Florida State vs. Southern Miss

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

1. Florida State’s biggest win2023: Florida State 66, Southern Miss 13by 53 points
2. Southern Miss’s biggest win1981: Southern Miss 58, Florida State 14by 44 points
3. Upset1955: Southern Miss 21, Florida State 6Southern Miss had a 30% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
4. Upset1989: Southern Miss 30, Florida State 26Southern Miss had a 33% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
5. Ranked showdown1996: Florida State 54, Southern Miss 14No. 25 Southern Miss at No. 3 Florida State
6. Ranked showdown1981: Southern Miss 58, Florida State 14No. 14 Southern Miss at No. 20 Florida State

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

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.

Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).

Every game is listed as played on the field.

• Florida State vs. Miami71 meetings, Florida State 33–⁠38
• Florida State vs. Florida70 meetings, Florida State 29–⁠39–⁠2
• Florida State vs. NC State44 meetings, Florida State 27–⁠17
• Florida State vs. Wake Forest42 meetings, Florida State 32–⁠9–⁠1
• Southern Miss vs. Memphis54 meetings, Southern Miss 32–⁠21–⁠1
• Southern Miss vs. Alabama45 meetings, Southern Miss 5–⁠38–⁠2
• Southern Miss vs. East Carolina38 meetings, Southern Miss 26–⁠12
• Southern Miss vs. Tulane35 meetings, Southern Miss 24–⁠11