# Louisville–Memphis rivalry

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.

## Men's basketball

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 joined the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2014.
| Louisville victories | Memphis victories |
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score |
| 1 | January 6, 1949 | Memphis, TN | Louisville | 72–53 |
| 2 | December 7, 1949 | Louisville, KY | Louisville | 79–58 |
| 3 | January 6, 1951 | Memphis, TN | Louisville | 51–48 |
| 4 | January 13, 1951 | Louisville, KY | Louisville | 67–58 |
| 5 | January 18, 1956 | Louisville, KY | #10 Louisville | 85–75 |
| 6 | January 9, 1957 | Louisville, KY | #5 Louisville | 93–71 |
| 7 | February 2, 1957 | Memphis, TN | Memphis State | 81–78 |
| 8 | February 11, 1963 | Memphis, TN | Memphis State | 76–55 |
| 9 | January 4, 1964 | Louisville, KY | Louisville | 69–57 |
| 10 | January 10, 1968 | Memphis, TN | Louisville | 78–58 |
| 11 | February 26, 1968 | Louisville, KY | #19 Louisville | 76–52 |
| 12 | December 18, 1968 | Louisville, KY | Louisville | 67–66 |
| 13 | February 6, 1969 | Memphis, TN | Louisville | 60–51 |
| 14 | February 4, 1970 | Louisville, KY | #19 Louisville | 77–48 |
| 15 | March 4, 1970 | Louisville, KY | Louisville | 77–44 |
| 16 | January 9, 1971 | Memphis, TN | Memphis State | 78–75 |
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score |
| 17 | March 6, 1971 | Louisville, KY | Louisville | 102–73 |
| 18 | February 2, 1972 | Louisville, KY | Memphis State | 77–69 |
| 19 | March 2, 1972 | Memphis, TN | Memphis State | 80–65 |
| 20 | March 11, 1972 | Memphis, TN | Louisville | 83–72 |
| 21 | January 25, 1973 | Memphis, TN | #17 Memphis State | 81–76 |
| 22 | February 8, 1973 | Louisville, KY | Louisville | 83–69 |
| 23 | January 19, 1974 | Louisville, KY | #16 Louisville | 94–81 |
| 24 | February 14, 1974 | Memphis, TN | Memphis State | 78–71 |
| 25 | March 4, 1975 | Louisville, KY | #3 Louisville | 84–79 |
| 26 | November 29, 1975 | Memphis, TN | #19 Memphis State | 79–74 |
| 27 | March 5, 1976 | Louisville, KY | Memphis State | 87–76 |
| 28 | February 5, 1977 | Louisville, KY | #9 Louisville | 111–92 |
| 29 | February 19, 1977 | Memphis, TN | Memphis State | 87–77 |
| 30 | December 16, 2017 | New York, NY | Louisville | 81–72 |
| Series: Louisville leads 20–10 |||||

## Football

| Louisville victories | Memphis victories |
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score |
| 1 | September 25, 1948 | Memphis, TN | Memphis State | 13–7 |
| 2 | November 8, 1952 | Memphis, TN | Memphis State | 29–25 |
| 3 | October 7, 1961 | Louisville, KY | Memphis State | 28–13 |
| 4 | October 6, 1962 | Memphis, TN | Memphis State | 49–0 |
| 5 | November 2, 1963 | Louisville, KY | Memphis State | 25–0 |
| 6 | November 14, 1964 | Memphis, TN | Memphis State | 34–0 |
| 7 | November 30, 1968 | Louisville, KY | Memphis State | 44–14 |
| 8 | November 22, 1969 | Memphis, TN | Memphis State | 69–19 |
| 9 | November 7, 1970 | Louisville, KY | Louisville | 40–27 |
| 10 | October 9, 1971 | Memphis, TN | Louisville | 26–20 |
| 11 | November 18, 1972 | Louisville, KY | Louisville | 17–0 |
| 12 | September 8, 1973 | Memphis, TN | Memphis State | 28–21 |
| 13 | September 7, 1974 | Louisville, KY | Memphis State | 16–10 |
| 14 | October 18, 1975 | Memphis, TN | Memphis State | 41–7 |
| 15 | November 13, 1976 | Louisville, KY | Memphis State | 26–14 |
| 16 | October 1, 1977 | Memphis, TN | Louisville | 14–13 |
| 17 | November 11, 1978 | Louisville, KY | Memphis State | 29–22 |
| 18 | November 10, 1979 | Memphis, TN | Memphis State | 10–6 |
| 19 | October 11, 1980 | Louisville, KY | Louisville | 38–14 |
| 20 | October 10, 1981 | Memphis, TN | Louisville | 14–7 |
| 21 | November 20, 1982 | Memphis, TN | Louisville | 38–19 |
| 22 | November 24, 1983 | Louisville, KY | Memphis State | 45–7 |
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score |
| 23 | September 27, 1986 | Louisville, KY | Louisville | 34–8 |
| 24 | November 14, 1987 | Memphis, TN | Memphis State | 43–8 |
| 25 | September 17, 1988 | Louisville, KY | Louisville | 29–18 |
| 26 | November 11, 1989 | Memphis, TN | Louisville | 40–10 |
| 27 | October 13, 1990 | Louisville, KY | Louisville | 19–17 |
| 28 | November 9, 1991 | Memphis, TN | Memphis State | 35–7 |
| 29 | September 12, 1992 | Louisville, KY | Louisville | 16–15 |
| 30 | September 11, 1993 | Memphis, TN | Louisville | 54–28 |
| 31 | October 29, 1994 | Louisville, KY | Louisville | 10–6 |
| 32 | September 30, 1995 | Memphis, TN | Louisville | 17–7 |
| 33 | November 2, 1996 | Louisville, KY | Louisville | 13–10 |
| 34 | November 15, 1997 | Memphis, TN | Memphis | 21–20 |
| 35 | October 24, 1998 | Louisville, KY | Louisville | 35–32 |
| 36 | October 16, 1999 | Memphis, TN | Louisville | 32–31 |
| 37 | September 29, 2001 | Louisville, KY | Louisville | 38–21 |
| 38 | October 8, 2002 | Memphis, TN | Louisville | 38–32 |
| 39 | November 15, 2003 | Louisville, KY | Memphis | 37–7 |
| 40 | November 4, 2004 | Memphis, TN | #14 Louisville | 56–49 |
| 41 | October 10, 2008 | Memphis, TN | Louisville | 35–28 |
| 42 | October 9, 2010 | Louisville, KY | Louisville | 56–0 |
| 43 | November 23, 2013 | Louisville, KY | #21 Louisville | 24–17 |
| Series: Louisville leads 24–19 |||||