Louisville–Memphis rivalry

Louisville–Memphis rivalry
Louisville Cardinals Memphis Tigers
Sports Football, basketball, others
Originated 1948

The Louisville–Memphis rivalry is a sports rivalry between the University of Louisville Cardinals and University of Memphis Tigers.[1] The two NCAA Division I schools compete in various sports, with men's basketball and college football in particular being prominent.[1] 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.[2][3]

Men's basketball

Louisville–Memphis basketball rivalry
Sport College Basketball
First meeting 1949
Latest meeting March 1, 2014
Louisville 66 – Memphis 72
Statistics
All-time series Louisville leads, 53–36

The series between the men's basketball programs began in 1949.[4] 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.[5][4] Louisville joined the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2014.[6]

Louisville victoriesMemphis victories

Football

Louisville–Memphis football rivalry
First meeting September 25, 1948
Memphis State 13, Louisville 7
Latest meeting November 23, 2013
Louisville 24, Memphis 17
Statistics
Meetings total 43
All-time series Louisville leads, 24–19
Largest victory Louisville 56, Memphis 0 (2010)
Longest win streak Memphis State, 8 (1948–1969)
Current win streak Louisville, 4 (2004–present)
Louisville victoriesMemphis victories

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Murtaugh, Frank. "Memphis vs. Louisville: A Rivalry Renewed".
  2. "Storied Rivalry: Louisville vs. Memphis - 1450 & 96.1 The Big X". 1 March 2014.
  3. emilyhope17 (14 February 2008). "Sheraton NCAA Play Nice Commercial" via YouTube.
  4. 1 2 "For Memphis Tigers basketball, Louisville was the rival it once loved to hate".
  5. "CardinalSports.com - Rivalry Reunited: Memphis". 16 December 2017.
  6. "ACC votes to add Louisville in 2014".
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