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Battle for the Barrel
Teams	Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee Volunteers football The Tennessee Volunteers football team are an American college football team at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville . The NCAA Division I team is also a member of the Southeastern Conference ....  Kentucky Wildcats Kentucky Wildcats football The Kentucky Wildcats football team is a college football program that competes in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision and the East Division of the Southeastern Conference.-History:Paul "Bear" Bryant Era...
Originated	1901
Series	Tennessee Leads Series 73-24-9
Largest Victory	Kentucky 56, Tennessee 0 October 21, 1893
Highest Scoring Game	Tennessee 52, Kentucky 50 (5 OT) November 24, 2007
Most Recent Game	Kentucky 10, Tennessee 7 November 26, 2011
Longest Win Streak	Tennessee 26
Current Win Streak	Kentucky 1

Battle for the Barrel is an American college football

College football

College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...

 rivalry

College rivalry

Pairs of schools, colleges and universities, especially when they are close to each other either geographically or in their areas of specialization, often establish a college rivalry with each other over the years. This rivalry can extend to both academics and athletics, the latter being typically...

 game played annually during the Thanksgiving Day weekend by the Tennessee Volunteers football

Tennessee Volunteers football

The Tennessee Volunteers football team are an American college football team at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville . The NCAA Division I team is also a member of the Southeastern Conference ....

 team of the University of Tennessee

University of Tennessee

The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States...

 and the Kentucky Wildcats football

Kentucky Wildcats football

The Kentucky Wildcats football team is a college football program that competes in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision and the East Division of the Southeastern Conference.-History:Paul "Bear" Bryant Era...

 team of the University of Kentucky

University of Kentucky

The University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a public co-educational university and is one of the state's two land-grant universities, located in Lexington, Kentucky...

. The name of the rivalry refers to the fact that the two universities once played for a giant beer barrel trophy that was discontinued after the 1998 game following the death of a couple of Kentucky players in a car crash that involved alcohol. The game was originally called the "Battle for the Beer Barrel."

Series history

Tennessee and Kentucky have played each other 105 times over 111 years with Tennessee winning 73 to 24 wins by Kentucky (0.452). Tennessee has won the most games in Lexington with 35 wins to 14 by Kentucky (0.514). Tennessee also has more wins than Kentucky in Knoxville with 44 wins to 10 (0.452). Tennessee has the most wins in the series at Stoll Field with 19 wins to 11 Kentucky wins (0.789). The Series is tied at 3 a piece at Baldwin Park. Tennessee leads the series at Neyland Stadium with 34 wins to 7 Kentucky wins (0.324). Tennessee leads the series at Commonwealth Field with 17 wins to 3 Kentucky wins (0.570).

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 an alcohol drum symbolizing a college rivalry.

Shenanigans

The trophy was awarded to the game's winner each year, but those weren't the only times the trophy traveled the 170 miles between the two schools. Tennessee lost the game in 1953, but several orange-clad students "keg-napped" the barrel and kept it hidden in Knoxville until UK students retaliated by "dog-napping" Smokey. The barrel theft set in motion additional pranks over the next few years, but the barrel was never again involved.

Vanderbilt students stole the keg in 1960 seeking support from UT students in an upcoming basketball game with Kentucky. Commodore students returned the trophy months later without their win over the Wildcats.

The End of The Barrel

An alcohol-related car crash involving two UK football players in 1998 prompted the end of the barrel exchange. The ceremony was cancelled for the 1998 season and the two schools mutually agreed to permanently discontinue the tradition before the 1999 game.

Game results

Tennessee victories are colored ██ orange. Kentucky victories are colored ██ blue. Ties are white.

