Centre–Kentucky rivalry

Centre–Kentucky men's basketball rivalry
	Centre Colonels Kentucky Wildcats
Sport	Men's Basketball
First meeting	January 6, 1906
Latest meeting	November 3, 2017
Next meeting	Unscheduled
Statistics
Total meetings	36
Most wins	Kentucky: 26
All-time series	Kentucky 26 – 19 Centre
Largest victory	Kentucky: 42 Points (1912) Centre: 70 Points (1910)
Current win streak	Kentucky: 11 Wins (+1 Exhibition Win)

Centre–Kentucky football rivalry
	Centre Colonels Kentucky Wildcats
Sport	Football
First meeting	December 19, 1891; Centre, 6–0
Latest meeting	October 26, 1929; Kentucky, 33–0
Statistics
Total meetings	35
All-time series	Centre, 21–12–2
Largest victory	Kentucky, 81–0 (1904)
Longest win streak	Centre, 7 (1917–1924)
Current win streak	Kentucky, 3 (1927–1929)

The Centre–Kentucky rivalry was an intercollegiate sports rivalry between Centre College in Danville, Kentucky and the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. The two school first met in football in 1891 and basketball in 1906. The two rivals last played in 1929 in both sports.^[1]

Football

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Locations in Kentucky

Football series

Game in 1918 cancelled due to flu epidemic. Kentucky is known as Kentucky State College before 1913. Centre merges with Central in 1901.

Kentucky victories	Centre victories	Tie games

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	December 19, 1891	Lexington, KY	Centre	6–0
2	October 28, 1893	Danville, KY	Centre	6–4
3	November 17, 1894	Lexington, KY	Centre	67–0
4	October 19, 1895	Danville, KY	Kentucky State College	6–0
5	November 28, 1895	Lexington, KY	Centre	16–0
6	October 31, 1896	Danville, KY	Centre	32–0
7	November 14, 1896	Lexington, KY	Centre	44–0
8	November 25, 1897	Lexington, KY	Centre	36–0
9	November 5, 1898	Lexington, KY	Kentucky State College	6–0
10	October 21, 1899	Danville, KY	Tie	11–11
11	October 13, 1900	Danville, KY	Centre	5–0
12	November 16, 1901	Lexington, KY	Central University	5–0
13	November 1, 1902	Danville, KY	Central University	15–0
14	October 12, 1904	Danville, KY	Kentucky State College	40–0
15	November 19, 1904	Lexington, KY	Kentucky State College	81–0
16	November 25, 1905	Lexington, KY	Tie	11–11
17	November 29, 1906	Lexington, KY	Central University	12–6
18	November 28, 1907	Lexington, KY	Kentucky State College	11–0

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
19	November 26, 1908	Lexington, KY	Kentucky State College	40–0
20	November 25, 1909	Lexington, KY	Kentucky State College	15–6
21	November 24, 1910	Lexington, KY	Central University	12–6
22	November 23, 1911	Lexington, KY	Kentucky State College	8–5
23	October 7, 1916	Lexington, KY	Kentucky	68–0
24	November 3, 1917	Danville, KY	Centre	3–0
25	November 15, 1919	Danville, KY	Centre	56–0
26	November 13, 1920	Lexington, KY	Centre	49–0
27	November 5, 1921	Danville, KY	Centre	55–0
28	November 4, 1922	Lexington, KY	Centre	27–3
29	November 3, 1923	Danville, KY	Centre	10–0
30	November 1, 1924	Lexington, KY	Centre	7–0
31	October 31, 1925	Danville, KY	Kentucky	16–0
32	November 20, 1926	Lexington, KY	Centre	7–0
33	November 19, 1927	Danville, KY	Kentucky	53–0
34	October 27, 1928	Lexington, KY	Kentucky	8–0
35	October 26, 1929	Danville, KY	Kentucky	33–0
Series: Centre leads 20–13–2

Basketball

Starting in 1906, Kentucky won the first three games but only before Centre College did the same, tying the series at 3. For the next three games Kentucky and Centre traded wins and the series lead, until Centre went on a five-game winning streak to break the tie.

The series was put on hold in 1910 and resumed in 1912 with Kentucky winning both games that year. The series was again put on hold for the 1913 and 1914 seasons. The next year the two met in Danville, with the result being the same, Kentucky blowing out Centre 38–5. Kentucky would win the next three games and extend their win streak to five, tying Centre's longest streak. The streak was snapped at five when Centre beat Kentucky twice in the next three games.

Starting in 1918 it was Centre's turn to dominate once again. The Colonels would rally of six straight wins over the Wildcats, once again taking the series lead over Kentucky. Kentucky would bounce back and win three straight games, but Centre responded by winning the following two. These two wins would be Centre's last against Kentucky.

Going into the '20s Kentucky held a losing record of 15–11 to their rival. Kentucky however was shedding its label as a struggling program under Coach Buncheit and later Coach Mauer. Kentucky would defeat Centre in every game after 1924, carrying their win streak to a total of 11 by the end of the series in 1930. The same year Coach Rupp would take the coaching job after John Mauer.

