/1973)
Free Throws Made: 12, Jodie Meeks (1/21/2009)

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