Louisville–Memphis rivalry

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	43
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–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

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

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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

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 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

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v t e 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

v t e 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

v t e Memphis Tigers football
Venues	Normal Field (1912–1916) Russwood Park (1912–1915, 1918–1920, 1922–1924) Hodges Field (1917, 1919, 1921–1923, 1926–1929) Memorial Field (1924–1936) Fairgrounds Stadium (1937) Crump Stadium (1937–1964) Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium (1965–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Arkansas State: Paint Bucket Bowl Cincinnati Louisville Ole Miss Southern Miss: Black and Blue Bowl UAB: Battle for the Bones
Culture & lore	Pouncer TOM (mascot) "Go Tigers Go" Mighty Sound of the South Miami Beach Brawl
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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 1943–1946 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 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

v t e 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	Cincinnati Louisville UAB
Culture & lore	Pouncer Newby's TOM (mascot) "Go Tigers Go" Mighty Sound of the South
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
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 1999–2000 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 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

v t e Atlantic Coast Conference rivalries
Conference	O'Rourke–McFadden Trophy (Boston College–Clemson) Boston College–Virginia Tech Big Game (California–Stanford) Clemson–Florida State Clemson–Georgia Tech Textile Bowl (Clemson–NC State) Tobacco Road (Duke–North Carolina–NC State–Wake Forest) Duke–North Carolina basketball/overall (lacrosse) Victory Bell (Duke–North Carolina football) Duke–NC State Duke–Wake Forest Florida State–Miami Jefferson-Eppes Trophy (Florida State–Virginia) Georgia Tech–Virginia Tech Louisville–Miami Miami–Virginia Tech North Carolina–NC State overall (football) South's Oldest Rivalry (North Carolina–Virginia) North Carolina–Wake Forest NC State–Wake Forest Pittsburgh–Syracuse Syracuse–Virginia (lacrosse) Virginia–Virginia Tech (overall, football, and men's basketball)
Non-conference	Alabama–Clemson Alabama–Georgia Tech Auburn–Clemson Auburn–Georgia Tech Green Line Rivalry (Boston College–Boston U) Boston College–Holy Cross Sacred Cod Trophy (Boston College–Boston University–Holy Cross) Boston College–UMass (football) Commonwealth Classic (Boston College–UMass basketball) California–UCLA Cincinnati–Louisville (overall) The Keg of Nails (Cincinnati–Louisville football) Clemson–Georgia Clemson–South Carolina Colgate–Syracuse Cornell–Syracuse (lacrosse) Duke–Maryland (men's basketball) City Game (Duquesne–Pittsburgh) East Carolina–NC State Florida–Florida State (football) Florida–Florida State (men's basketball) Florida–Florida State (baseball) Florida–Miami (football) Florida–Miami (baseball) Florida Cup (Florida–Florida State–Miami) Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate (Georgia–Georgia Tech) Georgia Tech–Tennessee Georgia Tech–Vanderbilt Hobart–Syracuse (lacrosse) Houston–SMU Indiana–Notre Dame (men's soccer) Johns Hopkins–Syracuse (lacrosse) Johns Hopkins–Virginia (lacrosse) Kentucky–Louisville overall Governor's Cup (Kentucky–Louisville football) Kentucky–North Carolina (men's basketball) Louisville–Memphis Maryland–Virginia (football) Maryland–Virginia (lacrosse) Maryland–Virginia (men's soccer) Miami–Nebraska Gansz Trophy (Navy–SMU football) North Carolina–South Carolina Safeway Bowl (North Texas–SMU) Notre Dame–UCLA (men's basketball) Notre Dame–UConn (women's basketball) Penn State–Pittsburgh Penn State–Syracuse Old Ironsides (Penn State–Pittsburgh–West Virginia) Backyard Brawl (Pittsburgh–West Virginia) Mayor's Cup (Rice–SMU) Bill Walsh Legacy Game (San Jose State–Stanford) SMU–TCU Stanford–Tennessee (women's basketball) Stanford–UConn (women's basketball) Stanford–USC Syracuse–UConn Syracuse–West Virginia VMI–Virginia Tech Virginia Tech–West Virginia
Notre Dame football rivalries	Boston College–Notre Dame Florida State–Notre Dame Georgia Tech–Notre Dame North Carolina–Notre Dame Miami–Notre Dame Notre Dame–Pittsburgh Notre Dame–Stanford

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