Arkansas vs. Ole Miss

Arkansas and Ole Miss have 72 meetings on file, the first in 1908; officially, Arkansas leads 37–⁠32–⁠1; as played, 37–⁠34–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Ole Miss 6–⁠4, and Ole Miss has won the last 3. The NCAA vacated Ole Miss’s two wins (2012 and 2013); they don’t count officially. This page counts every game as it was played.

Official series
Arkansas leads 37–⁠32–⁠1
Arkansas wins on file
37
Ole Miss wins on file
34
Ties
1
Earliest on file
1908
Longest streak
6 Ole Miss
Current streak
3 Ole Miss
Last 10 meetings
Ole Miss 6–⁠4
Most recent
2025

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1900s1–⁠0
1910s0–⁠2
1920s2–⁠1
1930s1–⁠1
1940s5–⁠2
1950s3–⁠5
1960s0–⁠4
1980s7–⁠1–⁠1
1990s4–⁠6
2000s6–⁠4
2010s6–⁠4
2020s2–⁠4
Both ranked
7 meetings: Arkansas 2, Ole Miss 5; 3 both in the top 10
Average margin
12.6 points; 33 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Arkansas
19–⁠12 Arkansas’s record at home
At Ole Miss
15–⁠10–⁠1 Ole Miss’s record at home
Neutral sites
8–⁠7 Arkansas first
Shutouts
14

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Arkansas’s biggest win2007: Arkansas 44, Ole Miss 8by 36 points
  2. Ole Miss’s biggest win2024: Ole Miss 63, Arkansas 31by 32 points
  3. Upset1990: Ole Miss 21, Arkansas 17Ole Miss had a 25% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1983: Ole Miss 13, Arkansas 10Ole Miss had a 26% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset2012: Ole Miss 30, Arkansas 27Ole Miss had a 26% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  6. Ranked showdown1962: Ole Miss 17, Arkansas 13No. 6 Arkansas at No. 3 Ole Miss
  7. Ranked showdown1954: Arkansas 6, Ole Miss 0No. 5 Ole Miss at No. 7 Arkansas
  8. Ranked showdown1959: Ole Miss 28, Arkansas 0No. 10 Arkansas at No. 4 Ole Miss

Coach against coach

YearsArkansasSeriesOle Miss
1938–⁠1941Fred Thomsen1–⁠2Harry Mehre
1955–⁠1957Jack Mitchell2–⁠1John Vaught
1958–⁠1969Frank Broyles0–⁠6John Vaught
1984–⁠1989Ken Hatfield5–⁠0–⁠1Billy Brewer
1995–⁠1997Danny Ford2–⁠1Tommy Tuberville
1999–⁠2004Houston Nutt3–⁠3David Cutcliffe
2005–⁠2007Houston Nutt3–⁠0Ed Orgeron
2008–⁠2011Bobby Petrino2–⁠2Houston Nutt
2013–⁠2016Bret Bielema3–⁠1Hugh Freeze
2020–⁠2025Sam Pittman2–⁠4Lane Kiffin

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Arkansas’s side (Thomsen 1–⁠2 against Mehre). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Arkansas and Ole Miss, 1908 on130015001700192019401960198020002020

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.

Stars of the series

Biggest days

Jaxson Dart Ole Miss25 of 31, 515 yards, 6 TD2024 Passing
Jordan Watkins Ole Miss8 catches, 254 yards, 5 TD2024 Receiving
Grant Morgan Arkansas19 tackles, 1 sack, 3 for loss, 1 INT, 1 TD2020 Defense
Raheim Sanders Arkansas24 carries, 232 yards, 3 TD2022 Rushing

Named most valuable

Archie Manning Ole Miss1969
Glynn Griffing1962

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on). Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).

