The Zeitgeist List · rivalries
Governor's Cup
See both programs’ full 91-year Zeitgeist History, side by side →8 players crossed straight to the rival since 2021 — the turncoat ledger →
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
biggest crowd
62,512
2015
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
The draft ledger
Every NFL Draft pick either program has produced since the modern era began, decade by decade.
draft picks
97–98
Kentucky leads
1st-rounders
14–10
since
1967
first CFBD-carried draft class
1960s4–2
1970s7–16
1980s7–10
1990s11–15
2000s29–14
2010s25–16
2020s14–25
Best picks, either side
1999Tim Couch QuarterbackRd 1, pick 1#1 overall
1978Art Still Defensive EndRd 1, pick 2#2 overall
2003Dewayne Robertson Defensive TackleRd 1, pick 4#4 overall
1977Warren Bryant Offensive TackleRd 1, pick 6#6 overall
2007Amobi Okoye Defensive TackleRd 1, pick 10#10 overall
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