Governor's Cup (Kentucky)

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 was suspended after the 1924 season and wasn’t renewed for another 70 years. The rivalry resumed in 1994 with a new Governor's Cup trophy which has been awarded every year since.

Kentucky–Louisville football rivalry
Kentucky Wildcats
Louisville Cardinals
SportFootball
First meetingOctober 28, 1912
Kentucky 41, Louisville 0
Latest meetingNovember 30, 2019
Kentucky 45, Louisville 13
Next meetingNovember 28, 2020
TrophyThe Governor's Cup
Statistics
Meetings total32
All-time seriesKentucky, 17–15
Largest victoryKentucky, 73–0 (1922)
Longest win streakKentucky, 7 (1912–1994)
Current win streakKentucky, 2 (2018–present)
Locations of Kentucky and Louisville

Kentucky leads the series 17–15, although Louisville leads the modern series 15 to 11.[1] From 1994 to 2006, the game was played on 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 on Thanksgiving weekend,[2] which coincided with several other ACC-SEC same-state rivalries.[3] The rivalry will continue until at least the 2028 college football season with Kentucky hosting in odd years and Louisville hosting in even years.

All-time results
Kentucky victoriesLouisville victories
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
1 October 26, 1912 Lexington, KY Kentucky 41–0
2 November 22, 1913 Louisville, KY Kentucky 20–0
3 November 14, 1914 Lexington, KY Kentucky 42–0
4 November 6, 1915 Louisville, KY Kentucky 15–0
5 October 14, 1922 Lexington, KY Kentucky 73–0
6 October 4, 1924 Lexington, KY Kentucky 29–0
7 September 3, 1994 Lexington, KY Kentucky 20–14
8 September 2, 1995 Lexington, KY Louisville 13–10
9 August 31, 1996 Lexington, KY Louisville 38–14
10 August 30, 1997 Lexington, KY Kentucky 38–24
11 September 5, 1998 Louisville, KY Kentucky 68–34
12 September 4, 1999 Lexington, KY Louisville 56–28
13 September 2, 2000 Louisville, KY Louisville 40–34OT
14 September 1, 2001 Lexington, KY Louisville 36–10
15 September 1, 2002 Louisville, KY Kentucky 22–17
16 August 31, 2003 Lexington, KY Louisville 40–24
17 September 5, 2004 Louisville, KY Louisville 28–0
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
18 September 4, 2005 Lexington, KY #12 Louisville 31–24
19 September 3, 2006 Louisville, KY #13 Louisville 59–28
20 September 15, 2007 Lexington, KY Kentucky 40–34
21 August 31, 2008 Louisville, KY Kentucky 27–2
22 September 19, 2009 Lexington, KY Kentucky 31–27
23 September 4, 2010 Louisville, KY Kentucky 23–16
24 September 17, 2011 Lexington, KY Louisville 24–17
25 September 2, 2012 Louisville, KY #25 Louisville 32–14
26 September 14, 2013 Lexington, KY #7 Louisville 27–13
27 November 29, 2014 Louisville, KY #22 Louisville 44–40
28 November 28, 2015 Lexington, KY Louisville 38–24
29 November 26, 2016 Louisville, KY Kentucky 41–38
30 November 25, 2017 Lexington, KY Louisville 44–17
31 November 24, 2018 Louisville, KY #15 Kentucky 56–10
32 November 30, 2019 Lexington, KY Kentucky 45–13
Series: Kentucky leads 17–15

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 KentuckyRB23 carries, 104 yards, 2 TDs

3 receptions, 21 yards; 1 kickoff return, 23 yards[4]

 9-17-2011 Dexter Heyman LouisvilleLB12 tackles & 1 forced fumble[5]
 9-02-2012 Teddy Bridgewater LouisvilleQB19/21, 232 yards[6]
 9-14-2013 Teddy Bridgewater LouisvilleQB16/28, 250 yards, 1 TD
 11-29-2014 DeVante Parker LouisvilleWR6 catches, 180 yards, 3 TD
 11-28-2015 Lamar Jackson LouisvilleQB8/21, 130 yards, 1 TD

17 carries, 186 yards, 2 TDs

 11-26-2016 Stephen Johnson KentuckyQB16/27, 338 yards, 3 TDs

8 carries, 83 yards [7]

 11-25-2017 Lamar Jackson LouisvilleQB15/21, 216 yards, 2 TDs

18 carries, 156 yards

 11-24-2018 Terry Wilson KentuckyQB17/23, 261 yards, 3 TDs

10 carries, 79 yards, 1 TD [8]

 11-30-2019 Lynn Bowden Jr. KentuckyQB1/2, 4 yards

22 carries, 284 yards, 4 TDs [9]

See also

References
  1. "Louisville Cardinals vs. Kentucky Wildcats - Recap - September 17, 2011 - ESPN". Espn.go.com. 2011-09-17. Retrieved 2015-03-06.
  2. Mallory, Laurel. "Governor's Cup moved to last game of season starting 2014 - wave3.com-Louisville News, Weather & Sports". Wave3.com. Retrieved 2015-03-06.
  3. "Louisville vs. Kentucky Governor's Cup football series extended through 2022". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
  4. "Kentucky Wildcats vs. Louisville Cardinals - Box Score - September 04, 2010 - ESPN". Scores.espn.go.com. 2010-09-04. Retrieved 2015-03-06.
  5. Archived March 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  7. "Kentucky Wildcats vs. Louisville Cardinals - Box Score - November 26, 2016 - ESPN". Scores.espn.go.com. 2016-11-26. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
  8. "Kentucky Wildcats vs. Louisville Cardinals - Box Score - November 24, 2018 - ESPN". Scores.espn.go.com. 2019-11-30. Retrieved 2019-11-30.
  9. "Kentucky Wildcats vs. Louisville Cardinals - Box Score - November 30, 2019 - ESPN". Scores.espn.go.com. 2019-11-30. Retrieved 2019-11-30.
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