Louisville–Memphis rivalry
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The Louisville–Memphis rivalry is a sports rivalry between the University of Louisville Cardinals and University of Memphis Tigers.[1] The two NCAA Division I schools compete in various sports, with men's basketball and college football in particular being prominent.[1] 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.[2][3]
Men's basketball
Louisville–Memphis basketball rivalry | Sport | College Basketball |
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First meeting | 1949 |
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Latest meeting | December 16, 2017 Louisville 81 – Memphis 72 |
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All-time series | Louisville leads, 53–36 |
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The series between the men's basketball programs began in 1949.[4] 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.[5][4] Louisville joined the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2014.[6]
Louisville victories | Memphis victories |
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1 | January 6, 1949 | Memphis, TN | Louisville | 72–53 | 2 | December 7, 1949 | Louisville, KY | Louisville | 79–58 | 3 | January 6, 1951 | Memphis, TN | Louisville | 51–48 | 4 | January 13, 1951 | Louisville, KY | Louisville | 67–58 | 5 | January 18, 1956 | Louisville, KY | #10 Louisville | 85–75 | 6 | January 9, 1957 | Louisville, KY | #5 Louisville | 93–71 | 7 | February 2, 1957 | Memphis, TN | Memphis State | 81–78 | 8 | February 11, 1963 | Memphis, TN | Memphis State | 76–55 | 9 | January 4, 1964 | Louisville, KY | Louisville | 69–57 | 10 | January 10, 1968 | Memphis, TN | Louisville | 78–58 | 11 | February 26, 1968 | Louisville, KY | #19 Louisville | 76–52 | 12 | December 18, 1968 | Louisville, KY | Louisville | 67–66 | 13 | February 6, 1969 | Memphis, TN | Louisville | 60–51 | 14 | February 4, 1970 | Louisville, KY | #19 Louisville | 77–48 | 15 | March 4, 1970 | Louisville, KY | Louisville | 77–44 | 16 | January 9, 1971 | Memphis, TN | Memphis State | 78–75 |
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17 | March 6, 1971 | Louisville, KY | Louisville | 102–73 | 18 | February 2, 1972 | Louisville, KY | Memphis State | 77–69 | 19 | March 2, 1972 | Memphis, TN | Memphis State | 80–65 | 20 | March 11, 1972 | Memphis, TN | Louisville | 83–72 | 21 | January 25, 1973 | Memphis, TN | #17 Memphis State | 81–76 | 22 | February 8, 1973 | Louisville, KY | Louisville | 83–69 | 23 | January 19, 1974 | Louisville, KY | #16 Louisville | 94–81 | 24 | February 14, 1974 | Memphis, TN | Memphis State | 78–71 | 25 | March 4, 1975 | Louisville, KY | #3 Louisville | 84–79 | 26 | November 29, 1975 | Memphis, TN | #19 Memphis State | 79–74 | 27 | March 5, 1976 | Louisville, KY | Memphis State | 87–76 | 28 | February 5, 1977 | Louisville, KY | #9 Louisville | 111–92 | 29 | February 19, 1977 | Memphis, TN | Memphis State | 87–77 | 30 | December 16, 2017 | New York, NY | Louisville | 81–72 | Series: Louisville leads 20–10 |
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Louisville–Memphis football rivalry | First meeting | September 25, 1948 Memphis State, 13–7 |
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Latest meeting | November 23, 2013 Louisville, 24–17 |
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Meetings total | 43 |
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All-time series | Louisville leads, 24–19[7] |
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Largest victory | Louisville, 56–0 (2010) |
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Longest win streak | Memphis State, 8 (1948–1969) |
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Current win streak | Louisville, 4 (2004–present) |
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Louisville victories | Memphis victories |
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1 | September 25, 1948 | Memphis, TN | Memphis State | 13–7 | 2 | November 8, 1952 | Memphis, TN | Memphis State | 29–25 | 3 | October 7, 1961 | Louisville, KY | Memphis State | 28–13 | 4 | October 6, 1962 | Memphis, TN | Memphis State | 49–0 | 5 | November 2, 1963 | Louisville, KY | Memphis State | 25–0 | 6 | November 14, 1964 | Memphis, TN | Memphis State | 34–0 | 7 | November 30, 1968 | Louisville, KY | Memphis State | 44–14 | 8 | November 22, 1969 | Memphis, TN | Memphis State | 69–19 | 9 | November 7, 1970 | Louisville, KY | Louisville | 40–27 | 10 | October 9, 1971 | Memphis, TN | Louisville | 26–20 | 11 | November 18, 1972 | Louisville, KY | Louisville | 17–0 | 12 | September 8, 1973 | Memphis, TN | Memphis State | 28–21 | 13 | September 7, 1974 | Louisville, KY | Memphis State | 16–10 | 14 | October 18, 1975 | Memphis, TN | Memphis State | 41–7 | 15 | November 13, 1976 | Louisville, KY | Memphis State | 26–14 | 16 | October 1, 1977 | Memphis, TN | Louisville | 14–13 | 17 | November 11, 1978 | Louisville, KY | Memphis State | 29–22 | 18 | November 10, 1979 | Memphis, TN | Memphis State | 10–6 | 19 | October 11, 1980 | Louisville, KY | Louisville | 38–14 | 20 | October 10, 1981 | Memphis, TN | Louisville | 14–7 | 21 | November 20, 1982 | Memphis, TN | Louisville | 38–19 | 22 | November 24, 1983 | Louisville, KY | Memphis State | 45–7 |
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23 | September 27, 1986 | Louisville, KY | Louisville | 34–8 | 24 | November 14, 1987 | Memphis, TN | Memphis State | 43–8 | 25 | September 17, 1988 | Louisville, KY | Louisville | 29–18 | 26 | November 11, 1989 | Memphis, TN | Louisville | 40–10 | 27 | October 13, 1990 | Louisville, KY | Louisville | 19–17 | 28 | November 9, 1991 | Memphis, TN | Memphis State | 35–7 | 29 | September 12, 1992 | Louisville, KY | Louisville | 16–15 | 30 | September 11, 1993 | Memphis, TN | Louisville | 54–28 | 31 | October 29, 1994 | Louisville, KY | Louisville | 10–6 | 32 | September 30, 1995 | Memphis, TN | Louisville | 17–7 | 33 | November 2, 1996 | Louisville, KY | Louisville | 13–10 | 34 | November 15, 1997 | Memphis, TN | Memphis | 21–20 | 35 | October 24, 1998 | Louisville, KY | Louisville | 35–32 | 36 | October 16, 1999 | Memphis, TN | Louisville | 32–31 | 37 | September 29, 2001 | Louisville, KY | Louisville | 38–21 | 38 | October 8, 2002 | Memphis, TN | Louisville | 38–32 | 39 | November 15, 2003 | Louisville, KY | Memphis | 37–7 | 40 | November 4, 2004 | Memphis, TN | #14 Louisville | 56–49 | 41 | October 10, 2008 | Memphis, TN | Louisville | 35–28 | 42 | October 9, 2010 | Louisville, KY | Louisville | 56–0 | 43 | November 23, 2013 | Louisville, KY | #21 Louisville | 24–17 | Series: Louisville leads 24–19[7] |
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