Governor's Cup (Kentucky)

The Governor's Cup
Sport Football
First meeting October 28, 1912
Kentucky 41, Louisville 0
Latest meeting November 28, 2015
Louisville 38, Kentucky 24
Next meeting November 26, 2016
Trophy The Governor's Cup
Statistics
Meetings total 28
All-time series Tied, 14–14
Largest victory Kentucky, 63–0 (1922)
Longest streak Kentucky, 7 (1912–1994)
Current streak Louisville, 5 (2011–present)

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.[1] Though the teams first played in 1912,[1] they only played six times until the rivalry ended in 1924, not to be renewed for another 70 years. The rivalry resumed in 1994 with a new Governor's Cup trophy, which has been awarded every year since.

The all-time rivalry is tied at 14–14, although Louisville leads the modern series 14 to 8.[1] Louisville currently has a five-game winning streak in the series. From 1994 to 2006 the annual matchup was always played in 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[2] to coincide with several other ACC-SEC same-state rivalries.

All-time results

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.

Date Site Winning team Losing team Series
1912-10-28  Lexington  Kentucky 41 Louisville 0 Kentucky 1–0
1913-11-22 Louisville Kentucky 20 Louisville 0 Kentucky 2–0
1914-11-14 Lexington Kentucky 42 Louisville 0 Kentucky 3–0
1915-11-06 Louisville Kentucky 15 Louisville 0 Kentucky 4–0
1922-10-14 Lexington Kentucky 63 Louisville 0 Kentucky 5–0
1924-10-04 Lexington Kentucky 29 Louisville 0 Kentucky 6–0
1994-09-03 Lexington Kentucky 20 Louisville 14 Kentucky 7–0
1995-09-02 Lexington Louisville 13 Kentucky 10 Kentucky 7–1
1996-08-31 Lexington Louisville 38 Kentucky 14 Kentucky 7–2
1997-08-30 Lexington Kentucky 38 Louisville 24 Kentucky 8–2
1998-09-05 Louisville Kentucky 68 Louisville 34 Kentucky 9–2
1999-09-04 Lexington Louisville 56 Kentucky 28 Kentucky 9–3
2000-09-02† Louisville Louisville 40 Kentucky 34 Kentucky 9–4
2001-09-01 Lexington Louisville 36 Kentucky 10 Kentucky 9–5
2002-09-01 Louisville Kentucky 22 Louisville (17) 17 Kentucky 10–5
2003-08-31 Lexington Louisville 40 Kentucky 24 Kentucky 10–6
2004-09-04 Louisville Louisville 28 Kentucky 0 Kentucky 10–7
2005-09-04 Lexington Louisville (12) 31 Kentucky 24 Kentucky 10–8
2006-09-03 Louisville Louisville (13) 59 Kentucky 28 Kentucky 10–9
 2007-09-15  Lexington Kentucky 40 Louisville (9) 34 Kentucky 11–9
2008-08-31 Louisville Kentucky 27 Louisville 2 Kentucky 12–9
 2009-09-19  Lexington Kentucky 31 Louisville 27 Kentucky 13–9
 2010-09-04  Louisville Kentucky 23 Louisville 16 Kentucky 14–9
 2011-09-17  Lexington Louisville 24 Kentucky 17 Kentucky 14–10
 2012-09-02  Louisville Louisville (25) 32 Kentucky 14 Kentucky 14–11
 2013-09-14  Lexington Louisville (7) 27 Kentucky 13 Kentucky 14–12
 2014-11-29  Louisville Louisville (22) 44 Kentucky 40 Kentucky 14–13
 2015-11-28  Lexington Louisville 38 Kentucky 24 Tied 14–14

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]
 9-17-2011  Dexter Heyman Louisville LB 12 tackles & 1 forced fumble[4]
 9-02-2012  Teddy Bridgewater Louisville QB 19/21, 232 yards[5]
 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

See also

References

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