Game notes: Southern Miss at Louisiana Tech
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The matchup
- Southern Miss (1–5, 0–2 in conference) at Louisiana Tech (4–2, 2–0 in conference), Saturday, November 14, kickoff time not yet set, Joe Aillet Stadium.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
The series
- It will be their 34th meeting; Southern Miss leads the series 20–13.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, September 20, 2025: Louisiana Tech 30, Southern Miss 20.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1963: Louisiana Tech 10, Southern Miss 0.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Louisiana Tech is 6–9 at home against Southern Miss.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2025: Louisiana Tech 30–20 (at Louisiana Tech); 2021: Southern Miss 35–19 (at Louisiana Tech); 2020: Louisiana Tech 31–30 (at Southern Miss); 2019: Louisiana Tech 45–30 (at Louisiana Tech); 2018: Southern Miss 21–20 (at Southern Miss).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Southern Miss
- Southern Miss is 1–5 (0–2 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 49–3 vs. Alcorn State; L 8–43 at Auburn; L 20–48 vs. UConn; L 21–24 at Tulane; L 34–55 at Troy; L 13–23 vs. Arkansas State.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Southern Miss has lost five straight, since beating Alcorn State 49–3 (Sept. 5, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Southern Miss is No. 128 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Blake Anderson is 1–6 in his second season at Southern Miss and 75–60 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Blake Anderson is 0–1 against Louisiana Tech.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Landy Lyddy (QB): 1,032 passing yards, 7 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Mario Sanders II (WR): 34 catches, 492 yards, 5 TD, the team leader in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Mathis Haygood (LB): 54 tackles, 0.5 sacks, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 1981, Southern Miss beat No. 20 Florida State 58–14.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
Louisiana Tech
- Louisiana Tech is 4–2 (2–0 in conference games), 0–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 80–6 vs. Northwestern State; L 14–45 at No. 8 LSU; L 19–36 at Baylor; W 31–29 vs. Army; W 32–31 vs. Louisiana; W 24–0 at UL Monroe.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Louisiana Tech has won three straight, since losing 36–19 to Baylor (Sept. 19, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Louisiana Tech is No. 77 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Sonny Cumbie is 23–33 in his fifth season at Louisiana Tech and 25–36 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Sonny Cumbie is 1–0 against Southern Miss.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Jalen Mickens (WR): 32 catches, 476 yards, 3 TD, the team leader in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Blake Baker (QB): 857 passing yards, 9 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Alonzo Jackson Jr. (LB): 41 tackles, 5 sacks, 1 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2009, Louisiana Tech lost to No. 9 LSU 24–16.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- It is the first meeting of Blake Anderson and Sonny Cumbie as head coaches.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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