Location: Lexington, Kentucky ▪ Colors: Blue & White
Stadium: Commonwealth Stadium (cap. 67,606)
Record*: 97 Years, 455-513-36, .471 W-L% (Major School)
*W-L-T adjusted to 456-512-36 by NCAA.
Conferences: SEC, Southern and Ind
Conference Champion: 2 Times
Bowls: 15 Bowls, 8-7, .533 W-L% (Major Bowls)
Ranked in AP Poll: 4 Times (Preseason), 8 Times (Final), 78 Weeks (Total)
| Record | Totals | Per Game | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Opponent | From | To | G | W | L | T | Pct | PS | PA | Diff | PS | PA | Diff | Notes |
| 1 | Akron | 2010 | 2010 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 47 | 10 | 37 | 47.0 | 10.0 | 37.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 2 | Alabama | 1917 | 2009 | 38 | 2 | 35 | 1 | .066 | 276 | 957 | -681 | 7.3 | 25.2 | -17.9 | Game-by-Game |
| 3 | Arkansas | 1998 | 2012 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 213 | 233 | -20 | 30.4 | 33.3 | -2.9 | Game-by-Game |
| 4 | Auburn | 1934 | 2010 | 32 | 6 | 25 | 1 | .203 | 372 | 764 | -392 | 11.6 | 23.9 | -12.3 | Game-by-Game |
| 5 | Ball State | 2001 | 2001 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 28.0 | 20.0 | 8.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 6 | Baylor | 1963 | 1978 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 65 | 66 | -1 | 16.3 | 16.5 | -0.3 | Game-by-Game |
| 7 | Boston College | 1937 | 1937 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 13 | -13 | 0.0 | 13.0 | -13.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 8 | Bowling Green State | 1979 | 1985 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 67 | 64 | 3 | 22.3 | 21.3 | 1.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 9 | Central Michigan | 1983 | 2011 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 162 | 101 | 61 | 27.0 | 16.8 | 10.2 | Game-by-Game |
| 10 | Centre | 1919 | 1925 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | 19 | 204 | -185 | 2.7 | 29.1 | -26.4 | Game-by-Game |
| 11 | Chicago | 1925 | 1925 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 9 | -9 | 0.0 | 9.0 | -9.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 12 | Cincinnati | 1983 | 1996 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | 177 | 112 | 65 | 22.1 | 14.0 | 8.1 | Game-by-Game |
| 13 | Citadel | 1949 | 1949 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 44 | 0 | 44 | 44.0 | 0.0 | 44.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 14 | Clemson | 1925 | 2009 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 206 | 163 | 43 | 15.8 | 12.5 | 3.3 | Game-by-Game |
| 15 | Detroit Mercy | 1959 | 1964 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 107 | 39 | 68 | 26.8 | 9.8 | 17.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 16 | Duke | 1930 | 1933 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 14 | 48 | -34 | 3.5 | 12.0 | -8.5 | Game-by-Game |
| 17 | East Carolina | 1993 | 2008 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 15.5 | 11.0 | 4.5 | Game-by-Game |
| 18 | Florida | 1917 | 2012 | 63 | 17 | 46 | 0 | .270 | 1041 | 1730 | -689 | 16.5 | 27.5 | -10.9 | Game-by-Game |
| 19 | Florida Atlantic | 2007 | 2007 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 45 | 17 | 28 | 45.0 | 17.0 | 28.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 20 | Florida State | 1960 | 2007 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .750 | 110 | 100 | 10 | 18.3 | 16.7 | 1.7 | Game-by-Game |
| Record | Totals | Per Game | |||||||||||||
| Rk | Opponent | From | To | G | W | L | T | Pct | PS | PA | Diff | PS | PA | Diff | Notes |
| 21 | George Washington | 1940 | 1951 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 98 | 19 | 79 | 32.7 | 6.3 | 26.3 | Game-by-Game |
| 22 | Georgia | 1939 | 2012 | 66 | 12 | 52 | 2 | .197 | 1017 | 1680 | -663 | 15.4 | 25.5 | -10.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 23 | Georgia Tech | 1923 | 1960 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 1 | .395 | 209 | 290 | -81 | 11.0 | 15.3 | -4.3 | Game-by-Game |
| 24 | Houston | 1965 | 1966 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 39 | 94 | -55 | 19.5 | 47.0 | -27.5 | Game-by-Game |
