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Rivalry History

Louisville-Memphis

Louisville and Memphis have met 43 times since 1948. This page keeps the record, streaks, trophy context, and recent results in one canonical rivalry URL.

Series snapshot

Record
24-17
Current streak
Louisville 4 games
Longest streak
Memphis 6 games (1961-1969)
Avg. margin / points
17.3 / 46.8

Series overview

Louisville 24-17 Memphis. Current streak: Louisville 4 games.

Last five meetings

Louisville 4 | Memphis 1

Largest margin

56 points

Rivalry notes

  • The tracked window runs from 1948 through 2013.
  • 41 completed games currently back the series calculations on this page.
  • The latest tracked meeting was Nov 23, 2013.

Related pages

Move from rivalry history into team-level seasons, rosters, and archives.

Rivalry guide

What this rivalry is

Louisville and Memphis have a tracked series that starts in 1948 and spans 43 listed meetings. The page combines series record, streaks, recent games, and research links in one canonical rivalry URL.

Series history

Status
Historical or inactive series
Years
1948-2013
Busiest era
1970s, 10 games
Longest pause
3 years (1964-1968)
  • 1970s10 games
  • 1990s10 games
  • 1980s8 games
  • 1960s6 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

2013 - Nov 23, 2013

Louisville 24, Memphis 17. Most recent completed chapter in the tracked series.

Closest finish

1999 - Oct 16, 1999

Louisville 32, Memphis 31. The smallest final-score margin in the available game log.

Highest scoring

2004 - Nov 5, 2004

Louisville 56, Memphis 49. The biggest combined scoring total in the available game log.

Largest margin

2010 - Oct 9, 2010

Louisville 56, Memphis 0. The widest final-score gap in the available game log.

Recent trend

Last five
Louisville 4, Memphis 1 across 5 games
Last ten
Louisville 8, Memphis 2 across 10 games
Scoring profile
Balanced scoring profile; average total 46.8, average margin 17.3.
Current streak
Louisville 4 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.

  • DeVante Parker

    Louisville, 2013

    Receiving Yards: 885

  • Dominique Brown

    Louisville, 2013

    Rushing Yards: 825

  • Teddy Bridgewater

    Louisville, 2013

    Passing Yards: 3970

  • Brandon Hayes

    Memphis, 2013

    Rushing Yards: 860

  • Joe Craig

    Memphis, 2013

    Receiving Yards: 338

  • Paxton Lynch

    Memphis, 2013

    Passing Yards: 2056

Coach context

Coach rows summarize recent rivalry-season overlap for each program.

  • Tommy West

    Memphis - 2003-2008 - 23-15

  • Charlie Strong

    Louisville - 2010-2013 - 19-7

  • Bobby Petrino

    Louisville - 2003-2004 - 20-5

  • Steve Kragthorpe

    Louisville - 2008 - 5-7

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

DateMatchupScoreVenueResult
Nov 23, 2013Memphis at LouisvilleLouisville 24, Memphis 17Venue unavailableLouisville
Oct 9, 2010Memphis at LouisvilleLouisville 56, Memphis 0Venue unavailableLouisville
Oct 11, 2008Louisville at MemphisLouisville 35, Memphis 28Venue unavailableLouisville
Nov 5, 2004Louisville at MemphisLouisville 56, Memphis 49Venue unavailableLouisville
Nov 15, 2003Memphis at LouisvilleLouisville 7, Memphis 37Venue unavailableMemphis
Oct 9, 2002Louisville at MemphisLouisville 38, Memphis 32Venue unavailableLouisville
Sep 29, 2001Memphis at LouisvilleLouisville 38, Memphis 21Venue unavailableLouisville
Oct 16, 1999Louisville at MemphisLouisville 32, Memphis 31Venue unavailableLouisville
Oct 24, 1998Memphis at LouisvilleLouisville 35, Memphis 32Venue unavailableLouisville
Nov 15, 1997Louisville at MemphisLouisville 20, Memphis 21Venue unavailableMemphis