Kentucky -- Louisville rivalry - wikipedia Kentucky -- Louisville rivalry This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( January 2017 ) Kentucky -- Louisville rivalry Kentucky Wildcats Louisville Cardinals Sport Basketball First meeting February 15, 1913 Kentucky 34, Louisville 10 Latest meeting December 29, 2017 Kentucky 90, Louisville 61 Next meeting TBD Statistics Meetings total 50 All - time series Kentucky leads, 34 -- 15 Largest victory Kentucky : 34 points ( 1948 ) Louisville : 22 points ( 1988 ) Current win streak Kentucky, 1 ( 2017 -- present ) The Kentucky -- Louisville rivalry refers to the rivalry between the University of Kentucky Wildcats ( Kentucky ) and the University of Louisville Cardinals ( Louisville ). The Kentucky -- Louisville rivalry is one of the most passionate rivalries, especially in men 's college basketball. It is considered one of the most intense rivalries in all of sports. The intensity of the rivalry is captivated by the proximity of the two schools and the interest in college sports in the state of Kentucky where there are no pro-affiliated sports teams. Contents 1 Men 's basketball 1.1 History 1.2 Results 1.3 Game MVP 1.4 Broadcast History 1.4. 1 Notes 2 Football 3 Other sports 4 See also 5 References Men 's basketball Main articles : Kentucky Wildcats men 's basketball and Louisville Cardinals men 's basketball The Kentucky -- Louisville rivalry has been ranked the 2nd best rivalry in college basketball by Bleacher Report and 3rd best rivalry in all of college sports by Basketball Hall of Fame contributor Dick Vitale. Kentucky and Louisville first played against each other in 1913 but stopped playing each other in the 1920s, playing only twelve times between 1913 and 1983. The rivalry was generally dormant with only occasional matchups until the teams met in the 1983 NCAA Tournament. Since then, the two teams have met each year in late December or early January. Much like the Iron Bowl, the Kentucky -- Louisville rivalry is all the more intense because the two schools have consistently been among the nation 's elite men 's basketball teams for most of the last 50 years. Both schools are also two of the most victorious programs in NCAA men 's basketball history ; Kentucky is # 1 on the list of all - time winningest programs in Division I Men 's Basketball and Louisville # 11. Kentucky has eight national championships and Louisville three. Combining for eight national championships over the last 38 years, Kentucky and Louisville have captured 22 % of the national championships, or greater than one every five years. History The rivalry was fueled when Rick Pitino was hired as Louisville 's head men 's basketball coach in 2001, as he had served in that same role with Kentucky from 1989 to 1997. Kentucky leads the all - time basketball series with Louisville 32 games to 15, and Kentucky leads the modern series 23 games to 12. In six tournament meetings as of 2014, Kentucky leads the series four games to two with their most recent win coming in the 2014 sweet sixteen 74 - 69. The teams met in the 2012 Final Four, and Kentucky defeated Louisville with a score of 69 - 61 en route to the national title. This was the deepest ever tournament meeting between the two schools and their first tournament meeting since 1984. Results Date Site Winning team Losing team Series Notes 1913 - 02 - 15 Lexington, KY Kentucky 34 Louisville 10 UK 1 - 0 1914 - 02 - 07 Lexington, KY Kentucky 22 Louisville 17 UK 2 - 0 1914 - 03 - 03 Louisville, KY Kentucky 26 Louisville 13 UK 3 - 0 1915 - 01 - 23 Lexington, KY Kentucky 18 Louisville 14 UK 4 - 0 1915 - 02 - 27 Louisville, KY Louisville 26 Kentucky 15 UK 4 - 1 1916 - 02 - 12 Lexington, KY Louisville 28 Kentucky 22 UK 4 - 2 1916 - 02 - 22 Louisville, KY Kentucky 32 Louisville 24 UK 5 - 2 1922 - 01 - 17 Louisville, KY Kentucky 38 Louisville 14 UK 6 - 2 1922 - 01 - 21 Lexington, KY Kentucky 29 Louisville 22 UK 7 - 2 1948 - 03 - 27 New