Louisville–Memphis rivalry

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]

Locations of Louisville and Memphis

Men's basketball

Louisville–Memphis basketball rivalry
Statistics
Louisville Cardinals Memphis Tigers
Sport	College Basketball
First meeting	1949
Latest meeting	December 16, 2017 Louisville 81 – Memphis 72
All-time series	Louisville leads, 53–36

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

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	1949	Memphis, TN	Louisville	72–53
2	1949	Louisville, KY	Louisville	79–58
3	1951	Memphis, TN	Louisville	51–48
4	1956	Louisville, KY	#10 Louisville	85–75
5	1957	Louisville, KY	#5 Louisville	93–71
6	1957	Memphis, TN	Memphis State	81–78
7	1963	Memphis, TN	Memphis State	76–55
8	1964	Louisville, KY	Louisville	69–57
9	1968	Memphis, TN	Louisville	78–58
10	1968	Louisville, KY	#19 Louisville	67–66
11	1970	Louisville, KY	#19 Louisville	77–48
12	1970	Louisville, KY	Louisville	77–44
13	1971	Memphis, TN	Memphis State	78–75
14	1971	Louisville, KY	Louisville	102–73

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
15	1972	Louisville, KY	Memphis State	77–69
16	1972	Memphis, TN	Memphis State	80–65
17	1973	Memphis, TN	#17 Memphis State	81–76
18	1973	Louisville, KY	Louisville	83–69
19	1974	Louisville, KY	#16 Louisville	94–81
20	1974	Memphis, TN	Memphis State	78–71
21	1975	Louisville, KY	#3 Louisville	84–79
22	1975	Memphis, TN	#19 Memphis State	79–74
23	1976	Louisville, KY	Memphis State	87–76
24	1977	Louisville, KY	#9 Louisville	111–92
25	1977	Memphis, TN	Memphis State	87–77
26	2017	New York, NY	Louisville	81–72
Series: Louisville leads 16–10

Louisville–Memphis football rivalry
Statistics
Louisville Cardinals Memphis Tigers
First meeting	September 25, 1948 Memphis State, 13–7
Latest meeting	November 23, 2013 Louisville, 24–17
Meetings total	43
All-time series	Louisville leads, 24–19^[7]
Largest victory	Louisville 56, Memphis 0 (2010)
Longest win streak	Memphis State, 8 (1948–1969)
Current win streak	Louisville, 4 (2004–present)

Louisville victories	Memphis victories

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
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

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
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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