| Sport | Football |
|---|---|
| First meeting | November 30, 1893 Tied, 24–24 |
| Latest meeting | September 17, 2005 Indiana, 38–14 |
| Trophy | Bourbon Barrel (1987–1999) |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 36 |
| All-time series | Indiana 18–17–1[1] |
| Largest victory | Kentucky, 49–7 (1997) |
| Longest win streak | Indiana, 8 (1919–1973) |
| Current win streak | Indiana, 1 (2005–present) |
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.
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 victories | Kentucky victories | Tie games |
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See also
References
- 1 2 "Winsipedia - Indiana Hoosiers vs. Kentucky Wildcats football series history". Winsipedia.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ College Football Data Warehouse, Indiana vs Kentucky. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
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