Kentucky football pulled off the upset of its season on Saturday against the No. 9 Louisville Cardinals, winning 38-31 at L&N Stadium. It was the fifth consecutive victory for the Wildcats over the Cardinals in the Governor’s Cup, the longest winning streak of the rivalry series for UK, which has been played every season (outside of the COVID-19-impacted 2020 season) since 1994. It also ties the record for most wins in a row by one team in this series (Louisville also won five straight from 2011-15).
The win for Kentucky put an end to Louisville’s Cinderella run, crushing whatever hopes the Cardinals had of making it to the College Football Playoff.