| 25 | Indiana | 1918 | 2005 | 33 | 16 | 17 | 0 | .485 | 755 | 791 | -36 | 22.9 | 24.0 | -1.1 | Game-by-Game |
| 26 | Kansas | 1975 | 1982 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .125 | 55 | 85 | -30 | 13.8 | 21.3 | -7.5 | Game-by-Game |
| 27 | Kansas State | 1961 | 1983 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 77 | 46 | 31 | 19.3 | 11.5 | 7.8 | Game-by-Game |
| 28 | Kent State | 1984 | 2012 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 279 | 66 | 213 | 39.9 | 9.4 | 30.4 | Game-by-Game |
| 29 | Louisiana State | 1949 | 2011 | 56 | 16 | 39 | 1 | .295 | 788 | 1242 | -454 | 14.1 | 22.2 | -8.1 | Game-by-Game |
| 30 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1994 | 2009 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 141 | 88 | 53 | 35.3 | 22.0 | 13.3 | Game-by-Game |
| 31 | Louisville | 1994 | 2012 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 0 | .421 | 472 | 565 | -93 | 24.8 | 29.7 | -4.9 | Game-by-Game |
| 32 | Manhattan | 1936 | 1937 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 13.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | Game-by-Game |
| 33 | Marquette | 1945 | 1948 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 73 | 19 | 54 | 24.3 | 6.3 | 18.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 34 | Maryland | 1931 | 1979 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .429 | 61 | 87 | -26 | 8.7 | 12.4 | -3.7 | Game-by-Game |
| 35 | Miami (FL) | 1948 | 1963 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 167 | 73 | 94 | 20.9 | 9.1 | 11.8 | Game-by-Game |
| 36 | Miami (OH) | 1974 | 2009 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 89 | 49 | 40 | 22.3 | 12.3 | 10.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 37 | Michigan State | 1944 | 1947 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 52 | 29 | 23 | 13.0 | 7.3 | 5.8 | Game-by-Game |
| 38 | Middle Tennessee State | 2002 | 2008 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 64 | 36 | 28 | 32.0 | 18.0 | 14.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 39 | Mississippi | 1944 | 2011 | 42 | 14 | 27 | 1 | .345 | 672 | 823 | -151 | 16.0 | 19.6 | -3.6 | Game-by-Game |
| 40 | Mississippi State | 1915 | 2012 | 39 | 19 | 20 | 0 | .487 | 825 | 838 | -13 | 21.2 | 21.5 | -0.3 | Game-by-Game |
| Record | Totals | Per Game | |||||||||||||
| Rk | Opponent | From | To | G | W | L | T | Pct | PS | PA | Diff | PS | PA | Diff | Notes |
| 41 | Missouri | 1965 | 2012 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 29 | 39 | -10 | 9.7 | 13.0 | -3.3 | Game-by-Game |
| 42 | North Carolina | 1934 | 1990 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 107 | 102 | 5 | 11.9 | 11.3 | 0.6 | Game-by-Game |
| 43 | North Carolina State | 1970 | 1970 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 27 | 2 | 25 | 27.0 | 2.0 | 25.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 44 | North Texas | 1981 | 1981 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 28 | 6 | 22 | 28.0 | 6.0 | 22.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 45 | Northwestern | 1928 | 1928 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 0.0 | 7.0 | -7.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 46 | Ohio | 1971 | 2004 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 85 | 77 | 8 | 21.3 | 19.3 | 2.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 47 | Ohio State | 1919 | 1935 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 6 | 68 | -62 | 3.0 | 34.0 | -31.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 48 | Oklahoma | 1950 | 1982 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 28 | 65 | -37 | 9.3 | 21.7 | -12.3 | Game-by-Game |
| 49 | Oregon State | 1968 | 1976 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 73 | 47 | 26 | 36.5 | 23.5 | 13.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 50 | Penn State | 1975 | 1998 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | 63 | 92 | -29 | 12.6 | 18.4 | -5.8 | Game-by-Game |
