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. The two NCAA Division I schools compete in various sports, with men's basketball and college football in particular being prominent. 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.

Men's basketball

Louisville–Memphis basketball rivalry

Louisville Cardinals

Memphis Tigers

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. 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. Louisville Joined the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2014.

Louisville–Memphis Men's Basketball rivalry
Year	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team	Score	Location	Series
1949	Memphis	53	Louisville	72	Memphis, TN	UL 1–0
1949	Louisville	79	Memphis	58	Louisville, KY	UL 2–0
1951	Memphis	48	Louisville	51	Memphis, TN	UL 3–0
1956	#10 Louisville	85	#15 Memphis	75	Louisville, KY	UL 4–0
1957	#5 Louisville	93	Memphis	71	Louisville, KY	UL 5–0
1957	Memphis	81	#3 Louisville	78	Memphis, TN	UL 5–1
1963	Memphis	76	Louisville	55	Memphis, TN	UL 5–2
1964	Louisville	69	Memphis	57	Louisville, KY	UL 6–2
1968	Memphis	58	Louisville	78	Memphis, TN	UL 7–2
1968	#19 Louisville	67	Memphis	66	Louisville, KY	UL 8–2
1970	#19 Louisville	77	Memphis	48	Louisville, KY	UL 9–2
1970	Louisville	77	Memphis	44	Louisville, KY	UL 9–2
1971	Memphis	78	#13 Louisville	75	Memphis, TN	UL 9–3
1971	Louisville	102	Memphis	73	Louisville, KY	UL 10–3
1972	#3 Louisville	69	Memphis	77	Louisville, KY	UL 10–4
1972	Memphis	80	#2 Louisville	65	Memphis, TN	UL 10–5
1973	#17 Memphis	81	Louisville	76	Memphis, TN	UL 10–6
1973	Louisville	83	#15 Memphis	69	Louisville, KY	UL 11–6
1974	#16 Louisville	94	Memphis	81	Louisville, KY	UL 12–6
1974	Memphis	78	#18 Louisville	71	Memphis, TN	UL 12–7
1975	#3 Louisville	84	Memphis	79	Louisville, KY	UL 13–7
1975	#19 Memphis	79	#8 Louisville	74	Memphis, TN	UL 14–7
1976	Louisville	76	Memphis	87	Louisville, KY	UL 14–8
1977	#9 Louisville	111	Memphis	92	Louisville, KY	UL 15–8
1977	Memphis	87	#8 Louisville	77	Memphis, TN	UL 15–9

Football

Louisville–Memphis football rivalry

Louisville Cardinals

Memphis Tigers

First meeting

September 25, 1948
Memphis 13, Louisville 7

Latest meeting

November 23, 2013
Louisville 24, Memphis 17

Next meeting

TBA

Statistics

Meetings total

All-time series

Louisville leads, 24-19

Largest victory

Louisville 69, Memphis 0 (2010)

Longest win streak

Memphis, 8 (1948-1969)

Current win streak

Louisville, 4 (2004–present)

Louisville victories	Memphis victories

#	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	1948	Memphis, TN	Memphis	13–7
2	1952	Memphis, TN	Memphis	29–25
3	1961	Louisville, KY	Memphis	28–13
4	1962	Memphis, TN	Memphis	49–0
5	1963	Louisville, KY	Memphis	25–0
6	1964	Memphis, TN	Memphis	34–0
7	1968	Louisville, KY	Memphis	44–14
8	1969	Memphis, TN	Memphis	69–19
9	1970	Louisville, KY	Louisville	40–27
10	1971	Memphis, TN	Louisville	26–20
11	1972	Louisville, KY	Louisville	17–0
12	1973	Memphis, TN	Memphis	28–21
13	1974	Louisville, KY	Memphis	16–10
14	1975	Memphis, TN	Memphis	41–7
15	1976	Louisville, KY	Memphis	26–14
16	1977	Memphis, TN	Louisville	14–13
17	1978	Louisville, KY	Memphis	29–22
18	1979	Memphis, TN	Memphis	10–6
19	1980	Louisville, KY	Louisville	38–14
20	1981	Memphis, TN	Louisville	14–7
21	1982	Memphis, TN	Louisville	38–19
22	1983	Louisville, KY	Memphis	45–7

#	Date	Location	Winner	Score
23	1986	Louisville, KY	Louisville	34–8
24	1987	Memphis, TN	Memphis	43–8
25	1988	Louisville, KY	Louisville	29–18
26	1989	Memphis, TN	Louisville	40–10
27	1990	Louisville, KY	Louisville	19–17
28	1991	Memphis, TN	Memphis	35–7
29	1992	Louisville, KY	Louisville	16–15
30	1993	Memphis, TN	Louisville	54–28
31	1994	Louisville, KY	Louisville	10–6
32	1995	Memphis, TN	Louisville	17–7
33	1996	Louisville, KY	Louisville	13–10
34	1997	Memphis, TN	Memphis	21–20
35	1998	Louisville, KY	Louisville	35–32
36	1999	Memphis, TN	Louisville	32–31
37	2001	Louisville, KY	Louisville	38–21
38	2002	Memphis, TN	Louisville	38–32
39	2003	Louisville, KY	Memphis	37–7
40	2004	Memphis, TN	Louisville	56–49
41	2008	Memphis, TN	Louisville	35–28
42	2010	Louisville, KY	Louisville	56–0
43	2013	Louisville, KY	Louisville	24–17
Series: Louisville leads 24–19

