<P> In 2013, it was announced that the game would be moved to the final game of the season following Louisville's 2014 move to the ACC . This scheduling change fits with other end - of - year SEC vs. ACC rivalry games, such as Georgia vs. Georgia Tech, Florida vs. Florida State and South Carolina vs. Clemson . </P> <P> Kentucky upset the #11 Louisville Cardinals 41 - 38 on November 26, 2016 . The Wildcats were 27 point underdogs going into the game . </P> <P> Tennessee and Kentucky have played each other 108 times over 114 years with Tennessee winning 75 games to 24 wins by Kentucky (. 736). Tennessee has won the most games in Lexington, Kentucky with 35 wins to 14 by Kentucky (. 702). Tennessee also has more wins than Kentucky in Knoxville, Tennessee with 45 wins to 10 (. 787). Tennessee has the most wins in the series at Stoll Field with 19 wins to 11 Kentucky wins (. 621). The Series is tied at 3 a piece at Baldwin Park . Tennessee leads the series at Neyland Stadium with 35 wins to 7 Kentucky wins (. 792). Tennessee leads the series at Kroger Field with 17 wins to 3 Kentucky wins (. 850). Like many college football rivalries, the Tennessee - Kentucky game had its own trophy for many years: a wooden beer barrel painted half blue and half orange . The trophy was awarded to the winner of the game every year from 1925 to 1997 . The Barrel was introduced in 1925 by a group of former Kentucky students who wanted to create a material sign of supremacy for the rivalry . It was rolled onto the field that year with the words "Ice Water" painted on it to avoid any outcries over a beer keg symbolizing a college rivalry . </P> <P> The barrel exchange was retired in 1998 after two Kentucky football players died in an alcohol - related crash . </P>

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