Alabama vs. Southern Miss
Alabama and Southern Miss have 45 meetings on file, the first in 1947; officially, Alabama leads 36–6–2; as played, 38–5–2 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Alabama 9–1, and Alabama has won the last 8. The NCAA vacated Alabama’s win (2005); it doesn’t count officially. Alabama forfeited the 1993 game. This page counts every game as it was played. Share
- Official series
- Alabama leads 36–6–2
- Alabama wins on file
- 38
- Southern Miss wins on file
- 5
- Ties
- 2
- Earliest on file
- 1947
- Longest streak
- 11 Alabama
- Current streak
- 8 Alabama
- Last 10 meetings
- Alabama 9–1
- Most recent
- 2021
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 3–0 | ||||||||||
| 1950s | 4–2–1 | ||||||||||
| 1960s | 4–0 | ||||||||||
| 1970s | 5–0 | ||||||||||
| 1980s | 6–1–1 | ||||||||||
| 1990s | 8–1 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 5–1 | ||||||||||
| 2010s | 2–0 | ||||||||||
| 2020s | 1–0 |
- Both ranked
- 3 meetings: Alabama 2, Southern Miss 1
- Average margin
- 21.1 points; 8 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Alabama
- 38–5–1 Alabama’s record at home
- At Southern Miss
- 0–0–1 Southern Miss’s record at home
- Shutouts
- 6
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Alabama’s biggest win1950: Alabama 53, Southern Miss 0by 53 points
- Southern Miss’s biggest win2000: Southern Miss 21, Alabama 0by 21 points
- Upset1953: Southern Miss 25, Alabama 19Southern Miss had a 4% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1954: Southern Miss 7, Alabama 2Southern Miss had a 7% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1990: Southern Miss 27, Alabama 24Southern Miss had a 30% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Ranked showdown1980: Alabama 42, Southern Miss 7No. 20 Southern Miss at No. 1 Alabama
- Ranked showdown1999: Alabama 35, Southern Miss 14No. 20 Southern Miss at No. 14 Alabama
- Ranked showdown2000: Southern Miss 21, Alabama 0No. 25 Southern Miss at No. 15 Alabama
Coach against coach
| Years | Alabama | Series | Southern Miss |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966–1968 | Bear Bryant | 3–0 | Pie Vann |
| 1969–1974 | Bear Bryant | 4–0 | P.W. Underwood |
| 1975–1981 | Bear Bryant | 3–0–1 | Bobby Collins |
| 1983–1986 | Ray Perkins | 3–0 | Jim Carmody |
| 1992–1996 | Gene Stallings | 5–0 | Jeff Bower |
| 1997–2000 | Mike DuBose | 3–1 | Jeff Bower |
| 2003–2005 | Mike Shula | 3–0 | Jeff Bower |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Alabama’s side (Bryant 3–0 against Vann). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.
Both programs through the years
Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.
Every game
Every game is listed as played on the field; a win the NCAA later vacated is marked “vacated”, and a game one side later forfeited is marked “forfeited”; the official series above counts them the NCAA’s way.