1893	Tennessee	0	Kentucky	56	Lexington, Kentucky Stoll Field/McLean Stadium Stoll Field/McLean Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium in Lexington, Kentucky. It was the home of the University of Kentucky Wildcats football team. The field was in use since 1880, but the concrete stands were opened in October 1916, and closed following the 1972 season, and was replaced by...	UK	0-1
1899	Tennessee	12	Kentucky	0	Lexington, Kentucky	-	1-1
1901	Tennessee	5	Kentucky	0	Lexington, Kentucky	UT	2-1
1906	Tennessee	0	Kentucky	21	Knoxville, Tennessee Knoxville, Tennessee Founded in 1786, Knoxville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, U.S.A., behind Memphis and Nashville, and is the county seat of Knox County. It is the largest city in East Tennessee, and the second-largest city in the Appalachia region...	-	2-2
1907	Tennessee	0	Kentucky	0	Lexington, Kentucky	-	2-2-1
1908	Tennessee	7	Kentucky	0	Knoxville, Tennessee	UT	3-2-1
1909	Tennessee	0	Kentucky	17	Lexington, Kentucky	-	3-3-1
1910	Tennessee	0	Kentucky	10	Knoxville, Tennessee	UK	3-4-1
1911	Tennessee	0	Kentucky	12	Lexington, Kentucky	UK	3-5-1
1912	Tennessee	6	Kentucky	13	Knoxville, Tennessee	UK	3-6-1
1913	Tennessee	13	Kentucky	7	Lexington, Kentucky	UK	4-6-1
1914	Tennessee	23	Kentucky	6	Knoxville, Tennessee	UK	5-6-1
1915	Tennessee	0	Kentucky	6	Lexington, Kentucky	UK	5-7-1
1916	Tennessee	0	Kentucky	0	Knoxville, Tennessee	UK	5-7-2
1919	Tennessee	0	Kentucky	13	Lexington, Kentucky	UK	5-8-2
1920	Tennessee	14	Kentucky	7	Knoxville, Tennessee	UK	6-8-2
1921	Tennessee	0	Kentucky	0	Lexington, Kentucky	UK	6-8-3
1922	Tennessee	14	Kentucky	7	Knoxville, Tennessee Neyland Stadium Neyland Stadium is a sports stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. It serves primarily as the home of the Tennessee Volunteers football team, but is also used to host large conventions and has been a site for several NFL exhibition games. The stadium's official capacity is 102,455...	UK	7-8-3
1923	Tennessee	18	Kentucky	0	Lexington, Kentucky	-	8-8-3
1924	Tennessee	6	Kentucky	27	Knoxville, Tennessee	UK	8-9-3
1925	Tennessee	20	Kentucky	23	Lexington, Kentucky	UK	8-10-3
1926	Tennessee	6	Kentucky	0	Knoxville, Tennessee	UK	9-10-3
1927	Tennessee	20	Kentucky	0	Lexington, Kentucky	-	10-10-3
1928	Tennessee	0	Kentucky	0	Knoxville, Tennessee	-	10-10-4
1929	Tennessee	6	Kentucky	6	Lexington, Kentucky	-	10-10-5
1930	Tennessee	8	Kentucky	0	Knoxville, Tennessee	UT	11-10-5
1931	Tennessee	6	Kentucky	6	Lexington, Kentucky	UT	11-10-6
1932	Tennessee	26	Kentucky	0	Knoxville, Tennessee	UT	12-10-6
1933	Tennessee	27	Kentucky	0	Lexington, Kentucky	UT	13-10-6
1934	Tennessee	19	Kentucky	0	Knoxville, Tennessee	UT	14-10-6
1935	Tennessee	0	Kentucky	27	Lexington, Kentucky	UT	14-11-6
1936	Tennessee	7	Kentucky	6	Knoxville, Tennessee	UT	15-11-6
1937	Tennessee	13	Kentucky	0	Lexington, Kentucky	UT	16-11-6
1938	Tennessee	46	Kentucky	0	Knoxville, Tennessee	UT	17-11-6
1939	Tennessee	19	Kentucky	0	Lexington, Kentucky	UT	18-11-6
1940	Tennessee	33	Kentucky	0	Knoxville, Tennessee	UT	19-11-6
1941	Tennessee	20	Kentucky	7	Lexington, Kentucky	UT	20-11-6
1942	Tennessee	26	Kentucky	0	Knoxville, Tennessee	UT	21-11-6
1944 (1)	Tennessee	26	Kentucky	13	Lexington, Kentucky	UT	22-11-6
1944 (2)	Tennessee	21	Kentucky	7	Knoxville, Tennessee	UT	23-11-6
1945	Tennessee	14	Kentucky	0	Lexington, Kentucky	UT	24-11-6
1946	Tennessee	7	Kentucky	0	Knoxville, Tennessee	UT	25-11-6
1947	Tennessee	13	Kentucky	7	Lexington, Kentucky	UT	26-11-6
1948	Tennessee	0	Kentucky	0	Knoxville, Tennessee	UT	26-11-7
1949	Tennessee	6	Kentucky	0	Lexington, Kentucky	UT	27-11-7
1950	Tennessee	7	Kentucky	0	Knoxville, Tennessee	UT	28-11-7
1951	Tennessee	28	Kentucky	0	Lexington, Kentucky	UT	29-11-7
1952	Tennessee	14	Kentucky	14	Knoxville, Tennessee	UT	29-11-8
1953	Tennessee	21	Kentucky	27	Lexington, Kentucky	UT	29-12-8