Basketball series

Kentucky victories	Centre victories	Tie games

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	January 19, 1906	Lexington, KY	Kentucky State College	15–14
2	January 26, 1906	Danville, KY	Kentucky State College	17–15
3	January 25, 1907	Lexington, KY	Kentucky State College	22–9
4	February 12, 1907	Danville, KY	Central University	25–23^OT
5	March 9, 1907	Lexington, KY	Central University	15–13
6	January 25, 1908	Danville, KY	Central University	32–21
7	February 13, 1908	Lexington, KY	Kentucky State College	31–20
8	March 7, 1908	Danville, KY	Central University	29–10
9	January 27, 1909	Lexington, KY	Kentucky State College	24–23
10	February 6, 1909	Danville, KY	Central University	35–20
11	February 26, 1909	Lexington, KY	Central University	26–20
12	January 28, 1910	Danville, KY	Central University	87–17
13	March 5, 1910	Lexington, KY	Central University	31–13
14	March 11, 1910	Danville, KY	Central University	51–9
15	January 12, 1912	Danville, KY	Kentucky State College	32–13
16	February 1, 1912	Lexington, KY	Kentucky State College	52–10
17	February 15, 1916	Danville, KY	Kentucky	38–5
18	February 29, 1916	Lexington, KY	Kentucky	38–14
19	January 17, 1917	Lexington, KY	Kentucky	31–21
20	February 16, 1917	Danville, KY	Centre College	28–24
21	January 17, 1918	Danville, KY	Centre College	29–21
22	February 21, 1918	Lexington, KY	Kentucky	22–20^{3 OT}
23	March 9, 1918	Louisville, KY	Centre College	24–12

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
24	January 25, 1919	Danville, KY	Centre College	38–30
25	February 24, 1919	Lexington, KY	Centre College	21–10
26	February 14, 1920	Danville, KY	Centre College	44–15
27	March 6, 1920	Lexington, KY	Centre College	20–18^OT
28	February 8, 1921	Danville, KY	Centre College	29–27
29	February 18, 1921	Lexington, KY	Kentucky	20–13
30	February 4, 1922	Danville, KY	Kentucky	28–21
31	February 20, 1922	Lexington, KY	Kentucky	40–23
32	January 27, 1923	Lexington, KY	Centre College	21–14
33	February 14, 1923	Danville, KY	Centre College	17–10
34	February 9, 1924	Danville, KY	Kentucky	27–18
35	February 21, 1924	Lexington, KY	Kentucky	38–24
36	January 17, 1925	Lexington, KY	Kentucky	33–26
37	February 21, 1925	Lexington, KY	Kentucky	39–10
38	January 22, 1926	Lexington, KY	Kentucky	45–25
39	February 4, 1926	Danville, KY	Kentucky	46–19
40	January 29, 1927	Lexington, KY	Kentucky	27–25
41	February 12, 1927	Danville, KY	Kentucky	22–16
42	January 9, 1928	Danville, KY	Kentucky	36–23
43	February 18, 1928	Lexington, KY	Kentucky	30–20
44	February 13, 1929	Lexington, KY	Kentucky	47–11
45	November 3, 2017	Lexington, KY	Kentucky	106–63^Exhibition
Series: Kentucky leads 26–19

References

↑ Kleppinger, Ben (November 1, 2018). "89 years ago, Kentucky ended its football rivalry with Centre College". The Advocate-Messenger. Danville, Kentucky. Retrieved September 11, 2022.

http://www.bigbluehistory.net/bb/rivalCentreCollege.html http://www.bigbluehistory.net/bb/Statistics/CentreCollege.html

[1] Kleppinger, Ben (November 1, 2018). "89 years ago, Kentucky ended its football rivalry with Centre College". The Advocate-Messenger. Danville, Kentucky. Retrieved September 11, 2022.

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Centre Colonels football
Venues	Cheek Field (1912–1922) Farris Stadium (1923–2022) Andy Frye Stadium (2023–present)
Bowls & rivalries	1921 Fort Worth Classic 1921 San Diego East-West Christmas Classic 1922 Dixie Classic Kentucky
Culture & lore	1921 Harvard game
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1880 1881–1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
National championship seasons in bold

Kentucky Wildcats football
Venues	Stoll Field/McLean Stadium (1916–1972) Kroger Field (1973–present) E.J. Nutter Training Facility (practice)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Centre Florida Indiana Louisville: Governor's Cup Tennessee Transylvania: Battle On Broadway Vanderbilt
Culture & lore	The Wildcat Scratch Blue "On, On, U of K" "Kentucky Fight" Marching band Bluegrass Miracle 2003 Arkansas game Big Blue Nation
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees Starting quarterbacks
Seasons	1881 1882–1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
National championship seasons in bold

Centre Colonels men's basketball
Venues	Alumni Gymnasium
Rivalries	Kentucky (historical)
Central seasons	1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18
Centre seasons	1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
Venues	State College Gymnasium (1903–1914) Buell Armory Gymnasium (1910–1924) Alumni Gymnasium (1924–1950) Memorial Coliseum (1950–1976) Rupp Arena (1976–present) Joe Craft Center (practice)
Rivalries	Arkansas Centre (historical) Florida Indiana Louisville North Carolina Tennessee Transylvania (historical)
Culture & lore	History under Adolph Rupp Fabulous Five Point-shaving scandal Fiddlin' Five Rupp's Runts The Season Without Celebration "The Shot" Unforgettables Untouchables Comeback Cats John Wall Dance Tweakables Pursuit of Perfection 2011 Indiana game Basketbowl Champions Classic CBS Sports Classic The Rivalry: Red v. Blue The Wildcat Scratch Blue "On, On, U of K" "Kentucky Fight" Big Blue Nation Blue blood status
People	Head coaches Honorees NBA draftees Players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26 2026–27
Helms national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics

Southeastern Conference men’s basketball rivalries
Conference	Alabama–Auburn Arkansas–Kentucky Florida–Kentucky Kentucky–Tennessee Tennessee–Vanderbilt Texas–Texas A&M
Non-conference	Auburn–UAB Centre–Kentucky Clemson–South Carolina Florida–Florida State Illinois–Missouri Indiana–Kentucky Kansas–Missouri Kentucky–Louisville Kentucky–North Carolina Kentucky–Transylvania Oklahoma–Oklahoma State

Football

Football series

Basketball

Basketball series

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