Louisville–Memphis rivalry

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The Louisville–Memphis rivalry is a sports rivalry between the University of Louisville Cardinals and University of Memphis Tigers. The two NCAA Division I schools compete in various sports, with men's basketball and college football in particular being prominent. Both schools were represented in a 2008 Sheraton commercial featuring fans of other college sport rivals such as Michigan/Ohio State, Duke/North Carolina, USC/UCLA, and Syracuse/Georgetown.

Mens' basketball

Louisville–Memphis basketball rivalry
Teams	Louisville Cardinals Memphis Tigers
Originated	1949
Series	Louisville leads, 53–35
Latest Game	Louisville 67 - Memphis 73 January 9, 2014

The series between the men's basketball programs began in 1949. Louisville leads the series 53-34. The two schools have played in four different conferences – the Missouri Valley Conference, Metro Conference, Conference USA, and for the 2013–14 season only, the American Athletic Conference. Louisville will be joining the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2014.

Louisville–Memphis basketball rivalry
Year	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team	Score	Location	Series
1949	Memphis Tigers	53	Louisville Cardinals	72	Memphis, TN	UL 1-0
1949	Louisville Cardinals	79	Memphis Tigers	58	Louisville, KY	UL 2-0
1951	Memphis Tigers	48	Louisville Cardinals	51	Memphis, TN	UL 3-0
1956	#10 Louisville Cardinals	85	#15 Memphis Tigers	75	Louisville, KY	UL 4-0
1957	#5 Louisville Cardinals	93	Memphis Tigers	71	Louisville, KY	UL 5-0
1957	Memphis Tigers	81	#3 Louisville Cardinals	78	Memphis, TN	UL 5-1
1963	Memphis Tigers	76	Louisville Cardinals	55	Memphis, TN	UL 5-2
1964	Louisville Cardinals	69	Memphis Tigers	57	Louisville, KY	UL 6-2
1968	Memphis Tigers	58	Louisville Cardinals	78	Memphis, TN	UL 7-2
1968	#19 Louisville Cardinals	67	Memphis Tigers	66	Louisville, KY	UL 8-2
1970	#19 Louisville Cardinals	77	Memphis Tigers	48	Louisville, KY	UL 9-2
1970	Louisville Cardinals	77	Memphis Tigers	44	Louisville, KY	UL 9-2
1971	Memphis Tigers	78	#13 Louisville Cardinals	75	Memphis, TN	UL 9-3
1971	Louisville Cardinals	102	Memphis Tigers	73	Louisville, KY	UL 10-3
1972	#3 Louisville Cardinals	69	Memphis Tigers	77	Louisville, KY	UL 10-4
1972	Memphis Tigers	80	#2 Louisville Cardinals	65	Memphis, TN	UL 10-5
1973	#17 Memphis Tigers	81	Louisville Cardinals	76	Memphis, TN	UL 10-6
1973	Louisville Cardinals	83	#15 Memphis Tigers	69	Louisville, KY	UL 11-6
1974	#16 Louisville Cardinals	94	Memphis Tigers	81	Louisville, KY	UL 12-6
1974	Memphis Tigers	78	#18 Louisville Cardinals	71	Memphis, TN	UL 12-7
1975	#3 Louisville Cardinals	84	Memphis Tigers	79	Louisville, KY	UL 13-7
1975	#19 Memphis Tigers	79	#8 Louisville Cardinals	74	Memphis, TN	UL 14-7
1976	Louisville Cardinals	76	Memphis Tigers	87	Louisville, KY	UL 14-8
1977	#9 Louisville Cardinals	111	Memphis Tigers	92	Louisville, KY	UL 15-8
1977	Memphis Tigers	87	#8 Louisville Cardinals	77	Memphis, TN	UL 15-9

Football

Louisville–Memphis football rivalry
Teams	Louisville Cardinals Memphis Tigers
Originated	1948
Series	Louisville leads, 24–19
Latest Game	Louisville 24 - Memphis 17 November 23, 2013

