The Zeitgeist List · rivalries
Keg of Nails
See both programs’ full 91-year Zeitgeist History, side by side →8 players crossed straight to the rival since 2021 — the turncoat ledger →
Louisville leads the all-time series 23–22–1. They've met 46 times since 1966. Louisville has won the last 3.
Stature & the series, 1966–2022
Both programs’ standing over time in their colors, with every meeting beneath — read down to see who was bigger and who won.
all-time
23–22–1
Louisville leads
streak
3
Louisville in a row
longest run
5
Louisville
biggest win
63
Louisville, 2004
first met
1966
46 meetings
The coaching duels
John Smith vs Rick Minter4–1
Lee Corso vs Ray Callahan2–2
Vince Gibson vs Ralph Staub2–0–1
Steve Kragthorpe vs Brian Kelly1–2
The draft ledger
Every NFL Draft pick either program has produced since the modern era began, decade by decade.
draft picks
97–79
Louisville leads
1st-rounders
14–3
since
1967
first CFBD-carried draft class
1960s4–3
1970s7–7
1980s7–3
1990s11–11
2000s29–18
2010s25–14
2020s14–23
Best picks, either side
1969Greg Cook QuarterbackRd 1, pick 5#5 overall
2007Amobi Okoye Defensive TackleRd 1, pick 10#10 overall
Recent meetings
2022Louisville24–7
2013Louisville31–24
2012Louisville34–31
2011Cincinnati25–16
2010Cincinnati35–27
2009Cincinnati41–10
2008Cincinnati28–20
2007Louisville28–24
2006Louisville23–17
2005Louisville46–22
2004Louisville70–7
2003Louisville43–40
2002Cincinnati24–14
2001Louisville28–13