Big Blue Preview: Kentucky vs. Louisville
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| Kentucky vs. Louisville | When: Sat., Nov. 30, Noon ET | Where: Kroger Field, Lexington, Ky. | TV: SEC Network | Radio: UK Sports Network |
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Preview
Kentucky concludes its regular season on Saturday, hosting Louisville in the annual battle for the Governor’s Cup. Kickoff is set for noon ET and the game can be seen on the SEC Network.
The Cats are 4-7 on the season, coming off a 31-14 loss at No. 3 Texas on Saturday. Freshman quarterback Cutter Boley provided a spark in the second half of that game and will get his first career start on Saturday against the Cardinals.
Louisville is 7-4 this year. The Cardinals topped Pittsburgh 37-9 on Saturday. The Cardinals have won three of their last four, including an impressive win at Clemson on Nov. 2
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The Kentucky football team closes its regular season on Saturday, hosting archrival Louisville in the annual battle for the Governor’s Cup.
The Cats have won the last five games against the Cardinals, tying a Louisville five-game winning streak from 2011-15 for the longest streak in the series. Last season, Kentucky upset the ninth-ranked Cardinals 38-31 in the Derby City.
UK head coach Mark Stoops has never shied away from the importance of Kentucky’s rivalry with Louisville.
“It’s been important. You heard me say that the first time we played them,” Stoops said. “I never shied away from the importance of this game. It doesn’t’ really matter what the records are or anything like that. I have a lot of respect for Jeff and the way he coaches and their program. But it’s important to our fan base, it’s important to our players, it’s important to me that we go play well.”
Once he got to Lexington, it didn’t take Stoops too long to figure out just how important this game is to the Big Blue Nation…Read More
Kentucky-Louisville
The Series
• Saturday’s game marks the 36th meeting between the two teams in a series that began in 1912.
• Kentucky leads the all-time series, 20-15.
• The Wildcats have won the last five straight, tying Louisville (2011-15) for the longest streak in the Governor’s Cup era.
• The Wildcats lead the series in games decided by eight points or less, 7-5.
• The series is tied in Lexington, 10-10.
• Kentucky won the first six meetings in the series from 1912-24, then the two teams didn’t meet again until 1994.
• UK and UofL have met every year since 1994, marking the Governor’s Cup era, except for the Covid-19 altered season in 2020.
• Since 1994, UofL leads the series 15-14.
• Kentucky’s largest margin of victory is 73 points (73-0) in 1922.
• Louisville’s largest margin of victory is 31 points (59-28) in 2006.
The Connections
• Kentucky has two players from the city of Louisville on its roster, including DB Jackson Schulz and LB J.J. Weaver.
• Louisville has no players on its roster from Lexington.
By the Numbers
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Fewest completed passes in a Kentucky-Louisville game. The Cats completed just one pass in a 45-13 win in 2019
5
Consecutive wins for Kentucky against Louisville
110
Pounds – the weight of the Governor’s Cup trophy
284
Most rushing yards in a Kentucky-Louisville game, accomplished by Lynn Bowden in 2019
498
Most passing yards in a Kentucky-Louisville game, accomplished by Tim Couch in 1998
