Governor's Cup (Kentucky)

Governor's Cup (football)
Kentucky Wildcats	Louisville Cardinals
Originated	1912
Next meeting	September 1, 2012
Continuity	Continuous since 1994
Overall series leader	Kentucky (14-10)
Modern series leader	Louisville (10-8)
Governor's Cup Holder	Louisville

The Governor's Cup is a trophy awarded to the victor of the annual college football game between the University of Kentucky and the University of Louisville; it is also used as a reference to the rivalry itself. Though the teams first played in 1912 the Governor's Cup has been awarded every year since 1994.

Kentucky leads the all time rivalry with 14 wins to Louisville's 10. Louisville currently holds the Governor's Cup.

All-time results

Date	Site	Winning team		Losing team		Series
1912-10-28	Lexington	Kentucky	41	Louisville	0	UK 1-0
1913-11-22	Louisville	Kentucky	20	Louisville	0	UK 2-0
1914-11-14	Lexington	Kentucky	42	Louisville	0	UK 3-0
1915-11-06	Louisville	Kentucky	15	Louisville	0	UK 4-0
1922-10-14	Lexington	Kentucky	63	Louisville	0	UK 5-0
1924-10-04	Lexington	Kentucky	29	Louisville	0	UK 6-0
1994-09-03	Lexington	Kentucky	20	Louisville	14	UK 7-0
1995-09-02	Lexington	Louisville	13	Kentucky	10	UK 7-1
1996-08-31	Lexington	Louisville	38	Kentucky	14	UK 7-2
1997-08-30	Lexington	Kentucky	38	Louisville	24	UK 8-2
1998-09-05	Louisville	Kentucky	68	Louisville	34	UK 9-2
1999-09-04	Lexington	Louisville	56	Kentucky	28	UK 9-3
2000-09-02†	Louisville	Louisville	40	Kentucky	34	UK 9-4
2001-09-01	Lexington	Louisville	36	Kentucky	10	UK 9-5
2002-09-01	Louisville	Kentucky	22	Louisville (17)	17	UK 10-5
2003-08-31	Lexington	Louisville	40	Kentucky	24	UK 10-6
2004-09-04	Louisville	Louisville	28	Kentucky	0	UK 10-7
2005-09-04	Lexington	Louisville (12)	31	Kentucky	24	UK 10-8
2006-09-03	Louisville	Louisville (13)	59	Kentucky	28	UK 10-9
2007-09-15	Lexington	Kentucky	40	Louisville (9)	34	UK 11-9
2008-08-31	Louisville	Kentucky	27	Louisville	2	UK 12-9
2009-09-19	Lexington	Kentucky	31	Louisville	27	UK 13-9
2010-09-04	Louisville	Kentucky	23	Louisville	16	UK 14-9
2011-09-17	Lexington	Louisville	24	Kentucky	17	UK 14-10

Kentucky victories are shaded ██ blue. Louisville victories shaded in ██ red. † indicates overtime. Numbers in parentheses indicate a team's Associated Press Top 25 rank at the time of the games.

Howard Schnellenberger Award

NOTE:. The 2010 game was the inaugural year for the award. The award is given to the Most Valuable Player of the game. It is named for Howard Schnellenberger, who played under Bear Bryant for Kentucky and coached at Louisville.

Date	Player	Team	Position	Statistics
9-04-2010	Derrick Locke	Kentucky	RB	23 Carries, 104 Yards, 2 TD's
9-17-2011	Dexter Heyman	Louisville	LB	12 Tackles & 1 Forced Fumbles

See also

• Kentucky–Louisville rivalry