From the newspapers

  • The The Birmingham age-herald's story of the 1913 game: OLE MISS. ELEVEN DOWNS ARKANSAS Smith Runs Entire Length of the Field for a Touchdown

    1913 · The Birmingham age-herald, Nov 16, 1913

  • The Pine Bluff daily graphic's story of the 1914 game: .1llE MISS BEATS THE RAzORbACKS Arkansas University. Lads Err in Not Using Straight Football Tactics. 13 TO 7 IS THE STORY Forward Passes Utilized by Mississip- pians to Great Administrations. back Strong at Finisll-Little Rock Doesn't Patronize.

    1914 · Pine Bluff daily graphic, Arkansas, Nov 14, 1914

  • The The Birmingham age-herald's story of the 1924 game: ARKANSAS WINS FROM OLE MISS RazOrbacks Have Easy Time Winning From Mississippians

    1924 · The Birmingham age-herald, Oct 26, 1924

  • The Evening star's story of the 1928 game: Cards Flag: Navy Chicago Grid Jses: e. Polo Win Surprise Foot Ball Results LOCAL TEAMS.

    1928 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Sep 30, 1928

  • The The Wilmington morning star's story of the 1940 game

    1940 · The Wilmington morning star, North Carolina, Oct 28, 1940

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.

On television

2025ESPN1.4 million viewers

Viewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.

Photos

  • Bill Montgomery of Arkansas (white jersey) attempting a pass
    Bill Montgomery of Arkansas (white jersey) attempting a passPhoto: Unknown, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
    The 1969 game
  • Manning with the trophy won
    Manning with the trophy wonPhoto: Unknown, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
    The 1969 game
  • a moment of the game
    a moment of the gamePhoto: Unknown, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
    The 1969 game
  • Cloyce Hinton (#9) kicking to score.
    Cloyce Hinton (#9) kicking to score.Photo: Unknown, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
    The 1969 game

From the rivalry’s and its games’ categories on Wikimedia Commons (free licenses only, each credited).