Louisville–Memphis football rivalry
Year	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team	Score	Location	Series
1948	Memphis Tigers	13	Louisville Cardinals	7	Memphis, TN	UM 1-0
1952	Memphis Tigers	29	Louisville Cardinals	25	Memphis, TN	UM 2-0
1961	Louisvlle Cardinals	13	Memphis Tigers	28	Louisville, KY	UM 3-0
1962	Memphis Tigers	49	Louisville Cardinals	0	Memphis, TN	UM 4-0
1963	Louisville Cardinals	0	Memphis Tigers	25	Louisville, KY	UM 5-0
1964	Memphis Tigers	34	Louisville Cardinals	0	Memphis, TN	UM 6-0
1968	Louisville Cardinals	14	Memphis Tigers	44	Louisville, KY	UM 7-0
1969	Memphis Tigers	69	Louisville Cardinals	19	Memphis, TN	UM 8-0
1970	Louisville Cardinals	40	Memphis Tigers	27	Louisville, KY	UM 8-1
1971	Memphis Tigers	20	Louisville Cardinals	26	Memphis, TN	UM 8-2
1972	Louisville Cardinals	17	Memphis Tigers	0	Louisville, KY	UM 8-3
1973	Memphis Tigers	28	Louisville Cardinals	21	Memphis, TN	UM 9-3
1974	Louisville Cardinals	10	Memphis Tigers	16	Louisville, KY	UM 10-3
1975	Memphis Tigers	41	Louisville Cardinals	7	Memphis, TN	UM 11-3
1976	Louisville Cardinals	14	Memphis Tigers	26	Louisville, KY	UM 12-3
1977	Memphis Tigers	13	Louisville Cardinals	14	Memphis, TN	UM 12-4
1978	Louisville Cardinals	22	Memphis Tigers	29	Louisville, KY	UM 13-4
1979	Memphis Tigers	10	Louisville Cardinals	6	Memphis, TN	UM 14-4
1980	Louisville Cardinals	38	Memphis Tigers	14	Louisville, KY	UM 14-5
1981	Memphis Tigers	7	Louisville Cardinals	14	Memphis, TN	UM 14-6
1982	Memphis Tigers	19	Louisville Cardinals	38	Memphis, TN	UM 14-7
1983	Louisville Cardinals	7	Memphis Tigers	45	Louisville, KY	UM 15-7
1986	Lousiville Cardinals	34	Memphis Tigers	8	Louisville, KY	UM 15-8
1987	Memphis Tigers	43	Louisville Cardinals	8	Memphis, TN	UM 16-8
1988	Lousiville Cardinals	29	Memphis Tigers	18	Louisville, KY	UM 16-9
1989	Memphis Tigers	10	Louisville Cardinals	40	Memphis, TN	UM 16-10
1990	Louisville Cardinals	19	Memphis Tigers	17	Louisville, KY	UM 16-11
1991	Memphis Tigers	19	Louisville Cardinals	17	Memphis, TN	UM 17-11
1992	Louisville Cardinals	16	Memphis Tigers	15	Louisville, KY	UM 17-12
1993	Memphis Tigers	28	Louisville Cardinals	54	Memphis, TN	UM 17-13
1994	Louisville Cardinals	10	Memphis Tigers	6	Louisville, KY	UM 17-14
1995	Memphis Tigers	10	Louisville Cardinals	17	Memphis, TN	UM 17-15
1996	Louisville Cardinals	13	Memphis Tigers	10	Louisville, KY	UM 17-16
1997	Memphis Tigers	21	Louisville Cardinals	20	Memphis, TN	UM 18-16
1998	Louisville Cardinals	35	Memphis Tigers	32	Louisville, KY	UM 18-17
1999	Memphis Tigers	31	Louisville Cardinals	32	Memphis, TN	Tie 18-18
2001	Louisville Cardinals	38	Memphis Tigers	21	Louisville, KY	UL 19-18
2002	Memphis Tigers	32	Lousivlle Cardinals	38	Memphis, TN	UL 20-18
2003	Louisville Cardinals	7	Memphis Tigers	37	Louisville, KY	UL 20-19
2004	Memphis Tigers	49	Lousivlle Cardinals	56	Memphis, TN	UL 21-18
2008	Memphis Tigers	28	Lousivlle Cardinals	35	Memphis, TN	UL 22-18
2010	Louisville Cardinals	56	Memphis Tigers	0	Louisville, KY	UL 23-19
2013	Louisville Cardinals	24	Memphis Tigers	17	Louisville, KY	UL 24-19

External links

v t e Louisville Cardinals football

Venues	Cardinal Stadium (1957–1997) Papa John's Cardinal Stadium (1998–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Cincinnati (The Keg of Nails) Kentucky (Governor's Cup) Memphis

Culture & lore	Cardinal Bird The University of Louisville Marching Band

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

v t e Louisville Cardinals men's basketball

Venues	Jefferson County Armory (1945–1956) Freedom Hall (1956–2010) KFC Yum! Center (2010–present)

Rivalries	Kentucky Memphis

Culture & lore	History Cardinal Bird

People	Head coaches Notable players

Seasons	1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14

NAIA and NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

v t e Memphis Tigers football

Venues	Crump Stadium (1934–1964) Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (1965–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Arkansas State: Paint Bucket Bowl Louisville Southern Miss: Black and Blue Bowl UAB: Battle for the Bones

Culture & lore	Pouncer TOM (mascot) "Go Tigers Go" Mighty Sound of the South

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1922 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

v t e Memphis Tigers men's basketball

Venues	Various locations (1920–1929) Memorial Fieldhouse (1929–1966) Mid-South Coliseum (1966–1991) Pyramid Arena (1991–2004) FedExForum (2004–present)

Rivalries	Louisville UAB

Culture & lore	Pouncer Newby's TOM (mascot) "Go Tigers Go" Mighty Sound of the South

People	Head coaches All-Americans NBA players Retired jerseys

Seasons	1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1942–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85* 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08* 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14

NCAA Final Four appearances in italics, *vacated

v t e American Athletic Conference football rivalries

Conference	Louisville–Memphis UCF–USF

Non-conference	Victory Bell (Cincinnati–Miami) The Keg of Nails (Cincinnati–Louisville) River City Rivalry (Cincinnati–Pittsburgh) Connecticut–Massachusetts Ramnapping Trophy (Connecticut–Rhode Island) East Carolina–UCF Bayou Bucket Classic (Houston–Rice) Governor's Cup (Kentucky–Louisville) Louisville–Memphis Marshall–UCF Paint Bucket Bowl (Memphis–Arkansas State) Black and Blue Bowl (Memphis–Southern Miss) Memphis–UAB Rice–SMU Gansz Trophy (SMU–Navy) Safeway Bowl (SMU–North Texas) SMU–TCU Mayor's Cup (Temple–Villanova)

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