Ole Miss at Vanderbilt

Saturday, August 30, 2003

Ole Miss beat Vanderbilt 24–⁠21. It was their 78th meeting; after it, Ole Miss led the series 44–⁠29–⁠2 in the games on file.

AwayOle Miss10–⁠3 in 2003
24
HomeVanderbilt2–⁠10 in 2003
21

Final at FirstBank Stadium, NashvilleAttendance 29,411

At kickoff
83°F, mostly cloudy, wind 8 mph from the westWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Nashville International Airport (KBNA), 12 km from the stadium, 23 minutes after kickoff

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Ole Miss0681024
Vanderbilt077721

Efficiency

Ole MissVanderbilt
0.00First-down EPA−0.10
−0.12Second-down EPA−0.15
0.05Third-down EPA0.18

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Ole Miss 62% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Officially, Ole Miss leads 55–⁠40–⁠2; as played, 57–⁠37–⁠2 in the 96 games on file; the official count covers all 99 meetings, counting the 21 since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Ole Miss 52, Vanderbilt 17
2023Ole Miss 33, Vanderbilt 7
2022Ole Miss 52, Vanderbilt 28
2021Ole Miss 31, Vanderbilt 17
2020Ole Miss 54, Vanderbilt 21
2019Ole Miss 31, Vanderbilt 6

Around this game

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