# Centre–Kentucky rivalry

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.

## Football
### 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$^{3OT}$ |
| 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 |||||