The Keg of Nails
| Sport | Football |
|---|---|
| First meeting | October 2, 1929 Cincinnati 7, Louisville 0 |
| Latest meeting | December 17, 2022 Louisville 24, Cincinnati 7 |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 54 |
| All-time series | Cincinnati leads, 30–23–1 (.565) |
| Largest victory | Louisville, 70–7 (2004) |
| Longest win streak | Cincinnati, 12 (1929–1969) |
| Current win streak | Louisville, 3 (2012–present) |
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The Keg of Nails is a traveling trophy continuously awarded to the winner of the American college football rivalry game between the Cincinnati Bearcats and Louisville Cardinals. The rivalry has stretched over the span of four conferences from the Missouri Valley Conference, to Conference USA, and more recently in the Big East Conference, which in 2013 was renamed to the American Athletic Conference. It is believed to be the oldest rivalry for the Louisville football team and the second-oldest for Cincinnati, only behind the Victory Bell with the Miami RedHawks.
The rivalry went on hiatus following the 2013 season, as Louisville moved to the Atlantic Coast Conference on July 1, 2014. Cincinnati leads the series 30–23–1. Cincinnati in the interim was invited to the Big 12 conference and joined in 2023.