Had Kentucky been successful Saturday in Tuscaloosa, it would have been the program’s first road win over a Top 10 team since the 1977 Cats beat No. 4 Penn State 24-20 in University Park.
The last time UK played the No. 2 team in the country on the road was 1994 at Florida. The Gators won 73-7. So Saturday’s three-point loss at second-ranked Alabama is a definite step up.
Here are the results of UK’s road games against Top 10 teams since then:
| Year | Opponent | Result |
| 1980 | No. 4 Oklahoma | Lost 29-7 |
| 1980 | No. 1 Alabama | Lost 45-0 |
| 1981 | No. 7 Georgia | Lost 21-0 |
| 1983 | No. 7 Georgia | Lost 47-21 |
| 1987 | No. 6 LSU | Lost 34-9 |
| 1988 | No. 7 Auburn | Lost 20-10 |
| 1990 | No. 10 Tennessee | Lost 42-28 |
| 1991 | No. 5 Florida | Lost 35-26 |
| 1992 | No. 4 Florida | Lost 35-19 |
| 1994 | No. 2 Florida | Lost 73-7 |
| 1994 | No. 9 Auburn | Lost 41-14 |
| 1996 | No. 1 Florida | Lost 65-0 |
| 1996 | No. 9 Tennessee | Lost 56-10 |
| 1998 | No. 8 Florida | Lost 51-35 |
| 1998 | No. 1 Tennessee | Lost 59-21 |
| 1999 | No. 8 Miss State | Lost 23-22 |
| 2000 | No. 3 Florida | Lost 59-31 |
| 2002 | No. 7 Florida | Lost 41-34 |
| 2003 | No. 6 Georgia | Lost 30-10 |
| 2004 | No. 3 Auburn | Lost 42-10 |
| 2006 | No. 5 Florida | Lost 26-7 |
| 2007 | No. 8 Georgia | Lost 24-13 |
| 2008 | No. 2 Alabama | Lost 17-14 |
