Battle On Broadway

The Battle On Broadway, also known as the Kentucky–Transylvania rivalry, is a rivalry between inter-city and in-state rivals. With the creation of the NCAA, Transylvania University was placed in Division III while Kentucky stayed in Division I. Both schools in fact were once under the same Kentucky University. The Agricultural & Mechanical College of Kentucky eventually broke off to become its own separate entity in 1878.

Long before the Louisville Cardinals became Kentucky's major in-state rivalry, it was Transylvania (then Kentucky University) that was considered Kentucky's biggest rival.

Basketball

The Battle On Broadway
Men's basketball regular season history
First meeting February 20, 1903
First result Kentucky A&M (Kentucky) 20 – Kentucky University (Transylvania) 10
Latest meeting November 11, 2013
Latest result Kentucky 76 – Transylvania 42
Next meeting TBA
Total number of meetings 47
Largest victory Kentucky: 46 points (2012)
Current streak Kentucky 5
All-time series Kentucky leads 10–7
Men's basketball post-season history
Last meeting Never
Last result Never
All-time post-season series Kentucky 0 – Transylvania 0

Being in the same city of Lexington was a major fueling point for the rivalry. Before Transylvania was renamed and the rivalry was renewed, it had led the rivalry 6 games to 5.

For the next three years the rivalry would not be played entirely, until they met three times in the 1911 season. For the first meeting in three years Transylvania would win the first contest at Kentucky 23–18. On February 27, 1905 it was Kentucky who would win at their rivals home 22–19. A final game was played in March of that year, which saw Kentucky win 30–24. This would be the last meeting of the two for one hundred years.

The long dormant rivalry would once again be played in the 2011 season. However over these one hundred years Kentucky had forged its way as one of the most successful programs in college basketball with eight NCAA Division I titles to its name by that time. Because Transylvania was in Division III, these games were exhibitions and did not count towards either schools' season records. Transylvania and Kentucky met again for exhibitions over the next two years, with Kentucky winning both handily.

Basketball series

Date Site Transylvania Kentucky Series Notes
1903-2-20 Lexington, KY Kentucky University       42 Kentucky State College 2 TU 1-0
1904-2-12 Lexington, KY Kentucky University       12 Kentucky State College 5 TU 2-0
1904-2-26 Lexington, KY Kentucky University       14 Kentucky State College 12 TU 3-0
1905-1-27 Lexington, KY Kentucky University        29 Kentucky State College 30 TU 3-1
1905-2-4 Lexington, KY Kentucky University       29 Kentucky State College 1 TU 4-1
1905-2-22 Lexington, KY Kentucky University       33 Kentucky State College 23 TU 5-1
1906-1-11 Lexington, KY Kentucky University        -- Kentucky State College -- TU 5-2
1907-2-15 Lexington, KY Kentucky University        14 Kentucky State College 16 TU 5-3
1907-3-7 Lexington, KY Kentucky University       29 Kentucky State College 5 TU 6-3
1908-1-21 Lexington, KY Kentucky University        15 Kentucky State College 20 TU 6-4
1908-2-4 Lexington, KY Kentucky University        15 Kentucky State College 20 TU 6-5
1911-1-20 Lexington, KY Transylvania       23 Kentucky State College 18 TU 7-5
1911-2-27 Lexington, KY Transylvania        22 Kentucky State College 19 TU 7–6
1911-3-3 Lexington, KY Transylvania        30 Kentucky State College 24 Tied 7-7
Date Site Transylvania Kentucky Series Notes
2011-11-2 Lexington, KY Transylvania        53 Kentucky 97 UK 8-7
2012-11-5 Lexington, KY Transylvania        28 Kentucky 78 UK 9-7
2012-11-1 Lexington, KY Transylvania        42 Kentucky 76 UK 10-7

Football

KentuckyTransylvania rivalry
Sport Football
First meeting November 12, 1881
Kentucky 7 ¼, Transylvania 1
Latest meeting November 18, 1911
Transylvania 12, Kentucky 5
Statistics
All-time series Kentucky, 1461
Largest victory Kentucky, 770 (1909)
Longest streak Kentucky, 10 (18921900)

Kentucky played its first three games against Transylvania, the year after Transylvania had faced Centre in the first game in the state. The 1903 Transylvania Pioneers claimed a southern championship.

Football series

Transylvania victoriesKentucky victoriesTie games
#DateLocationWinnerScore
11881-11-12 Lexington, KY Kentucky 7.25–1
21881-11-19 Lexington, KY Transylvania2–1
31881-12-03 Lexington, KY Transylvania3.75–2.5
41892-10-29 Lexington, KY Tie0–0
51892-12-10 Lexington, KY Kentucky 10–4
61893-11-04 Lexington, KY Kentucky 28–0
71893-11-25 Lexington, KY Kentucky 38–28
81894-11-10 Lexington, KY Kentucky 44–0
91895-11-03 Lexington, KY Kentucky 26–0
101896-10-24 Lexington, KY Kentucky 36–6
111897-10-02 Lexington, KY Kentucky 8–6
#DateLocationWinnerScore
121898-10-01 Lexington, KY Kentucky 18–0
131899-10-07 Lexington, KY Kentucky 23–6
141900-11-29 Lexington, KY Kentucky 12–0
151901-10-26 Lexington, KY Transylvania27–0
161902-11-27 Lexington, KY Transylvania6–5
171903-11-26 Lexington, KY Transylvania17–0
181904-11-24 Lexington, KY Kentucky 21–4
191907-12-05 Lexington, KY Kentucky 5–0
201909-11-13 Lexington, KY Kentucky 77–0
211911-11-18 Lexington, KY Transylvania 12–5
Series: Kentucky leads 14–6–1

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