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