Give UK nine wins for the second time in Stoops' tenure as head coach (2018, 2021).Give Coach Mark Stoops 58 career victories at UK, putting him just two wins shy of tying Paul "Bear" Bryant for the school's all-time winning coach. Boost UK to 20-3 in last 23 non-conference games dating to 2016.Be Kentucky's 15th consecutive non-conference victory, the second-longest active streak in FBS, dating to the beginning of the 2018 season.Including this year, Kroger's donations now total $540,000 - $270,000 to each school. Kroger is donating $10,000 to each school for each year the game is played. The Kroger Company also is involved in supporting academic pursuits at the schools. The cup was designed by Kendall Costner and sculpted by James Corcoran of Bruce Fox, Inc.The cup itself is made of pewter with a 23-karat gold-plated finish. All metal parts are 23-karat, gold-plated brass. The glass components are optic-grade crystal. The trophy's base and upright columns are hand-milled black marble. Donated by The Kroger Company at a cost of $23,000, the Governor's Cup stands 33 inches tall and weighs 110 pounds. The Governor's Cup was created in 1994 as the trophy for the winner of the Kentucky-Louisville game.Games decided by eight points or less: Kentucky leads 6-5.
The modern version of the Governor's Cup rivalry began in 1994 after a 70-year hiatus and has been played 26 of the past 27 seasons, with only the pandemic-affected 2020 season causing a one-year pause.
11 Cardinals, ending a five-game losing streak to Louisville in the process. In 2016, the Cats secured a thrilling 41-38 last-second victory over the No.The performance ranks second on UK's single-game rushing chart. In those two meetings the Cats have rushed for 857 yards, including a school-record 517 in the 45-13 win in 2019.UK has won the past two meetings by a combined score of 101-23.In that game, the 46-point margin was the largest in Governor's Cup history.The Cats have won three of the past four meetings, including a 56-10 win the last time they traveled to Louisville, in 2018.The state rivals play for the Governor's Cup trophy.