York City, NY Kentucky 91 Louisville 57 UK 8 - 2 1951 - 03 - 20 Raleigh, NC Kentucky ( 1 ) 79 Louisville 68 UK 9 - 2 1951 NCAA First Round 1959 - 03 - 13 Evanston, IL Louisville 76 Kentucky ( 2 ) 61 UK 9 - 3 1959 NCAA Sweet Sixteen 1983 - 03 - 26 † Knoxville, TN Louisville ( 2 ) 80 Kentucky ( 12 ) 68 UK 9 - 4 1983 NCAA Elite Eight 1983 - 11 - 26 Lexington, KY Kentucky ( 1 ) 65 Louisville ( 6 ) 44 UK 10 - 4 1984 - 03 - 22 Lexington, KY Kentucky ( 3 ) 72 Louisville 67 UK 11 - 4 1984 NCAA Sweet Sixteen 1984 - 12 - 15 Louisville, KY Louisville ( 14 ) 71 Kentucky 64 UK 11 - 5 1985 - 12 - 28 Lexington, KY Kentucky ( 13 ) 69 Louisville ( 15 ) 64 UK 12 - 5 1986 - 12 - 27 Louisville, KY Kentucky ( 18 ) 85 Louisville 51 UK 13 - 5 1987 - 12 - 12 Lexington, KY Kentucky ( 1 ) 76 Louisville 75 UK 14 - 5 1988 - 12 - 31 Louisville, KY Louisville ( 14 ) 97 Kentucky 75 UK 14 - 6 1989 - 12 - 30 Lexington, KY Louisville ( 8 ) 86 Kentucky 79 UK 14 - 7 1990 - 12 - 29 Louisville, KY Kentucky ( 18 ) 93 Louisville 85 UK 15 - 7 1991 - 12 - 28 Lexington, KY Kentucky ( 17 ) 103 Louisville ( 21 ) 89 UK 16 - 7 1992 - 12 - 12 Louisville, KY Kentucky ( 3 ) 88 Louisville ( 9 ) 68 UK 17 - 7 1993 - 11 - 27 Lexington, KY Kentucky ( 2 ) 78 Louisville ( 7 ) 70 UK 18 - 7 1995 - 01 - 01 Louisville, KY Louisville 88 Kentucky ( 5 ) 86 UK 18 - 8 1995 - 12 - 23 Lexington, KY Kentucky ( 4 ) 89 Louisville ( 25 ) 66 UK 19 - 8 1996 - 12 - 31 Louisville, KY Kentucky ( 3 ) 74 Louisville ( 16 ) 54 UK 20 - 8 1997 - 12 - 27 Lexington, KY Louisville 79 Kentucky ( 4 ) 76 UK 20 - 9 1998 - 12 - 26 Louisville, KY Louisville 83 Kentucky ( 3 ) 74 UK 20 - 10 1999 - 12 - 18 Lexington, KY Kentucky 76 Louisville 46 UK 21 - 10 2001 - 01 - 02 Louisville, KY Kentucky 64 Louisville 62 UK 22 - 10 2001 - 12 - 29 Lexington, KY Kentucky ( 6 ) 82 Louisville 62 UK 23 - 10 2002 - 12 - 28 Louisville, KY Louisville 81 Kentucky ( 14 ) 63 UK 23 - 11 2003 - 12 - 27 Lexington, KY Louisville ( 20 ) 65 Kentucky ( 2 ) 56 UK 23 - 12 2004 - 12 - 18 Louisville, KY Kentucky ( 9 ) 60 Louisville ( 13 ) 58 UK 24 - 12 2005 - 12 - 17 Lexington, KY Kentucky ( 23 ) 73 Louisville ( 4 ) 61 UK 25 - 12 2006 - 12 - 16 Louisville, KY Kentucky 61 Louisville 49 UK 26 - 12 2008 - 01 - 05 Lexington, KY Louisville 89 Kentucky 75 UK 26 - 13 2009 - 01 - 04 Louisville, KY Louisville ( 18 ) 74 Kentucky 71 UK 26 - 14 2010 - 01 - 02 Lexington, KY Kentucky ( 3 ) 71 Louisville 62 UK 27 - 14 2010 - 12 - 31 Louisville, KY Kentucky ( 11 ) 78 Louisville ( 22 ) 63 UK 28 - 14 2011 - 12 - 31 Lexington, KY Kentucky ( 3 ) 69 Louisville ( 4 ) 62 UK 29 - 14 2012 - 03 - 31 New Orleans, LA Kentucky ( 1 ) 69 Louisville ( 17 ) 61 UK 30 - 14 2012 NCAA Final Four 2012 - 12 - 29 Louisville, KY Louisville ( 4 ) 80 Kentucky 77 UK 30 - 14 * * * * * VACATED * * * * * 2013 - 12 - 28 Lexington, KY Kentucky ( 18 ) 73 Louisville ( 6 ) 66 UK 31 - 14 2014 - 03 - 28 Indianapolis, IN Kentucky 74 Louisville ( 5 ) 69 UK 32 - 14 2014 NCAA Sweet Sixteen 2014 - 12 - 27 Louisville, KY Kentucky ( 1 ) 58 Louisville ( 4 ) 50 UK 33 - 14 2015 - 12 - 26 Lexington, KY Kentucky ( 12 ) 75 Louisville ( 16 ) 73 UK 34 - 14 2016 - 12 - 21 Louisville, KY Louisville ( 10 ) 73 Kentucky ( 6 ) 70 UK 34 - 14 2017 - 12 - 29 Lexington, KY Kentucky ( 16 ) 90 Louisville 61 UK 35 - 14. 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. Game MVP NOTE :. The 2010 game was the inaugural year for the award. The Bluegrass Sports Commission ( BSC ) names the Most Valuable Player of the men 's basketball game between the University of Kentucky and the University of Louisville. Date Player Team Position Statistics 12 - 31 - 2010 Josh Harrellson Kentucky 23 Points, 14 Rebounds 12 - 31 - 2011 Michael Kidd - Gilchrist Kentucky 24 Points, 19 Rebounds 12 - 29 - 2012 Russ Smith Louisville 21 Points, 3 Assists 12 - 28 - 2013 James Young Kentucky 18 Points, 10 Rebounds 12 - 27 - 2014 Tyler Ulis Kentucky 14 Points, 2 Assists 12 - 26 - 2015 Tyler Ulis Kentucky 21 Points, 8 Assists 12 - 