Game Day: Louisville vs. Kentucky

by Mike Rutherford on Sep 4, 2010 9:30 AM EDT in Football

LOUISVILLE CARDINALS VS. KENTUCKY WILDCATS

Game Time: 3:30

Location: Papa Johns Cardinal Stadium: Louisville, KY

Television: ABC

Favorite: Kentucky by3

All-Time Series: Kentucky leads 13-9

Modern Series: Louisville leads 9-7

Complete Series History

Date	Site	Winning team		Losing team		Series
1912-10-28	Lexington	Kentucky	41	Louisville	0	UK 1-0
1913-11-22	Louisville	Kentucky	20	Louisville	0	UK 2-0
1914-11-14	Lexington	Kentucky	42	Louisville	0	UK 3-0
1915-11-06	Louisville	Kentucky	15	Louisville	0	UK 4-0
1922-10-14	Lexington	Kentucky	63	Louisville	0	UK 5-0
1924-10-04	Lexington	Kentucky	29	Louisville	0	UK 6-0
1994-09-03	Lexington	Kentucky	20	Louisville	14	UK 7-0
1995-09-02	Lexington	Louisville	13	Kentucky	10	UK 7-1
1996-08-31	Lexington	Louisville	38	Kentucky	14	UK 7-2
1997-08-30	Lexington	Kentucky	38	Louisville	24	UK 8-2
1998-09-05	Louisville	Kentucky	68	Louisville	34	UK 9-2
1999-09-04	Lexington	Louisville	56	Kentucky	28	UK 9-3
2000-09-02†	Louisville	Louisville	40	Kentucky	34	UK 9-4
2001-09-01	Lexington	Louisville	36	Kentucky	10	UK 9-5
2002-09-01	Louisville	Kentucky	22	Louisville (17)	17	UK 10-5
2003-08-31	Lexington	Louisville	40	Kentucky	24	UK 10-6
2004-09-04	Louisville	Louisville	28	Kentucky	0	UK 10-7
2005-09-04	Lexington	Louisville (12)	31	Kentucky	24	UK 10-8
2006-09-03	Louisville	Louisville (13)	59	Kentucky	28	UK 10-9
2007-09-15	Lexington	Kentucky	40	Louisville (9)	34	UK 11-9
2008-08-31	Louisville	Kentucky	27	Louisville	2	UK 12-9
2009-09-19	Lexington	Kentucky	31	Louisville	27	UK 13-9

Excitement Level: 9.8.

Holy shit.

Game Attire: Freshly-purchased red Louisville football shirt

I thought about having a "to Teague or not to Teague post," but ultimately the decision to go with something completely fresh to usher in this new era was a no-brainer. All hail Freshly-purchased red Louisville football shirt

Pregame Meal: Assorted tailgating foods prepared by beautiful women...and one dude.

Bold Prediction: Kentucky fakes a field goal or a punt and doesn't pick up the first down

Titus Teague Playing Alert Level: Magenta (low)

Predicted Star of the Game: Victor Anderson

It's impossible to fathom how badly I want this to be Powell or Beaumont, but I think the offense will utilize Vic in a variety of ways which will make him the most valuable Cardinal on the field.

NOTABLE

--The leading rusher on the victorious team has outrushed the entire losing squad in all but one of the last ten Battles for the Governor's Cup. Last year was the lone exception, when Vic Anderson was the game's leading rusher but Louisville fell, 31-27.

--The team with the higher rushing total has won the last 11 games.

--At three games, Kentucky is riding its longest winning streak since the renewal of the series in 1994. U of L owned a three-game winning streak from 1999-2001 and then beat Kentucky four straight times between 2003-2006.

--The team that has produced the least turnovers has won nine of the last 11 meetings.

--Louisville is 3-3 against Kentucky in games at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium.

Quotable

--"It's my first game as a head coach, but I've had a chance to coach in some really good programs in some big-time games, so it's just a matter of settling down and watching the players go play. Because even at the end of it, the players still have to play the game. Just making sure we can keep them settled and keep them locked in." --Charlie Strong

--"Come to the stadium Sept.4 and watch us play, then they can talk to me after that about the ranking." --Adam Froman

--"We're going to run whether they stack nine (in the box) or they want to put 11. We're going to run the ball." --Derrick Locke

"It’s very important for us, because we need to get him (Phillips) a win. We need to get him a win for our fan base and I think that’s the biggest thing. You don’t want to start off with a (loss) in your first game as head coach. We’re serious about it." --Randall Cobb

"I didn’t even know we were the favorites. It’s a big game for both teams and both teams have new head coaches. It’s going to be a good, intense game." --Randall Cobb

GO CARDS!!!!!!!!

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Let's go Cards!

So pumped.

Look for me on the field

by sam34gtr on Sep 4, 2010 9:45 AM EDT reply actions

Link

We have you linked over at SB Nation Indiana: http://indiana.sbnation.com/

I’ll be flipping back and forth between this and ND v. Purdue. Great day for football!

SB Nation's Indianapolis Colts blogger at Stampede Blue and editor of SB Nation Indiana.

by Brad Wells on Sep 4, 2010 10:07 AM EDT reply actions

Didn't uk win fb and bball last year?

by davidson07 on Sep 4, 2010 11:07 AM EDT reply actions

We regret the error.

And regret the fact that it happened.

by CardsFan922 on Sep 4, 2010 11:09 AM EDT up reply actions

You and me both

by davidson07 on Sep 4, 2010 11:15 AM EDT up reply actions

Kragthorpe era doesn't count.

You don’t gloat or celebrate when you beat a retard.

by CardinalDude on Sep 4, 2010 11:32 AM EDT up reply actions

+ 1,000,000

god i feel the same way about billy g

"UK ....enough said"

by kentuckywild on Sep 4, 2010 12:53 PM EDT up reply actions

Redemption by

the kicking squad…

Cards by a FG 31-28.

Gameday attire: #19 Jersey originally purchased as a homage to Michael Bush, number currently sported by Johnny Patrick.

by twistedwedge on Sep 4, 2010 11:13 AM EDT reply actions

Me too.

My jersey is signed by Bush’s old roommate, Harry Douglas.

by CardinalDude on Sep 4, 2010 11:33 AM EDT up reply actions

Desire & Fitness

Will determine the outcome. Louisville by 4-7. Could be high scoring. Maybe in the 30’s for each team.

by CardsFanTX on Sep 4, 2010 11:54 AM EDT reply actions

Game day attire

Classic arched block letter red Louisville t-shirt. Optional grey classic arched block letter sweatshirt in case it gets cool in the air conditioning. No logos, mascots or modern fonts. Call me a traditionalist. Speaking of which everyone should know the tunes and lyrics to our alma mater and fight song. I’ll be chanting these throughout the day in my head and occasionally out loud.

MnPDX

by kentuckybred on Sep 4, 2010 12:25 PM EDT reply actions

GOOD LUCK CC FANS

know we butt heads because of my uk affiliation but i like this sites and its bloggers.. good luck guys and let the best team win

"UK ....enough said"

by kentuckywild on Sep 4, 2010 12:52 PM EDT reply actions

god i hate these last few hours

before a uk vs louisville game.. it is a feeling like a kid waiting for christmas morning and waiting for a root canal mixed together ..lol i need tums and beer

"UK ....enough said"

by kentuckywild on Sep 4, 2010 12:58 PM EDT up reply actions