Indiana–Kentucky football rivalry

The Indiana–Kentucky football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Indiana Hoosiers and Kentucky Wildcats. The Hoosiers played the Wildcats first met in 1893 in Lexington and both tied the game at 24. They played annually in football from 1987 until 2005 in what was known as the "Bourbon Barrel" game as C. M. Newton wanted something similar to the Kentucky–Tennessee rivalry, beer barrel.

Battle of the Barrel
Indiana Hoosiers
Kentucky Wildcats
SportFootball
First meetingNovember 30, 1893
Tied, 24–24
Latest meetingSeptember 17, 2005
Indiana, 38–14
TrophyBourbon Barrel (1987–1999)
Statistics
Meetings total36
All-time seriesIndiana 18–17–1[1]
Largest victoryKentucky, 49–7 (1997)
Longest win streakIndiana, 8 (1919–1973)
Current win streakIndiana, 1 (2005–present)
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Locations of Indiana and Kentucky

Bourbon Barrel

The two teams played for a trophy called the "Bourbon Barrel" from 1987 until both schools mutually agreed to retire the trophy in 1999 following the alcohol-related death of a Kentucky football player.[2] Indiana leads the series (18–17–1).[3]

Game results
Indiana victoriesKentucky victoriesTie games
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
1 November 30, 1893 Lexington, KY Tie24–24
2 October 8, 1904 Bloomington, IN Kentucky 12–0
3 October 7, 1905 Bloomington, IN Indiana 29–0
4 October 5, 1918 Bloomington, IN Kentucky24–7
5 October 11, 1919 Lexington, KY Indiana24–0
6 October 9, 1926 Bloomington, IN Indiana 14–6
7 October 1, 1927 Lexington, KY Indiana21–0
8 September 23, 1967 Bloomington, IN Indiana 12–10
9 September 20, 1969 Lexington, KY #14 Indiana58–30
10 September 18, 1971 Bloomington, IN Indiana 26–8
11 September 30, 1972 Lexington, KY Indiana35–34
12 September 29, 1973 Bloomington, IN Indiana17–3
13 September 28, 1974 Lexington, KY Kentucky 28–22
14 September 22, 1979 Bloomington, IN Indiana18–10
15 September 20, 1980 Lexington, KY Indiana36–30
16 September 17, 1983 Lexington, KY Kentucky 24–13
17 September 15, 1984 Bloomington, IN Kentucky 48–14
18 September 19, 1987 Lexington, KY Kentucky 34–15
19 September 17, 1988 Bloomington, IN Indiana 36–15
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
20 September 9, 1989 Lexington, KY Kentucky 17–14
21 September 15, 1990 Lexington, KY Indiana 45–24
22 September 21, 1991 Bloomington, IN Indiana 13–10
23 September 19, 1992 Lexington, KY Kentucky 37–25
24 September 18, 1993 Bloomington, IN Indiana 24–8
25 September 17, 1994 Lexington, KY Indiana 59–29
26 September 16, 1995 Bloomington, IN Kentucky 17–10
27 September 21, 1996 Lexington, KY Kentucky 3–0
28 September 20, 1997 Bloomington, IN Kentucky 49–7
29 September 19, 1998 Lexington, KY Kentucky 31–27
30 September 18, 1999 Bloomington, IN Kentucky 44–35
31 September 16, 2000 Lexington, KY Kentucky 41–34
32 December 1, 2001 Bloomington, IN Indiana 26–15
33 September 14, 2002 Lexington, KY Kentucky 27–17
34 September 20, 2003 Bloomington, IN Kentucky 34–17
35 September 18, 2004 Lexington, KY Kentucky 51–32
36 September 17, 2005 Bloomington, IN Indiana 38–14
Series: Indiana leads 18–17–1[1]

See also

References
  1. "Winsipedia - Indiana Hoosiers vs. Kentucky Wildcats football series history". Winsipedia.
  2. "IU gears up for rival". September 15, 2000. Archived from the original on January 12, 2014. Retrieved January 11, 2014. Unlike IU's game with Purdue, which has been contested annually since 1920, the rivalry with Kentucky is still developing.
  3. College Football Data Warehouse, Indiana vs Kentucky. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
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