Louisville vs. Southern Miss
Louisville and Southern Miss have 26 meetings on file, the first in 1978; Southern Miss leads the series 15–10–1 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Louisville 6–4, and Louisville has won the last 6. Share
- Louisville wins
- 10
- Southern Miss wins
- 15
- Ties
- 1
- Earliest on file
- 1978
- Longest streak
- 9 Southern Miss
- Current streak
- 6 Louisville
- Last 10 meetings
- Louisville 6–4
- Most recent
- 2012
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0–1–1 | ||||||||||
| 1980s | 2–8 | ||||||||||
| 1990s | 2–6 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 4–0 | ||||||||||
| 2010s | 2–0 |
- Average margin
- 15.1 points; 11 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Louisville
- 5–6–1 Louisville’s record at home
- At Southern Miss
- 9–4 Southern Miss’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 1–0 Louisville first
- Shutouts
- 1
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Louisville’s biggest win2000: Louisville 49, Southern Miss 28by 21 points
- Southern Miss’s biggest win1987: Southern Miss 65, Louisville 6by 59 points
- Upset1981: Louisville 13, Southern Miss 10Louisville had a 19% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1980: Louisville 6, Southern Miss 3Louisville had a 21% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset2000: Louisville 49, Southern Miss 28Louisville had a 25% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
Coach against coach
| Years | Louisville | Series | Southern Miss |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982–1984 | Bob Weber | 0–3 | Jim Carmody |
| 1985–1987 | Howard Schnellenberger | 0–3 | Jim Carmody |
| 1988–1990 | Howard Schnellenberger | 0–3 | Curley Hallman |
| 1995–1997 | Ron Cooper | 0–3 | Jeff Bower |
| 1998–2002 | John Smith | 3–2 | