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Revision as of 18:23, 1 December 2021

Kentucky–Louisville football rivalry
SportFootball
First meetingOctober 26, 1912
Kentucky, 41-0
Latest meetingNovember 27, 2021
Kentucky, 52–21
Next meetingNovember 26, 2022 (Lexington)
StadiumsKentucky - Kroger Field
Louisville - Cardinal Stadium
TrophyThe Governor's Cup
Statistics
Meetings total33
All-time seriesKentucky, 18–15[1]
Largest victoryKentucky, 73–0 (1922)
Longest win streakKentucky, 7 (1912–1994)
Current win streakKentucky, 3 (2018–present)
Locations of Kentucky and 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 in the state of Kentucky; it is also used as a reference to the rivalry itself.[2]

History

Though the teams first played in 1912,[2] they only played six times until the rivalry was suspended after the 1924 season and wasn’t renewed for another 70 years. The rivalry resumed in 1994 with a new Governor's Cup trophy which has been awarded every year since.

Kentucky leads the series 18–15.[2] From 1994 to 2006, the game was played on the opening weekend of the college football season. In 2007, the game was moved to the third game of the season when played in Lexington but remained the first game when played in Louisville. Starting in 2014, which marked Louisville's inaugural season in the Atlantic Coast Conference, the Governor's Cup became the last game of the regular season for both teams on Thanksgiving weekend,[3] which coincided with several other ACC-SEC same-state rivalries.[4]

Because the Southeastern Conference, of which Kentucky is a member, decided to play a conference-only schedule for 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 edition of the Governor's Cup game was canceled.[5] The rivalry will continue until at least the 2030 season with Kentucky hosting in even years and Louisville hosting in odd years.[6]

Game results

Kentucky victoriesLouisville victoriesTie games
No.DateLocation
1 October 26, 1912 Lexington, KY Kentucky 41 Louisville 0
2 November 22, 1913 Louisville, KY Kentucky 20 Louisville 0
3 November 14, 1914 Lexington, KY Kentucky 42 Louisville 0
4 November 6, 1915 Louisville, KY Kentucky 15 Louisville 0
5 October 14, 1922 Lexington, KY Kentucky 73 Louisville 0
6 October 4, 1924 Lexington, KY Kentucky 29 Louisville 0
7 September 3, 1994 Lexington, KY Kentucky 20 Louisville 14
8 September 2, 1995 Lexington, KY Kentucky 10 Louisville 13
9 August 31, 1996 Lexington, KY Kentucky 14 Louisville 38
10 August 30, 1997 Lexington, KY Kentucky 38 Louisville 24
11 September 5, 1998 Louisville, KY Kentucky 68 Louisville 34
12 September 4, 1999 Lexington, KY Kentucky 28 Louisville 56
13 September 2, 2000 Louisville, KY Kentucky 34OT Louisville 40
14 September 1, 2001 Lexington, KY Kentucky 10 Louisville 36
15 September 1, 2002 Louisville, KY Kentucky 22 #17 Louisville 17
16 August 31, 2003 Lexington, KY Kentucky 24 Louisville 40
17 September 5, 2004 Louisville, KY Kentucky 0 Louisville 28
No.DateLocation
18 September 4, 2005 Lexington, KY Kentucky 24 #12 Louisville 31
19 September 3, 2006 Louisville, KY Kentucky 28 #13 Louisville 59
20 September 15, 2007 Lexington, KY Kentucky 40 #9 Louisville 34
21 August 31, 2008 Louisville, KY Kentucky 27 Louisville 2
22 September 19, 2009 Lexington, KY Kentucky 31 Louisville 27
23 September 4, 2010 Louisville, KY Kentucky 23 Louisville 16
24 September 17, 2011 Lexington, KY Kentucky 17 Louisville 24
25 September 2, 2012 Louisville, KY Kentucky 14 #25 Louisville 32
26 September 14, 2013 Lexington, KY Kentucky 13 #7 Louisville 27
27 November 29, 2014 Louisville, KY Kentucky 40 #22 Louisville 44
28 November 28, 2015 Lexington, KY Kentucky 24 Louisville 38
29 November 26, 2016 Louisville, KY Kentucky 41 #11 Louisville 38
30 November 25, 2017 Lexington, KY Kentucky 17 Louisville 44
31 November 24, 2018 Louisville, KY #15 Kentucky 56 Louisville 10
32 November 30, 2019 Lexington, KY Kentucky 45 Louisville 13
33 November 27, 2021 Louisville, KY #25 Kentucky 52 Louisville 21
Series: Kentucky leads 18–15[1]

Howard Schnellenberger Award

The 2010 game was the inaugural year for the award. The award is given to the Most Valuable Player on the winning team by the Louisville Sports Commission. It is named for Howard Schnellenberger, who played under Bear Bryant for Kentucky and was Louisville's head coach when the modern football rivalry began in 1994.

Date Player Team Position Statistics
 9-04-2010  Derrick Locke Kentucky RB 23 carries, 104 yards, 2 TDs

3 receptions, 21 yards; 1 kickoff return, 23 yards[7]

 9-17-2011  Dexter Heyman Louisville LB 12 tackles & 1 forced fumble[8]
 9-02-2012  Teddy Bridgewater Louisville QB 19/21, 232 yards[9]
 9-14-2013  Teddy Bridgewater Louisville QB 16/28, 250 yards, 1 TD
 11-29-2014  DeVante Parker Louisville WR 6 catches, 180 yards, 3 TD
 11-28-2015  Lamar Jackson Louisville QB 8/21, 130 yards, 1 TD

17 carries, 186 yards, 2 TDs

 11-26-2016  Stephen Johnson Kentucky QB 16/27, 338 yards, 3 TDs

8 carries, 83 yards[10]

 11-25-2017  Lamar Jackson Louisville QB 15/21, 216 yards, 2 TDs

18 carries, 156 yards

 11-24-2018  Terry Wilson Kentucky QB 17/23, 261 yards, 3 TDs

10 carries, 79 yards, 1 TD[11]

 11-30-2019  Lynn Bowden Kentucky QB 1/2, 4 yards

22 carries, 284 yards, 4 TDs[12]

 11-27-2021  Will Levis Kentucky QB 14/18, 149 yards,

14 carries, 113 yards, 4TDs [13]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Winsipedia - Kentucky Wildcats vs. Louisville Cardinals football series history". Winsipedia.
  2. ^ a b c "Louisville Cardinals vs. Kentucky Wildcats - Recap - September 17, 2011". ESPN. 2011-09-17. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  3. ^ Mallory, Laurel. "Governor's Cup moved to last game of season starting 2014 - wave3.com-Louisville News, Weather & Sports". Wave3.com. Retrieved 2015-03-06.
  4. ^ "Louisville vs. Kentucky Governor's Cup football series extended through 2022". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
  5. ^ Robinson, Cameron Teague; Hal, Jon (July 30, 2020). "Governor's Cup put on hold after SEC goes with conference-only scheduling model". Courier Journal. Louisville. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  6. ^ Hale, Jon. "In response to 2020 cancellation, Kentucky-Louisville agree to extend football rivalry". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  7. ^ "Kentucky Wildcats vs. Louisville Cardinals - Box Score - September 04, 2010". ESPN. 2010-09-04. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  8. ^ [1] Archived March 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ "UofL QB Teddy Bridgewater earns Howard Schnellenberger MVP award | WHAS11.com Louisville". Archived from the original on February 9, 2013.
  10. ^ "Kentucky Wildcats vs. Louisville Cardinals - Box Score - November 26, 2016". ESPN. 2016-11-26. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
  11. ^ "Kentucky Wildcats vs. Louisville Cardinals - Box Score - November 24, 2018". ESPN. 2019-11-30. Retrieved 2019-11-30.
  12. ^ "Kentucky Wildcats vs. Louisville Cardinals - Box Score - November 30, 2019". ESPN. 2019-11-30. Retrieved 2019-11-30.
  13. ^ "Kentucky Wildcats vs. Louisville Cardinals - Box Score - November 27, 2021". ESPN. 2021-11-27. Retrieved 2016-11-26.

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