Centre College–Kentucky rivalry

A historic rival in both basketball and football, Kentucky and nearby Centre College always played fiercely against each other. Centre with Transylvania and Georgetown College, Centre rounded off Kentucky's major rivalries before Rupp and long before Louisville or Indiana.

Football

Centre College–Kentucky rivalry
SportFootball
First meetingDecember 19, 1891
Centre, 6–0
Latest meetingOctober 26, 1929
Kentucky, 33–0
Statistics
Meetings total35
All-time seriesCentre, 21–12–2
Largest victoryKentucky, 81–0 (1904)
Longest win streakCentre, 7 (1917–1924)
Current win streakKentucky, 3 (1927–1929)
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 victoriesCentre victoriesTie games
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
11891-12-19 Lexington, KYCentre6–0
21893-10-28Danville, KY Centre6–4
31894-11-17 Centre 67–0
41895-10-19 Kentucky State College6–0
51895-11-28 Centre16–0
61896-10-31 Centre32–0
71896-11-14 Centre44–0
81897-11-25 Centre36–0
91898-11-5 Kentucky State College6–0
101899-10-21 Tie11–11
111900-10-13 Centre5–0
121901-11-16 Centre5–0
131902-11-1 Centre15–0
141904-10-12 Kentucky State College40–0
151904-11-19 Kentucky State College81–0
161905-11-25 Tie11–11
171906-11-29 Centre12–6
181907-11-28 Kentucky State College11–0
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
191908-11-26 Kentucky State College40–0
201909-11-25 Kentucky State College15–6
211910-11-24 Centre12–6
221911-11-23 Kentucky State College8–5
231916-10-7 Kentucky68–0
241917-11-3 Centre3–0
251919-11-15 Centre56–0
261920-11-13 Centre49–0
271921-11-5 Centre55–0
281922-11-4 Centre27–3
291923-11-3 Centre10–0
301924-11-1 Centre7–0
311925-10-31 Kentucky16–0
321926-11-20 Centre7–0
331927-11-19 Kentucky53–0
341928-10-27 Kentucky8–0
351929-10-26 Kentucky33–0
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.

Kentucky-Centre College Rivalry
Men's basketball regular season history
First meetingJanuary 6, 1906
First resultKentucky State College (Kentucky) 15 – Central University (Centre College) 14
Latest meetingFebruary 13, 1929
Latest resultKentucky 47 – Centre College 11
Next meetingNovember 3, 2017 (Exhibition game at Rupp Arena)
Total number of meetings35
Largest victoryKentucky: 42 points (1912), Centre College: 70 points (1910)
Current streakKentucky 11
All-time seriesKentucky leads 25–19
Men's basketball post-season history
Last meetingNever
Last resultNever
All-time post-season seriesKentucky 0 – Centre College 0

Basketball series

Kentucky victoriesCentre victoriesTie games
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
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 25–23OT
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 22–203 OT
23 March 9, 1918 Louisville, KY Centre College 24–12
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
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 20–18OT
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
Series: Kentucky leads 25–19

See also

References

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

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