1954	Tennessee	13	Kentucky	14	Knoxville, Tennessee	UT	29-13-8
1955	Tennessee	0	Kentucky	23	Lexington, Kentucky	UT	29-14-8
1956	Tennessee	20	Kentucky	7	Knoxville, Tennessee	UT	30-14-8
1957	Tennessee	7	Kentucky	20	Lexington, Kentucky	UT	30-15-8
1958	Tennessee	2	Kentucky	6	Knoxville, Tennessee	UT	30-16-8
1959	Tennessee	0	Kentucky	20	Lexington, Kentucky	UT	30-17-8
1960	Tennessee	10	Kentucky	10	Knoxville, Tennessee	UT	30-17-9
1961	Tennessee	26	Kentucky	16	Lexington, Kentucky	UT	31-17-9
1962	Tennessee	10	Kentucky	12	Knoxville, Tennessee	UT	31-18-9
1963	Tennessee	19	Kentucky	0	Lexington, Kentucky	UT	32-18-9
1964	Tennessee	7	Kentucky	12	Knoxville, Tennessee	UT	32-19-9
1965	Tennessee	19	Kentucky	3	Lexington, Kentucky	UT	33-19-9
1966	Tennessee	28	Kentucky	19	Knoxville, Tennessee	UT	34-19-9
1967	Tennessee	17	Kentucky	7	Lexington, Kentucky	UT	35-19-9
1968	Tennessee	24	Kentucky	7	Knoxville, Tennessee	UT	36-19-9
1969	Tennessee	31	Kentucky	26	Lexington, Kentucky	UT	37-19-9
1970	Tennessee	45	Kentucky	0	Knoxville, Tennessee	UT	38-19-9
1971	Tennessee	21	Kentucky	7	Lexington, Kentucky	UT	39-19-9
1972	Tennessee	17	Kentucky	7	Knoxville, Tennessee	UT	40-19-9
1973	Tennessee	16	Kentucky	14	Lexington, Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium Commonwealth Stadium may refer to:* Commonwealth Stadium , in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada* Commonwealth Stadium , on the campus of the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky, USA...	UT	41-19-9
1974	Tennessee	24	Kentucky	7	Knoxville, Tennessee	UT	41-19-9
1975	Tennessee	17	Kentucky	13	Lexington, Kentucky	UT	42-19-9
1976	Tennessee	0	Kentucky	7	Knoxville, Tennessee	UT	42-20-9
1977	Tennessee	17	Kentucky	21	Lexington, Kentucky	UT	42-21-9
1978	Tennessee	29	Kentucky	14	Knoxville, Tennessee	UT	43-21-9
1979	Tennessee	20	Kentucky	17	Lexington, Kentucky	UT	44-21-9
1980	Tennessee	45	Kentucky	14	Knoxville, Tennessee	UT	45-21-9
1981	Tennessee	10	Kentucky	21	Lexington, Kentucky	UT	45-22-9
1982	Tennessee	28	Kentucky	7	Knoxville, Tennessee	UT	46-22-9
1983	Tennessee	10	Kentucky	0	Lexington, Kentucky	UT	47-22-9
1984	Tennessee	12	Kentucky	17	Knoxville, Tennessee	UT	47-23-9
1985	Tennessee	42	Kentucky	0	Lexington, Kentucky	UT	48-23-9
1986	Tennessee	28	Kentucky	9	Knoxville, Tennessee	UT	49-23-9
1987	Tennessee	24	Kentucky	22	Lexington, Kentucky	UT	50-23-9
1988	Tennessee	28	Kentucky	24	Knoxville, Tennessee	UT	51-23-9
1989	Tennessee	31	Kentucky	10	Lexington, Kentucky	UT	52-23-9
1990	Tennessee	42	Kentucky	28	Knoxville, Tennessee	UT	53-23-9
1991	Tennessee	16	Kentucky	7	Lexington, Kentucky	UT	54-23-9
1992	Tennessee	34	Kentucky	13	Knoxville, Tennessee	UT	55-23-9
1993	Tennessee	48	Kentucky	0	Lexington, Kentucky	UT	56-23-9
1994	Tennessee	52	Kentucky	0	Knoxville, Tennessee	UT	57-23-9
1995	Tennessee	34	Kentucky	31	Lexington, Kentucky	UT	58-23-9
1996	Tennessee	56	Kentucky	10	Knoxville, Tennessee	UT	59-23-9
1997	Tennessee	59	Kentucky	31	Lexington, Kentucky	UT	60-23-9
1998	Tennessee	59	Kentucky	21	Knoxville, Tennessee	UT	61-23-9
1999	Tennessee	56	Kentucky	21	Lexington, Kentucky	UT	62-23-9
2000	Tennessee	59	Kentucky	20	Knoxville, Tennessee	UT	63-23-9
2001	Tennessee	38	Kentucky	35	Lexington, Kentucky	UT	64-23-9
2002	Tennessee	24	Kentucky	0	Knoxville, Tennessee	UT	65-23-9
2003	Tennessee	20	Kentucky	7	Lexington, Kentucky	UT	66-23-9
2004	Tennessee	37	Kentucky	31	Knoxville, Tennessee	UT	67-23-9
2005	Tennessee	27	Kentucky	8	Lexington, Kentucky	UT	68-23-9
2006	Tennessee	17	Kentucky	12	Knoxville, Tennessee	UT	69-23-9
2007	Tennessee	52	Kentucky	50	Lexington, Kentucky	UT	70-23-9
2008	Tennessee	28	Kentucky	10	Knoxville, Tennessee	UT	71-23-9
2009	Tennessee	30	Kentucky	24	Lexington, Kentucky	UT	72-23-9
2010	Tennessee	24	Kentucky	14	Knoxville, Tennessee	UT	73-23-9
2011	Tennessee	7	Kentucky	10	Lexington, Kentucky	UT	73-24-9