21 - 2016 Quentin Snider Louisville 22 Points, 6 Rebounds, 5 Assists 12 - 29 - 2017 Shai Gilgeous - Alexander Kentucky 24 Points, 5 Rebounds, 4 Assists, 3 Steals Broadcast History Date Network Play - by - play Analyst ( s ) January 2, 2001 ESPN Bob Carpenter Jay Bilas December 29, 2001 CBS Jim Nantz Billy Packer December 28, 2002 ESPN Dan Shulman Dick Vitale December 27, 2003 CBS Gus Johnson Billy Packer December 18, 2004 ESPN Dan Shulman Dick Vitale December 17, 2005 CBS Verne Lundquist Billy Packer December 16, 2006 CBS Verne Lundquist Billy Packer January 5, 2008 CBS Verne Lundquist Billy Packer January 4, 2009 CBS Kevin Harlan Clark Kellogg January 3, 2010 CBS Verne Lundquist Clark Kellogg December 31, 2010 CBS Gus Johnson Clark Kellogg December 31, 2011 CBS Ian Eagle Clark Kellogg March 31, 2012 CBS Jim Nantz Clark Kellogg Steve Kerr December 29, 2012 CBS Tim Brando Greg Anthony Clark Kellogg December 28, 2013 CBS Jim Nantz Greg Anthony March 28, 2014 CBS Jim Nantz Greg Anthony December 27, 2014 ESPN2 Dan Shulman Jay Bilas December 26, 2015 CBS Tom McCarthy Bill Raftery December 21, 2016 ESPN Dan Shulman Jay Bilas December 29, 2017 CBS Spero Dedes Bill Raftery Notes Football Main article : Governor 's Cup ( Kentucky ) This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( January 2017 ) The football rivalry between Kentucky and Louisville started one year earlier than the basketball rivalry but also had a long dormant period. Kentucky and Louisville first played each other in football in 1912. Kentucky dominated six meetings between the teams from 1912 until 1924, holding Louisville scoreless in all six games, after which the teams stopped playing. In 1994, with former Kentucky player Howard Schnellenberger coaching Louisville, the series was revived after a 70 - year dormancy. The series is currently tied at 15 -- 15 but Louisville leads the Governors Cup series 15 - 9. From 1994 to 2006 the annual matchup was the first game of the season for Kentucky and was the first game for all but two of those years for Louisville. 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 to coincide with several other ACC - SEC same - state rivalries. The 2017 game was won by Louisville, 44 -- 17. Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson was named MVP of the showdown. Other sports Women 's basketball : Kentucky leads the series 34 -- 20 as of the 2017 -- 18 season. Most recently, no. 3 Louisville beat Kentucky 87 - 63 in Lexington on December 17, 2017. Kentucky entered that game having won five of the past six meetings with Louisville. The series dates back to the 1911 -- 12 season, long before Kentucky and Louisville 's programs became varsity in 1974 -- 75, from which the series has been continuously active. Women 's volleyball : Most recently winning 3 - 0 in Lexington, Kentucky leads the series 29 -- 25 as of 2017 in a series that initially was played every year from 1977 to 2005 except in 1981 and resumed in 2009 after a hiatus. Men 's soccer : The two men 's soccer programs have met 31 times. Kentucky leads 14 -- 13 -- 5. The last meeting between the two was on September 5, 2017 which ended in a 2 -- 2 tie. Baseball : As of 2017, Kentucky leads the series 70 -- 44 -- 1 in a series dating back to 1925. In 2017, Louisville won the season series 3 -- 1, including a sweep of Kentucky in the NCAA Tournament Louisville Super Regional. See also Kentucky Wildcats Louisville Cardinals Governor 's Cup ( Kentucky ) The Rivalry : Red V. Blue Traditional athletic rivalries in many countries of the world References Jump up ^ `` Dick Vitale picks the best rivalries in college sports ''. ESPN.com. Jump up ^ `` Louisville Hires Pitino To Spice A Rivalry ''. The New York Times. March 22, 2001. Jump up ^ `` Kentucky 's Record versus Louisville ''. Big Blue History. Retrieved September 16, 2007. Jump up ^ `` Kentucky Wildcats vs. Louisville Cardinals - Box Score - December 31, 2010 - ESPN ''. ESPN.com. Jump