Believe it or not, Centre College (Danville, KY) once defeated the University of Kentucky by 70 points.
On today’s date, 111 years ago, Centre defeated Kentucky by a score of 87-17. To date, that is Kentucky’s largest losing margin in men’s basketball.
ON THIS DAY in 1910: Centre College, then part of Central University, defeated the University of Kentucky 87-17 in basketball. To date, this is the largest losing margin UK has seen! #GoldRush @CentreAthletics @Centre_Bball pic.twitter.com/cpoOfKs1N2
— Centre College (@CentreC) January 28, 2021
In fact, Centre knocked off Kentucky three times that 1909-10 season.