Kentucky vs. Southern Miss
Kentucky and Southern Miss have 5 meetings on file, the first in 1949; Kentucky leads the series 4–1 in the games on file. Over the last 5 meetings it’s Kentucky 4–1, and Kentucky has won the last 2. Share
- Kentucky wins
- 4
- Southern Miss wins
- 1
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1949
- Longest streak
- 2 Kentucky
- Current streak
- 2 Kentucky
- Last 10 meetings
- Kentucky 4–1
- Most recent
- 2024
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 1980s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 2010s | 1–1 | ||||||||||
| 2020s | 1–0 |
- Average margin
- 28.6 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Kentucky
- 3–1 Kentucky’s record at home
- At Southern Miss
- 0–1 Southern Miss’s record at home
- Shutouts
- 2
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Kentucky’s biggest win1949: Kentucky 71, Southern Miss 7by 64 points
- Southern Miss’s biggest win2016: Southern Miss 44, Kentucky 35by 9 points
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
| Aug 31, 2024 | Kentucky 31, Southern Miss 0 | at Kentucky | ||
| Sep 2, 2017 | Kentucky 24, Southern Miss 17 | at Southern Miss | ||
| Sep 3, 2016 | Southern Miss 44, Kentucky 35 | at Kentucky | ||
| Oct 4, 1986 | Kentucky 32, Southern Miss 0 | at Kentucky | ||
| Sep 17, 1949 | Kentucky 71, Southern Miss 7 | at Kentucky |
Every game is listed as played on the field.