| 51 | Pittsburgh | 2010 | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 10 | 27 | -17 | 10.0 | 27.0 | -17.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 52 | Purdue | 1915 | 1915 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 53 | Rice | 1953 | 1955 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 39 | 29 | 10 | 19.5 | 14.5 | 5.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 54 | Rutgers | 1984 | 1990 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 102 | 99 | 3 | 20.4 | 19.8 | 0.6 | Game-by-Game |
| 55 | Santa Clara | 1949 | 1949 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 13 | 21 | -8 | 13.0 | 21.0 | -8.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 56 | Sewanee | 1915 | 1933 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | .708 | 109 | 26 | 83 | 9.1 | 2.2 | 6.9 | Game-by-Game |
| 57 | South Carolina | 1937 | 2012 | 24 | 7 | 16 | 1 | .313 | 447 | 624 | -177 | 18.6 | 26.0 | -7.4 | Game-by-Game |
| 58 | South Florida | 2000 | 2000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 27 | 9 | 18 | 27.0 | 9.0 | 18.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 59 | Southern Methodist | 1949 | 1949 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 7 | 20 | -13 | 7.0 | 20.0 | -13.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 60 | Southern Mississippi | 1986 | 1986 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 32 | 0 | 32 | 32.0 | 0.0 | 32.0 | Game-by-Game |
| Record | Totals | Per Game | |||||||||||||
| Rk | Opponent | From | To | G | W | L | T | Pct | PS | PA | Diff | PS | PA | Diff | Notes |
| 61 | Syracuse | 1999 | 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 13.0 | 20.0 | -7.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 62 | Tennessee | 1915 | 2012 | 96 | 18 | 70 | 8 | .229 | 1035 | 2063 | -1028 | 10.8 | 21.5 | -10.7 | Game-by-Game |
| 63 | Texas | 1951 | 1951 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 6.0 | 7.0 | -1.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 64 | Texas A&M | 1952 | 1953 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 1.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 65 | Texas Christian | 1951 | 1951 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 20.0 | 7.0 | 13.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 66 | Texas-El Paso | 2002 | 2002 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 77 | 17 | 60 | 77.0 | 17.0 | 60.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 67 | Tulane | 1932 | 1985 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 275 | 203 | 72 | 19.6 | 14.5 | 5.1 | Game-by-Game |
| 68 | Utah State | 1970 | 1987 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 64 | 45 | 19 | 21.3 | 15.0 | 6.3 | Game-by-Game |
| 69 | Vanderbilt | 1916 | 2012 | 79 | 41 | 34 | 4 | .544 | 1332 | 1279 | 53 | 16.9 | 16.2 | 0.7 | Game-by-Game |
| 70 | Villanova | 1947 | 1972 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .833 | 212 | 82 | 130 | 23.6 | 9.1 | 14.4 | Game-by-Game |
| 71 | Virginia | 1930 | 1930 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 47 | 0 | 47 | 47.0 | 0.0 | 47.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 72 | Virginia Military Institute | 1921 | 1944 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | 274 | 65 | 209 | 19.6 | 4.6 | 14.9 | Game-by-Game |
| 73 | Virginia Tech | 1926 | 1987 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | .632 | 369 | 262 | 107 | 19.4 | 13.8 | 5.6 | Game-by-Game |
| 74 | Washington & Lee | 1923 | 1942 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | .583 | 370 | 154 | 216 | 20.6 | 8.6 | 12.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 75 | West Virginia | 1939 | 1983 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 1 | .605 | 318 | 196 | 122 | 16.7 | 10.3 | 6.4 | Game-by-Game |
| 76 | Western Kentucky | 2008 | 2012 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 149 | 66 | 83 | 37.3 | 16.5 | 20.8 | Game-by-Game |
| 77 | Wisconsin | 1984 | 1984 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 20.0 | 19.0 | 1.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 78 | Xavier | 1935 | 1962 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 129 | 21 | 108 | 25.8 | 4.2 | 21.6 | Game-by-Game |