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Vanderbilt vs. Kentucky 2026 Recap

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Data updatedOct 31, 2026
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How we picked it

How we picked it

Three ratings look at a team in three different ways. The numbers' pick is the team at least two of them favor.

Where the game is won

Where the game is won

Each row puts one team's unit against the unit it faces, by national rank out of all FBS teams. An edge is a gap of 25 spots or more.

Ratings: SP+ via CFB Update; PRIME via primecfb.com. Box and play stats computed from CollegeFootballData.com play data (via the public cfbfastR files), FBS games only for scoring. Rushing yards here exclude sacks, so they run higher than official totals. Ranks are out of 138 FBS teams.

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Vanderbilt at Kentucky, Week 8

Final: Vanderbilt 17, Kentucky 34. The numbers' pick: Kentucky (correct). SP+ had Kentucky by 9.3, 75% to win.

Vanderbilt and Kentucky: team pages with every stat and national rank. Every Week 8 game, graded.

Vanderbilt at Kentucky, Week 8: questions people ask

Who won Vanderbilt vs. Kentucky, and what was the score?

Kentucky beat Vanderbilt 34–17 on Sat, Oct 24 at Kroger Field.

Did the numbers get Vanderbilt at Kentucky right?

Yes. The numbers picked Kentucky, 73% chance to win going in. All 3 ratings had Kentucky.

What decided Vanderbilt at Kentucky?

Kentucky had a 53% success rate to Vanderbilt's 42%. Vanderbilt hit more big plays: 13% of its plays were explosive (runs of 12+ yards, passes of 16+), to 10%. Vanderbilt turned it over twice to Kentucky's 0.

Vanderbilt vs. Kentucky player stats: who had the big game?

Jared Curtis (Vanderbilt) threw for 253 yards, Jovantae Barnes (Kentucky) ran for 61 yards, and Junior Sherrill (Vanderbilt) had 78 receiving yards.

What's the Kentucky–Vanderbilt series record now?

Kentucky leads 50–42–4.