Louisiana Tech vs. Southern Miss
Louisiana Tech and Southern Miss have 33 meetings on file, the first in 1963; Southern Miss leads the series 20–13 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s even at 5–5. Share
- Louisiana Tech wins
- 13
- Southern Miss wins
- 20
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1963
- Longest streak
- 4 Southern Miss
- Current streak
- 1 Louisiana Tech
- Last 10 meetings
- even at 5–5
- Most recent
- 2025
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2–5 | ||||||||||
| 1970s | 4–2 | ||||||||||
| 1980s | 1–5 | ||||||||||
| 1990s | 1–1 | ||||||||||
| 2010s | 3–6 | ||||||||||
| 2020s | 2–1 |
- Average margin
- 14 points; 13 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Louisiana Tech
- 6–9 Louisiana Tech’s record at home
- At Southern Miss
- 10–7 Southern Miss’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 0–1 Louisiana Tech first
- Shutouts
- 4
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Louisiana Tech’s biggest win2013: Louisiana Tech 36, Southern Miss 13by 23 points
- Southern Miss’s biggest win1967: Southern Miss 58, Louisiana Tech 7by 51 points
- Upset1968: Louisiana Tech 27, Southern Miss 20Louisiana Tech had a 13% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1963: Louisiana Tech 10, Southern Miss 0Louisiana Tech had a 14% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1982: Louisiana Tech 13, Southern Miss 6Louisiana Tech had a 16% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
Coach against coach
| Years | Louisiana Tech | Series | Southern Miss |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975–1977 | Maxie Lambright | 2–1 | Bobby Collins |
| 2013–2015 | Skip Holtz | 2–1 | Todd Monken |
| 2016–2019 | Skip Holtz | 1–3 | Jay Hopson |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Louisiana Tech’s side (Lambright 2–1 against Collins). 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.
Stars of the series
Biggest days
| Malik Stanley Louisiana Tech | 8 catches, 212 yards, 1 TD | 2019 Receiving | |
| Santrell Latham Southern Miss | 14 tackles, 1 sack, 1.5 for loss, 1 INT | 2020 Defense | |
| Tim Jones Southern Miss | 8 catches, 160 yards, 2 TD | 2020 Receiving | |
| Kolbe Fields Louisiana Tech | 9 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 0.5 for loss, 1 INT, 1 TD | 2025 Defense |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).
Every game
Every game is listed as played on the field.