| Louisville–Memphis rivalry | ||
| Louisville Cardinals | Memphis Tigers | |
| Sports | Football, basketball, others | |
| Originated | 1948 | |
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]
| Wide: | yes |
| Louisville–Memphis basketball rivalry | |
| Team1: | Louisville Cardinals |
| Team1logo: | Louisville Cardinals wordmark.svg |
| Team2: | Memphis Tigers |
| Team2logo: | Memphis Tigers primary wordmark.svg |
| Sport: | College Basketball |
| Firstmeeting: | 1949 |
| Mostrecent: | December 16, 2017 Louisville 81 – Memphis 72 |
| 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]
| Wide: | yes |
| Louisville–Memphis football rivalry | |
| Team1: | Louisville Cardinals |
| Team1logo: | Louisville Cardinals wordmark.svg |
| Team2: | Memphis Tigers |
| Team2logo: | Memphis Tigers primary wordmark.svg |
| Firstmeeting: | September 25, 1948 Memphis State, 13–7 |
| Mostrecent: | November 23, 2013 Louisville, 24–17 |
| Total: | 43 |
| Series: | Louisville leads, 24–19 |
| Largestvictory: | Louisville, 56–0 (2010) |
| Longeststreak: | Memphis State, 8 (1948–1969) |
| Currentstreak: | Louisville, 4 (2004–present) |