The Zeitgeist List · rivalries
Governor's Cup
See both programs’ full 91-year Zeitgeist History, side by side →The series is dead even at 17–17. They've met 34 times since 1915. Louisville once took 5 straight.
Stature & the series, 1915–2025
Both programs’ standing over time in their colors, with every meeting beneath — read down to see who was bigger and who won.
all-time
17–17
dead even
streak
2
Louisville in a row
longest run
5
Louisville
biggest win
73
Kentucky, 1922
first met
1915
34 meetings
The coaching duels
Bobby Petrino vs Rich Brooks4–0
Bobby Petrino vs Mark Stoops3–1
John Smith vs Hal Mumme2–1
Steve Kragthorpe vs Rich Brooks0–3
Charlie Strong vs Joker Phillips2–1
Scott Satterfield vs Mark Stoops0–3
Recent meetings
2025Louisville41–0
2024Louisville41–14
2023Kentucky38–31
2022Kentucky26–13
2021Kentucky52–21
2019Kentucky45–13
2018Kentucky56–10
2017Louisville44–17
2016Kentucky41–38
2015Louisville38–24
2014Louisville44–40
2013Louisville27–13
2012Louisville32–14
2011Louisville24–17