The Indiana–Kentucky football rivalry is an American
college football
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Unlike most ...
rivalry
A rivalry is the state of two people or groups engaging in a lasting competitive relationship. Rivalry is the "against each other" spirit between two competing sides. The relationship itself may also be called "a rivalry", and each participant o ...
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
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Kentucky–Tennessee rivalry
The Kentucky–Tennessee rivalry is a college sports rivalry between the University of Kentucky Wildcats and the University of Tennessee Volunteers. The passionate rivalry between these two Southeastern Conference (SEC) schools, located about ...
, 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.
Indiana leads the series (18–17–1).
[College Football Data Warehouse]
Indiana vs Kentucky
Retrieved July 15, 2014.
Game results
See also
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Indiana–Kentucky rivalry
The Indiana–Kentucky rivalry is a college sports rivalry between the Indiana University Bloomington Indiana Hoosiers, Hoosiers and the University of Kentucky Kentucky Wildcats, Wildcats. The rivalry between these two schools, located about ap ...
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List of NCAA college football rivalry games
This is a list of rivalry games in college football in the United States. The list also shows any trophy awarded to the winner of the rivalry between the teams.
NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
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References
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College football rivalries in the United States
Indiana Hoosiers football
Kentucky Wildcats football