Fast facts
League: NCAA Football
Team: Wildcats
Head Coach: Mark Stoops
Team Mascot: Blue, Scratch, and The Wildcat
Year Opened: 1973
Capacity: 62000
City / State: Lexington / Kentucky
Rivalries & Top Games to Attend
Governor's Cup
Rival Team: Louisville Cardinals
Louisville and Kentucky play each year for the Governor’s Cup. The two schools first met in 1912 when the Wildcats shutout the Cardinals 41-0. The Governor's Cup however, did not become a regular rivalry until 1994 when the trophy was introduced. The Wildcats hold the all-time series 14-13 and will look to maintain the lead when these two teams meet later this year.
Kentucky vs Tennessee
Rival Team: Tennessee Volunteers
Kentucky and Tennessee have played each other 108 times over 114 years with Tennessee winning 75 games to 24 wins by Kentucky. Like many big college rivalries, Kentucky and Tennessee had their own trophy. a wooden beer barrel painted half blue and half orange. The trophy was awarded to the winner of the game every year from 1925 to 1997. The Barrel was introduced in 1925 by a group of former Kentucky students who wanted to create a material sign of supremacy over their rivalry. It was rolled onto the field that year with the words "Ice Water" painted on it to avoid any outcries over a beer keg symbolizing a college rivalry.
SuperTailgate Awards
Fast facts
League: NCAA Football
Team: Wildcats
Head Coach: Mark Stoops
Team Mascot: Blue, Scratch, and The Wildcat
Year Opened: 1973
Capacity: 62000
City / State: Lexington / Kentucky
