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Cincinnati-Louisville Greatest Games

The series' top 25 meetings, ranked without team allegiance by game-time AP strength, final-score closeness, and overtime.

Games: 25
Top score: 51/100
Overtime: 2

Series context

Completed meetings: 46
Series record: Cincinnati 22-23-1 Louisville
Tracked years: 1929-2022
Trophy: The Keg of Nails

Series ranking

The rivalry's top 25 games

7 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.

2012Week 91OT
Cincinnati at Louisville
Cincinnati 31, Louisville 34
Winner: Louisville
Unranked Cincinnati vs. No. 16 Louisville · 3-point margin
Ranking 10/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 9/15
51
Game score
2006Week 7
Cincinnati at Louisville
Cincinnati 17, Louisville 23
Winner: Louisville
Unranked Cincinnati vs. No. 7 Louisville · 6-point margin
Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
48
Game score
2013Week 151OT
Louisville at Cincinnati
Louisville 31, Cincinnati 24
Winner: Louisville
No. 19 Louisville vs. Unranked Cincinnati · 7-point margin
Ranking 7/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 9/15
44
Game score
2007Week 7
Louisville at Cincinnati
Louisville 28, Cincinnati 24
Winner: Louisville
Unranked Louisville vs. No. 15 Cincinnati · 4-point margin
Ranking 11/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
42
Game score
1977Week 3
Louisville at Cincinnati
Louisville 17, Cincinnati 17
Result: Tie
Unranked Louisville vs. Unranked Cincinnati · 0-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
35
Game score
1974Week 4
Louisville at Cincinnati
Louisville 6, Cincinnati 7
Winner: Cincinnati
Unranked Louisville vs. Unranked Cincinnati · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score
1973Week 9
Cincinnati at Louisville
Cincinnati 8, Louisville 10
Winner: Louisville
Unranked Cincinnati vs. Unranked Louisville · 2-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
33
Game score
2003Week 15
Louisville at Cincinnati
Louisville 43, Cincinnati 40
Winner: Louisville
Unranked Louisville vs. Unranked Cincinnati · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
32
Game score
1996Week 10
Cincinnati at Louisville
Cincinnati 10, Louisville 7
Winner: Cincinnati
Unranked Cincinnati vs. Unranked Louisville · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
32
Game score
1979Week 4
Cincinnati at Louisville
Cincinnati 19, Louisville 22
Winner: Louisville
Unranked Cincinnati vs. Unranked Louisville · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
32
Game score
1971Week 12
Cincinnati at Louisville
Cincinnati 19, Louisville 16
Winner: Cincinnati
Unranked Cincinnati vs. Unranked Louisville · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
32
Game score
2008Week 12
Cincinnati at Louisville
Cincinnati 28, Louisville 20
Winner: Cincinnati
No. 22 Cincinnati vs. Unranked Louisville · 8-point margin
Ranking 4/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15
31
Game score
1967Week 10
Cincinnati at Louisville
Cincinnati 13, Louisville 7
Winner: Cincinnati
Unranked Cincinnati vs. Unranked Louisville · 6-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
29
Game score
1986Week 6
Louisville at Cincinnati
Louisville 17, Cincinnati 24
Winner: Cincinnati
Unranked Louisville vs. Unranked Cincinnati · 7-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
28
Game score
2010Week 7
Cincinnati at Louisville
Cincinnati 35, Louisville 27
Winner: Cincinnati
Unranked Cincinnati vs. Unranked Louisville · 8-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15
27
Game score
1983Week 5
Cincinnati at Louisville
Cincinnati 23, Louisville 31
Winner: Louisville
Unranked Cincinnati vs. Unranked Louisville · 8-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15
27
Game score
2011Week 7
Louisville at Cincinnati
Louisville 16, Cincinnati 25
Winner: Cincinnati
Unranked Louisville vs. Unranked Cincinnati · 9-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 26/35 · Overtime 0/15
26
Game score
2009Week 8
Louisville at Cincinnati
Louisville 10, Cincinnati 41
Winner: Cincinnati
Unranked Louisville vs. No. 5 Cincinnati · 31-point margin
Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 4/35 · Overtime 0/15
25
Game score
2002Week 12
Cincinnati at Louisville
Cincinnati 24, Louisville 14
Winner: Cincinnati
Unranked Cincinnati vs. Unranked Louisville · 10-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
25
Game score
1999Week 11
Louisville at Cincinnati
Louisville 23, Cincinnati 13
Winner: Louisville
Unranked Louisville vs. Unranked Cincinnati · 10-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
25
Game score
1992Week 10
Louisville at Cincinnati
Louisville 27, Cincinnati 17
Winner: Louisville
Unranked Louisville vs. Unranked Cincinnati · 10-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
25
Game score
1969Week 9
Cincinnati at Louisville
Cincinnati 31, Louisville 21
Winner: Cincinnati
Unranked Cincinnati vs. Unranked Louisville · 10-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
25
Game score
2022Wasabi Fenway BowlNeutral site
Cincinnati vs. Louisville
Cincinnati 7, Louisville 24
Winner: Louisville
No. 21 Cincinnati vs. Unranked Louisville · 17-point margin
Ranking 5/50 · Closeness 18/35 · Overtime 0/15
23
Game score
2000Week 8
Cincinnati at Louisville
Cincinnati 24, Louisville 38
Winner: Louisville
Unranked Cincinnati vs. Unranked Louisville · 14-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15
21
Game score
1978Week 4
Louisville at Cincinnati
Louisville 28, Cincinnati 14
Winner: Louisville
Unranked Louisville vs. Unranked Cincinnati · 14-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15
21
Game score

Methodology

How each game earns up to 100 points

AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.

Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.

Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.

Regular-season rankings use the AP Top 25 recorded for the game's week. Postseason meetings use the final regular-season AP poll before bowl and playoff results. Games before 2005 remain in the ranking but do not link to unsupported box-score pages. Videos are matched by canonical game ID or by a rematch-safe season matchup.