Every game

Sep 13, 202517Ole Miss 41, Arkansas 35at Ole Miss
Nov 2, 202419Ole Miss 63, Arkansas 31at Arkansas
Oct 7, 202316Ole Miss 27, Arkansas 20at Ole Miss
Nov 19, 2022Arkansas 42, 14Ole Miss 27at Arkansas
Oct 9, 202117Ole Miss 52, 13Arkansas 51at Ole Miss
Oct 17, 2020Arkansas 33, Ole Miss 21at Arkansas
Sep 7, 2019Ole Miss 31, Arkansas 17at Ole Miss
Oct 13, 2018Ole Miss 37, Arkansas 33at Arkansas
Oct 28, 2017Arkansas 38, Ole Miss 37at Ole Miss
Oct 15, 201622Arkansas 34, 12Ole Miss 30at Arkansas
Nov 7, 2015Arkansas 53, 19Ole Miss 52at Ole Miss
Nov 22, 2014Arkansas 30, 8Ole Miss 0at Arkansas
Nov 9, 2013Ole Miss 34, Arkansas 24vacatedat Ole Miss
Oct 27, 2012Ole Miss 30, Arkansas 27vacatedat Arkansas
Oct 22, 201110Arkansas 29, Ole Miss 24at Ole Miss
Oct 23, 201021Arkansas 38, Ole Miss 24at Arkansas
Oct 24, 2009Ole Miss 30, Arkansas 17at Ole Miss
Oct 25, 2008Ole Miss 23, Arkansas 21at Arkansas
Oct 20, 2007Arkansas 44, Ole Miss 8at Ole Miss
Oct 21, 200615Arkansas 38, Ole Miss 3at Arkansas
Nov 12, 2005Arkansas 28, Ole Miss 17at Ole Miss
Nov 13, 2004Arkansas 35, Ole Miss 3at Arkansas
Oct 25, 2003Ole Miss 19, 21Arkansas 7at Ole Miss
Oct 26, 2002Arkansas 48, Ole Miss 28at Arkansas
Nov 3, 2001Arkansas 58, Ole Miss 56at Ole Miss
Nov 4, 2000Ole Miss 38, Arkansas 24at Arkansas
Nov 6, 199923Ole Miss 38, Arkansas 16at Ole Miss
Nov 7, 199811Arkansas 34, Ole Miss 0at Arkansas
Nov 6, 1997Ole Miss 19, Arkansas 9at Ole Miss
Nov 9, 1996Arkansas 13, Ole Miss 7at Arkansas
Oct 14, 1995Arkansas 13, Ole Miss 6Neutral site
Oct 15, 1994Arkansas 31, Ole Miss 7at Arkansas
Oct 16, 1993Ole Miss 19, Arkansas 0at Ole Miss
Oct 17, 1992Ole Miss 17, Arkansas 3at Arkansas
Sep 28, 1991Ole Miss 24, Arkansas 17at Ole Miss
Sep 22, 1990Ole Miss 21, 13Arkansas 17at Arkansas
Sep 23, 19898Arkansas 24, Ole Miss 17at Ole Miss
Sep 17, 1988Arkansas 21, Ole Miss 13at Arkansas
Sep 12, 198713Arkansas 31, Ole Miss 10at Ole Miss
Sep 13, 198618Arkansas 21, Ole Miss 0at Arkansas
Sep 14, 198514Arkansas 24, Ole Miss 19at Ole Miss
Sep 15, 1984Ole Miss 14, Arkansas 14at Ole Miss
Sep 24, 1983Ole Miss 13, Arkansas 10at Ole Miss
Sep 25, 19829Arkansas 14, Ole Miss 12at Arkansas
Sep 26, 1981Arkansas 27, Ole Miss 13at Ole Miss
Jan 1, 197013Ole Miss 27, 3Arkansas 22Neutral siteSugar Bowl
Jan 1, 19633Ole Miss 17, 6Arkansas 13Neutral siteSugar Bowl
Sep 23, 1961Ole Miss 16, Arkansas 0at Ole Miss
Oct 22, 19602Ole Miss 10, 14Arkansas 7at Arkansas
Oct 24, 19594Ole Miss 28, 10Arkansas 0Neutral site
Oct 25, 19586Ole Miss 14, Arkansas 12at Arkansas
Oct 26, 1957Arkansas 12, 6Ole Miss 6Neutral site
Oct 27, 1956Arkansas 14, 10Ole Miss 0at Arkansas
Oct 22, 1955Ole Miss 17, Arkansas 7at Ole Miss
Oct 23, 19547Arkansas 6, 5Ole Miss 0at Arkansas
Oct 24, 1953Ole Miss 28, Arkansas 0Neutral site
Oct 25, 1952Ole Miss 34, Arkansas 7at Arkansas
Oct 25, 1947Arkansas 19, Ole Miss 14Neutral site
Oct 26, 1946Ole Miss 9, Arkansas 7Neutral site
Oct 27, 1945Arkansas 19, Ole Miss 0Neutral site
Oct 28, 1944Arkansas 26, Ole Miss 18Neutral site
Oct 24, 1942Arkansas 7, Ole Miss 6Neutral site
Nov 22, 194115Ole Miss 18, Arkansas 0Neutral site
Oct 26, 1940Arkansas 21, 14Ole Miss 20Neutral site
Nov 16, 1938Ole Miss 20, Arkansas 14Neutral site
Nov 13, 193720Arkansas 32, Ole Miss 6Neutral site
Sep 29, 1928Ole Miss 25, Arkansas 0at Ole Miss
Oct 2, 1926Arkansas 21, Ole Miss 6at Arkansas
Oct 25, 1924Arkansas 20, Ole Miss 0at Arkansas
Nov 14, 1914Ole Miss 13, Arkansas 7at Arkansas
Nov 15, 1913Ole Miss 21, Arkansas 10at Arkansas
Oct 10, 1908Arkansas 33, Ole Miss 0at Arkansas

Every game is listed as played on the field; a win the NCAA later vacated is marked “vacated”; the official series above counts them the NCAA’s way.