Cincinnati vs. Southern Miss

Cincinnati and Southern Miss have 15 meetings on file, the first in 1976; Cincinnati leads the series 8–⁠7 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Southern Miss 6–⁠4, and Cincinnati has won the last 2.

Cincinnati wins
8
Southern Miss wins
7
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1976
Longest streak
3 Cincinnati
Current streak
2 Cincinnati
Last 10 meetings
Southern Miss 6–⁠4
Most recent
2007

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1970s3–⁠1
1990s2–⁠4
2000s3–⁠2
Average margin
9.7 points; 7 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Cincinnati
5–⁠2 Cincinnati’s record at home
At Southern Miss
5–⁠2 Southern Miss’s record at home
Neutral sites
1–⁠0 Cincinnati first

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Cincinnati’s biggest win2004: Cincinnati 52, Southern Miss 24by 28 points
  2. Southern Miss’s biggest win1979: Southern Miss 24, Cincinnati 6by 18 points
  3. Upset2004: Cincinnati 52, Southern Miss 24Cincinnati had a 30% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1991: Cincinnati 17, Southern Miss 7Cincinnati had a 33% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset2003: Southern Miss 22, Cincinnati 20Southern Miss had a 33% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsCincinnatiSeriesSouthern Miss
1977–⁠1979Ralph Staub2–⁠1Bobby Collins
1995–⁠2003Rick Minter2–⁠5Jeff Bower

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

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Cincinnati and Southern Miss, 1976 on13001500170019801990200020102020

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

Hannibal Thomas Cincinnati7 catches, 168 yards, 3 TD2004 Receiving

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).

Every game

Dec 22, 200720Cincinnati 31, Southern Miss 21Legion FieldPapaJohns.com Bowl
Nov 6, 2004Cincinnati 52, 21Southern Miss 24at Southern Miss
Oct 4, 2003Southern Miss 22, Cincinnati 20at Cincinnati
Oct 19, 2002Southern Miss 23, Cincinnati 14at Southern Miss
Nov 18, 2000Cincinnati 27, 24Southern Miss 24at Cincinnati
Oct 23, 199921Southern Miss 28, Cincinnati 20at Southern Miss
Nov 1, 199724Southern Miss 24, Cincinnati 17at Cincinnati
Nov 2, 199623Southern Miss 21, Cincinnati 17at Southern Miss
Oct 14, 1995Cincinnati 16, Southern Miss 13at Cincinnati
Oct 24, 1992Southern Miss 31, Cincinnati 17at Southern Miss
Oct 26, 1991Cincinnati 17, Southern Miss 7at Cincinnati
Sep 15, 1979Southern Miss 24, Cincinnati 6at Southern Miss
Sep 16, 1978Cincinnati 26, Southern Miss 14at Cincinnati
Oct 1, 1977Cincinnati 17, Southern Miss 6at Cincinnati
Oct 2, 1976Cincinnati 28, Southern Miss 21at Southern Miss

Every game is listed as played on the field.