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Kentucky Beats No. 9 Texas A&M 31-21 in SEC Debut

By Drooid · Sep 20, 2026, 2:11 AM UTC · How we work

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Summary

Story summary

Kentucky Wildcats beat No. 9 Texas A&M 31-21 in College Station, Texas.
Coach Will Stein earned his first SEC road win in his debut.
Kentucky scored 21 unanswered points in the third quarter to lead 28-7.
Kentucky achieved its first top-10 road win since 2024.
Kentucky also recorded its first College Station victory since 1952.

History

Historical Context

Bear Bryant’s 1952 Kentucky squad, ranked #20 and scoring 181 points, earned its first SEC road win in Texas. Decades later, after breaking a 31-year SEC losing streak at Florida in 2018, Will Stein’s 2025 Wildcats repeated the feat with a 31-21 victory at College Station, reviving the program’s historic road-win momentum.

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Story summary

Kentucky Wildcats beat No. 9 Texas A&M 31-21 in College Station, Texas.
Coach Will Stein earned his first SEC road win in his debut.
Kentucky scored 21 unanswered points in the third quarter to lead 28-7.
Kentucky achieved its first top-10 road win since 2024.
Kentucky also recorded its first College Station victory since 1952.

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