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Cincinnati-Louisville
Cincinnati and Louisville have met 54 times since 1929. This page keeps the record, streaks, trophy context, and recent results in one canonical rivalry URL.
Series snapshot
- Record
- 22-23-1
- Current streak
- Louisville 3 games
- Longest streak
- Louisville 5 games (2003-2007)
- Avg. margin / points
- 15.0 / 44.2
Series overview
Cincinnati 22-23-1 Louisville. Current streak: Louisville 3 games.
Last five meetings
Cincinnati 2 | Louisville 3
Largest margin
63 points
Rivalry notes
- The tracked window runs from 1929 through 2022.
- 46 completed games currently back the series calculations on this page.
- The latest tracked meeting was Dec 17, 2022.
Related pages
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Rivalry guide
What this rivalry is
Cincinnati and Louisville have a tracked series that starts in 1929 and spans 54 listed meetings. The page combines series record, streaks, recent games, and research links in one canonical rivalry URL.
The Keg of Nails gives this matchup a named trophy context in addition to the team-by-team series record.
Series history
- Status
- Historical or inactive series
- Years
- 1929-2022
- Busiest era
- 1970s, 10 games
- Longest pause
- 8 years (2013-2022)
- 1970s10 games
- 1980s10 games
- 2000s10 games
- 1990s7 games
Biggest games and recent trend
Landmark games are selected from the same tracked rivalry results used for the series record.
4 featured games
Latest meeting
2022 - Dec 17, 2022
Cincinnati 7, Louisville 24. Most recent completed chapter in the tracked series.
Closest finish
1977 - Sep 17, 1977
Cincinnati 17, Louisville 17. The smallest final-score margin in the available game log.
Highest scoring
2003 - Nov 28, 2003
Cincinnati 40, Louisville 43. The biggest combined scoring total in the available game log.
Largest margin
2004 - Nov 27, 2004
Cincinnati 7, Louisville 70. The widest final-score gap in the available game log.
Recent trend
- Last five
- Cincinnati 2, Louisville 3 across 5 games
- Last ten
- Cincinnati 4, Louisville 6 across 10 games
- Scoring profile
- Balanced scoring profile; average total 44.2, average margin 15.0.
- Current streak
- Louisville 3 games
Players and coaches from recent chapters
Recent leaders are capped to keep the page fast while still pointing readers toward the names around recent meetings.
Ben Bryant
Cincinnati, 2022
Passing Yards: 2732
Charles McClelland
Cincinnati, 2022
Rushing Yards: 849
Tyler Scott
Cincinnati, 2022
Receiving Yards: 899
Jawhar Jordan
Louisville, 2022
Rushing Yards: 815
Malik Cunningham
Louisville, 2022
Passing Yards: 1568
Tyler Hudson
Louisville, 2022
Receiving Yards: 1034
Coach context
Coach rows summarize recent rivalry-season overlap for each program.
Charlie Strong
Louisville - 2010-2013 - 37-15
Butch Jones
Cincinnati - 2010-2012 - 23-14
Kerry Coombs
Cincinnati - 2022 - 0-1
Luke Fickell
Cincinnati - 2022 - 9-3
Weather, rankings, and research links
4 recent rivalry games have weather context, average temperature 47F, 2 with precipitation.
Both teams appeared together in a poll snapshot in 3 of the recent tracked rivalry seasons.
Cincinnati team page
Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.
Louisville team page
Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.
Cincinnati season results
Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.
Louisville season results
Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.
Cincinnati weather
Weather impact for games involving this program.
Louisville weather
Weather impact for games involving this program.
Game stats archive
Search box scores and detailed game stat pages.
Rankings
Poll and ranking context around rivalry seasons.
College football records
National record and history context.
Historical comparison
Compare program seasons and statistical profiles.
Recent rivalry results
The latest games are rendered in the page HTML so search engines and readers can see the rivalry's recent chapter without client-side interaction.
10 most recent tracked games
| Date | Matchup | Score | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 2022 | Cincinnati at Louisville | Cincinnati 7, Louisville 24 | Neutral site | Louisville |
| Dec 6, 2013 | Louisville at Cincinnati | Cincinnati 24, Louisville 31 | Venue unavailable | Louisville |
| Oct 27, 2012 | Cincinnati at Louisville | Cincinnati 31, Louisville 34 | Venue unavailable | Louisville |
| Oct 15, 2011 | Louisville at Cincinnati | Cincinnati 25, Louisville 16 | Venue unavailable | Cincinnati |
| Oct 16, 2010 | Cincinnati at Louisville | Cincinnati 35, Louisville 27 | Venue unavailable | Cincinnati |
| Oct 24, 2009 | Louisville at Cincinnati | Cincinnati 41, Louisville 10 | Venue unavailable | Cincinnati |
| Nov 15, 2008 | Cincinnati at Louisville | Cincinnati 28, Louisville 20 | Venue unavailable | Cincinnati |
| Oct 13, 2007 | Louisville at Cincinnati | Cincinnati 24, Louisville 28 | Venue unavailable | Louisville |
| Oct 14, 2006 | Cincinnati at Louisville | Cincinnati 17, Louisville 23 | Venue unavailable | Louisville |
| Oct 22, 2005 | Louisville at Cincinnati | Cincinnati 22, Louisville 46 | Venue unavailable | Louisville |
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