up ^ `` Louisville Cardinals vs. Kentucky Wildcats - Box Score - December 31, 2011 - ESPN ''. ESPN.com. Jump up ^ `` Kentucky Wildcats vs. Louisville Cardinals - Box Score - December 29, 2012 - ESPN ''. ESPN.com. Jump up ^ `` Louisville Cardinals vs. Kentucky Wildcats - Box Score - December 28, 2013 - ESPN ''. ESPN.com. Jump up ^ `` Kentucky Wildcats vs. Louisville Cardinals - Box Score - December 27, 2014 - ESPN ''. ESPN.com. Jump up ^ `` Kentucky Wildcats vs. Louisville Cardinals - Box Score - December 26, 2015 - ESPN ''. ESPN.com. Jump up ^ `` Kentucky Wildcats vs. Louisville Cardinals - Box Score - December 21, 2016 - ESPN ''. ESPN.com. Jump up ^ `` Shai Gilgeous - Alexander wins MVP award ; Highlights of his breakout game vs Louisville ''. aseaofblue.com. Jump up ^ `` Kentucky - Louisville Postgame Notes ''. University of Kentucky Athletics. December 17, 2017. Retrieved January 29, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Kentucky Hosts No. 3 / 4 Louisville Sunday in Memorial Coliseum ''. University of Kentucky. December 15, 2017. Retrieved January 29, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Scores vs. All Opponents '' ( PDF ). Believe in Blue : 2017 - 18 Women 's Basketball Media Guide. University of Kentucky. 2017. p. 153. Jump up ^ Kentucky Volleyball 2017 Media Guide ( PDF ). University of Kentucky. 2017. pp. 62 -- 63. Jump up ^ Moore, Deb ( September 15, 2017 ). `` No. 12 Kentucky Wins Fifth Straight Over Louisville ''. Retrieved January 29, 2018. Jump up ^ Wall, Garrett ( September 5, 2017 ). `` No. 8 Cardinals Earn 2 - 2 Draw with No. 19 Wildcats ''. gocards.com. Louisville Cardinals. Retrieved January 21, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Kentucky vs. all opponents '' ( PDF ). 2017 Kentucky Baseball Media Guide. University of Kentucky. 2017. p. 108. ^ Jump up to : http://ukathletics.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=37 Kentucky Wildcats men 's basketball Venues State College Gymnasium ( 1903 -- 1914 ) Buell Armory Gymnasium ( 1910 -- 1924 ) Alumni Gymnasium ( 1924 -- 1950 ) Memorial Coliseum ( 1950 -- 1976 ) Rupp Arena ( 1976 -- present ) Joe Craft Center ( practice ) Rivalries Centre College ( historical ) Florida Georgetown College ( historical ) Indiana Louisville North Carolina Tennessee Transylvania ( historical ) Culture & Lore Basketbowl Champions Classic Fabulous Five `` The Shot '' The Unforgettables History under Adolph Rupp The Rivalry : Red v. Blue 2011 game vs. Indiana People Head coaches Honored players Honorees NBA draftees Players Recruiting history Seasons 1902 -- 03 1903 -- 04 1904 -- 05 1905 -- 06 1906 -- 07 1907 -- 08 1908 -- 09 1909 -- 10 1910 -- 11 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 2014 -- 15 2015 -- 16 2016 -- 17 2017 -- 18 Helms and Premo - Porretta national championships in bold ; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics ; NCAA championships in bolded italics Louisville Cardinals men 's basketball Venues Jefferson County Armory ( 1945 -- 1956 ) Freedom Hall ( 1956 -- 2010 ) KFC Yum ! 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Blue 2015 sex scandal 2017 corruption scandal 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 2014 -- 15 2015 -- 16 2016 -- 17 2017 -- 18 NAIA and NCAA national championships in bold ; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kentucky -- Louisville_rivalry&oldid = 826768964 '' Categories : Kentucky Wildcats men 's basketball Louisville Cardinals men 's basketball College basketball rivalries in the United States College soccer rivalries in the United States College sports rivalries in the United States 1912 establishments in Kentucky Hidden categories : Use mdy dates from November 2017 Articles needing additional references from January 2017 All articles needing additional references Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 20 February 2018, at 22 : 23. 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