The Keg of Nails

Keg of Nails
	Cincinnati Bearcats Louisville Cardinals
Sport	Football
First meeting	October 2, 1929; Cincinnati 7, Louisville 0
Latest meeting	December 5, 2013; Louisville 31, Cincinnati 24
Statistics
Meetings total	53
All-time series	Cincinnati leads, 30–22–1 (.575)
Largest victory	Louisville, 70–7 (2004)
Longest win streak	Cincinnati, 12 (1929–1969)
Current win streak	Louisville, 2 (2012–present)

The Keg of Nails is a traveling trophy continuously-awarded to the winner of the American college football rivalry game between the Cincinnati Bearcats and Louisville Cardinals.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] The rivalry has stretched over the span of four conferences from the Missouri Valley Conference, to the Metro Conference to Conference USA, and more recently in the Big East Conference, which in 2013 was renamed to the American Athletic Conference. It is believed to be the oldest rivalry for the Louisville football team and the second oldest for Cincinnati, only behind the annual game with the Miami RedHawks.

The trophy is a replica of a keg used to ship nails. The exchange is believed to have been initiated by fraternity chapters on the UC and U of L campuses, signifying that the winning players in the game were "tough as nails." The present keg is actually a replacement for the original award, which was misplaced by Louisville, lost during some construction of office facilities. It is adorned with the logos of both schools and the scores of the series games.

The rivalry went on hiatus following the 2013 season, as Louisville moved to the Atlantic Coast Conference on July 1, 2014. Cincinnati leads the series 30–22–1.^[5]

Game results

Cincinnati victories	Louisville victories	Tie games

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	October 2, 1929	Louisville, KY	Cincinnati	7–0
2	September 24, 1938	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	19–0
3	September 28, 1940	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	7–0
4	September 27, 1941	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	28–7
5	September 26, 1942	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	51–0
6	October 7, 1950	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	28–20
7	October 13, 1951	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	38–0
8	November 7, 1953	Louisville, KY	Cincinnati	41–0
9	November 12, 1966	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	17–3
10	November 11, 1967	Louisville, KY	Cincinnati	13–7
11	November 9, 1968	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	37–7
12	November 8, 1969	Louisville, KY	Cincinnati	31–21
13	November 14, 1970	Cincinnati, OH	Louisville	28–14
14	November 27, 1971	Louisville, KY	Cincinnati	19–16
15	October 28, 1972	Cincinnati, OH	Louisville	38–13
16	October 27, 1973	Louisville, KY	Louisville	10–8
17	September 28, 1974	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	7–6
18	September 27, 1975	Louisville, KY	Cincinnati	46–27
19	November 27, 1976	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	20–6
20	September 17, 1977	Louisville, KY	Tie	17–17
21	September 23, 1978	Cincinnati, OH	Louisville	28–14
22	September 22, 1979	Louisville, KY	Louisville	22–19
23	November 15, 1980	Louisville, KY	Louisville	20–0
24	November 14, 1981	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	24–0
25	September 11, 1982	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	38–16
26	September 24, 1983	Louisville, KY	Louisville	31–23
27	October 27, 1984	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	40–21

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
28	October 19, 1985	Louisville, KY	Cincinnati	31–9
29	October 4, 1986	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	24–17
30	September 12, 1987	Louisville, KY	Cincinnati	25–0
31	October 29, 1988	Cincinnati, OH	Louisville	21–6
32	September 30, 1989	Louisville, KY	Louisville	37–17
33	November 3, 1990	Cincinnati, OH	Louisville	41–16
34	October 5, 1991	Louisville, KY	Cincinnati	30–7
35	October 31, 1992	Cincinnati, OH	Louisville	27–17
36	October 26, 1996	Louisville, KY	Cincinnati	10–7
37	November 8, 1997	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	28–9
38	October 3, 1998	Louisville, KY	Louisville	62–19
39	November 6, 1999	Cincinnati, OH	Louisville	23–13
40	October 14, 2000	Louisville, KY	Louisville	38–24
41	October 27, 2001	Cincinnati, OH	Louisville	28–13
42	November 7, 2002	Louisville, KY	Cincinnati	24–14
43	November 28, 2003	Cincinnati, OH	Louisville	43–40
44	November 27, 2004	Louisville, KY	No. 9 Louisville	70–7
45	October 22, 2005	Cincinnati, OH	Louisville	46–22
46	October 14, 2006	Louisville, KY	No. 7 Louisville	23–17
47	October 13, 2007	Cincinnati, OH	Louisville	28–24
48	November 14, 2008	Louisville, KY	No. 22 Cincinnati	28–20
49	November 24, 2009	Cincinnati, OH	No. 6 Cincinnati	41–10
50	October 15, 2010	Louisville, KY	Cincinnati	35–27
51	October 15, 2011	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	25–16
52	October 26, 2012	Louisville, KY	No. 16 Louisville	34–31
53	December 5, 2013	Cincinnati, OH	No. 19 Louisville	31–24
Series: Cincinnati leads 30–22–1

References

↑ KAY, JOE (2013). "Louisville, Cincinnati game all about the keg". nbc12.com. AP. An old keg is the traveling trophy that goes to the winner of a long-standing Ohio River football rivalry.
↑ KAY, JOE (December 6, 2013). "Bridgewater, No. 19 Louisville beat Cincinnati". AP. The Cardinals and Bearcats have played since 1929, a rivalry that developed its own trophy — the Keg of Nails — and a lot of close finishes.
↑ "Bearcats take on Louisville for 'Keg of Nails' Thursday". WLWT. December 5, 2013. The keg doesn't actually contain nails. And nobody knows exactly who introduced it - a fraternity is the best guess. But the winner on Thursday will get to keep the memento of a rivalry that has been played since 1929 and has covered the Missouri Valley Conference, Conference USA, the Big East and the AAC.
↑ Vaughn, Austin R. (September 24, 2015). "Rivalry Interrupted: 10 great college football games we may never see again". NCAA. This rivalry has streached across four conferences: the Missouri Valley Conference, the Metro Conference, Conference USA and the Big East.
↑ "Winsipedia - Cincinnati Bearcats vs. Louisville Cardinals football series history". winsipedia.

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[1] KAY, JOE (2013). "Louisville, Cincinnati game all about the keg". nbc12.com. AP. An old keg is the traveling trophy that goes to the winner of a long-standing Ohio River football rivalry.

[2] KAY, JOE (December 6, 2013). "Bridgewater, No. 19 Louisville beat Cincinnati". AP. The Cardinals and Bearcats have played since 1929, a rivalry that developed its own trophy — the Keg of Nails — and a lot of close finishes.

[3] "Bearcats take on Louisville for 'Keg of Nails' Thursday". WLWT. December 5, 2013. The keg doesn't actually contain nails. And nobody knows exactly who introduced it - a fraternity is the best guess. But the winner on Thursday will get to keep the memento of a rivalry that has been played since 1929 and has covered the Missouri Valley Conference, Conference USA, the Big East and the AAC.

[4] Vaughn, Austin R. (September 24, 2015). "Rivalry Interrupted: 10 great college football games we may never see again". NCAA. This rivalry has streached across four conferences: the Missouri Valley Conference, the Metro Conference, Conference USA and the Big East.

[5] "Winsipedia - Cincinnati Bearcats vs. Louisville Cardinals football series history". winsipedia.

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