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The Bourbon Barrel

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Sport
  
Football

Meetings total
  
36

Next meeting
  
TBD


First meeting
  
November 30, 1893 Indiana 24, Kentucky 24

Latest meeting
  
September 17, 2005 Indiana 38, Kentucky 14

Trophy
  
Bourbon Barrel (1987–1999)

The bourbon barrel kelvin cooperage


The Hoosiers played the Wildcats first met in 1893 in Lexington and both tied the game at 24. They both started to play 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. 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).

Contents

Chef edward lee on the bourbon barrel trail


References

The Bourbon Barrel Wikipedia