Game notes: Louisville at Kentucky
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The matchup
- Louisville (4–3, 3–2 in conference) at Kentucky (6–1, 4–1 in conference), Saturday, November 28, kickoff time not yet set, Kroger Field.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
- For the Governor’s Cup, which Louisville holds.Wikipedia, resultsThe trophy from Wikipedia’s list of rivalry games; who holds it from our results since its first year.
The series
- It will be their 38th meeting; the series is even at 17–17 in the games on file. Officially, Kentucky leads 19–17; as played, 17–17. The NCAA vacated Kentucky’s win (2021); it doesn’t count officially.results, WikipediaEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, November 29, 2025: Louisville 41, Kentucky 0.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- The first meeting on file is from 1915: Kentucky 15, Louisville 0 (the rivalry’s article dates the series to 1912).results, WikipediaThe earliest meeting on file.
- Kentucky is 8–11 at home against Louisville.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2025: Louisville 41–0 (at Louisville); 2024: Louisville 41–14 (at Kentucky); 2023: Kentucky 38–31 (at Louisville); 2022: Kentucky 26–13 (at Kentucky); 2021: Kentucky 52–21 (at Louisville).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Louisville
- Louisville is 4–3 (3–2 in conference games), 1–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 38–41 vs. No. 9 Ole Miss; W 59–13 vs. Villanova; W 41–31 vs. No. 16 SMU; L 27–30 vs. Wake Forest; L 28–31 at NC State; W 44–20 vs. Florida State; W 34–26 at Syracuse.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Louisville is No. 23 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Jeff Brohm is two wins from 100 as a head coach (98 so far).resultsA sitting FBS head coach within two wins of a multiple of 50 career wins, counting the head-coaching seasons on file.
- Jeff Brohm is 32–15 in his fourth season at Louisville and 98–59 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Jeff Brohm is 2–1 against Kentucky.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Lincoln Kienholz (QB): 1,844 passing yards, 10 TD, No. 7 in FBS in rushing touchdowns.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Isaac Brown (RB): 568 rushing yards, 4 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- T.J. Capers (LB): 53 tackles, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Isaac Brown needs 99 yards to pass Howard Stevens (2,723, 1971–72) for sixth on Louisville’s career rushing yards list. He has 2,625 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Isaac Brown needs 3 rushing touchdowns to pass Ken Porco (24, 1957–59) for 10th on Louisville’s career rushing touchdowns list. He has 22 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 2020, Louisville lost to Boston College 34–27.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
Kentucky
- Kentucky is 6–1 (4–1 in conference games), 2–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 45–13 vs. Youngstown State; L 17–45 vs. No. 12 Alabama; W 31–21 at No. 9 Texas A&M; W 45–21 vs. South Alabama; W 35–34 at South Carolina; W 35–34 vs. No. 10 LSU; W 21–13 at Oklahoma.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Kentucky has won five straight, since losing 45–17 to Alabama (Sept. 12, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Kentucky is No. 31 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Will Stein is 6–1 in his first season at Kentucky.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Will Stein faces Louisville as a head coach for the first time.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Kenny Minchey (QB): 1,552 passing yards, 13 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- C.J. Baxter Jr. (RB): 484 rushing yards, 8 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Grant Godfrey (LB): 67 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT, No. 8 in FBS in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2020, Kentucky lost to No. 6 Florida 34–10.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- It is the first meeting of Jeff Brohm and Will Stein as head coaches.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
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