Kentucky is looking for first Auburn win at home in half century

Kentucky and Auburn have been members of the Southeastern Conference since 1932. Despite being in the same league for nearly 100 years, these two programs have only met on the gridiron 34 times. The 35th meeting will occur on Saturday night at Kroger Field.

One of the most memorable wins of the Rich Brooks era occurred in 2009 when Kentucky upset Auburn on the road. The Wildcats have not won a game in this series since but the programs have only met three other times. The SEC’s elimination of divisions should create more meetings between these two programs moving forward. That should ultimately lead to Kentucky fans seeing a win over Auburn at home for the first time in their life.

UK enters Saturday’s contest looking for their first home win over Auburn since Charlie Bradshaw’s fifth team in Lexington beat the Tigers 17-7 on their way to a 3-6-1 finish in 1966. UK has never beaten Auburn in their current stadium. Commonwealth Stadium/Kroger Field opened in 1973.

• 1968: Auburn 26, Kentucky 7
• 1970: Auburn 33, Kentucky 15
• 1975: Auburn 15, Kentucky 9
• 1983: Auburn 49, Kentucky 21
• 1989: Auburn 24, Kentucky 12
• 1995: Auburn 42, Kentucky 21
• 2005: Auburn 49, Kentucky 27
• 2010: Auburn 37, Kentucky 34
• 2015: Auburn 30, Kentucky 27

The Tigers own a 27-6-1 series lead and have won nine consecutive games in Lexington. The Tigers are 7-0 all-time at Kroger Field with three one-possession victories. Mark Stoops is 0-3 against War Eagle.

Will this trend end on Saturday night? Many fans in attendance will see their first home win over Auburn if the Cats can find a way to pull out a victory as a 2.5-point favorite.

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