References

Louisville Cardinals football

Venues	Cardinal Stadium (1957–1997) Papa John's Cardinal Stadium (1998–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Cincinnati (The Keg of Nails) Kentucky (Governor's Cup) Memphis

Culture & lore	Cardinal Bird Marching band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Louisville Cardinals men's basketball

Venues	Jefferson County Armory (1945–1956) Freedom Hall (1956–2010) KFC Yum! Center (2010–present)

Rivalries	Kentucky Memphis

Culture & lore	History Cardinal Bird The Rivalry: Red v. Blue

People	Head coaches Notable players

Seasons	1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

NAIA and NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

Memphis Tigers football

Venues	Crump Stadium (1934–64) Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (1965–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Arkansas State: Paint Bucket Bowl Louisville Ole Miss Southern Miss: Black and Blue Bowl

Culture & lore	Pouncer TOM (mascot) "Go Tigers Go" Mighty Sound of the South Miami Beach Brawl

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1922 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Memphis Tigers men's basketball

Venues	Various locations (1920–1929) Memorial Fieldhouse (1929–1966) Mid-South Coliseum (1966–1991) Pyramid Arena (1991–2004) FedExForum (2004–present)

Rivalries	Louisville

Culture & lore	Pouncer Newby's TOM (mascot) "Go Tigers Go" Mighty Sound of the South

People	Head coaches All-Americans NBA players Retired jerseys

Seasons	1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1942–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

American Athletic Conference football rivalries

Conference	Civil Conflict (Connecticut–UCF) East Carolina–UCF Houston–SMU Houston–Tulsa Gansz Trophy (SMU–Navy) South Florida–UCF

Non-conference	Victory Bell (Cincinnati–Miami) The Keg of Nails (Cincinnati–Louisville) River City Rivalry (Cincinnati–Pittsburgh) Connecticut–Massachusetts Ramnapping Trophy (Connecticut–Rhode Island) East Carolina–Marshall East Carolina–NC State Bayou Bucket Classic (Houston–Rice) Louisville–Memphis Paint Bucket Bowl (Memphis–Arkansas State) Memphis–Ole Miss Black and Blue Bowl (Memphis–Southern Miss) Army–Navy Commander-in-Chief's Trophy (Navy–Air Force–Army) Crab Bowl Classic (Navy–Maryland) Navy–Notre Dame Rice–SMU Safeway Bowl (SMU–North Texas) SMU–TCU Mayor's Cup (Temple–Villanova) Tulane–Auburn Georgia Tech–Tulane Ole Miss–Tulane Battle for the Bell (Tulane–Southern Miss) Battle for the Rag (Tulane–LSU)

Rivalries of the Atlantic Coast Conference

Conference	O'Rourke–McFadden Trophy (Boston College–Clemson) Boston College–Notre Dame Boston College–Syracuse Boston College–Virginia Tech Clemson–Florida State Clemson–Georgia Tech Textile Bowl (Clemson–NC State) Duke–North Carolina basketball/overall Victory Bell (Duke–North Carolina football) Duke–NC State Duke–Wake Forest Florida State–Miami Florida State–Virginia Georgia Tech–Virginia Tech Miami–Virginia Tech North Carolina–NC State overall North Carolina–NC State North Carolina–Wake Forest NC State–Wake Forest South's Oldest Rivalry (North Carolina–Virginia) Pittsburgh–Syracuse Virginia–Virginia Tech Commonwealth Cup (Virginia–Virginia Tech football)

Non-conference	Boston College–Harvard men's basketball rivalry Auburn–Clemson Auburn–Georgia Tech Green Line Rivalry (Boston College–Boston U) Boston College–Holy Cross Commonwealth Classic (Boston College–UMass basketball) Boston College–UMass Clemson–Georgia Clemson–South Carolina Colgate–Syracuse Connecticut–Notre Dame (women's basketball) Duke–Maryland (basketball) Duke–Michigan (basketball) Florida–Florida State The Keg of Nails (Cincinnati–Louisville) Kentucky–Louisville overall Governor's Cup (Kentucky–Louisville football) Louisville–Memphis Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate (Georgia–Georgia Tech) Georgia Tech–Tennessee Georgia Tech–Tulane Maryland–Virginia Florida–Miami Miami–Nebraska NC State–South Carolina North Carolina–South Carolina NC State–East Carolina Notre Dame–UCLA basketball River City Rivalry (Cincinnati–Pittsburgh) City Game (Pittsburgh–Duquesne) Penn State–Pittsburgh Backyard Brawl (Pittsburgh–West Virginia) Georgetown–Syracuse Penn State–Syracuse Syracuse–West Virginia Virginia Tech–West Virginia VMI–Virginia Tech

Notre Dame football rivalries	Georgia Tech–Notre Dame Miami–Notre Dame Notre Dame–Pittsburgh

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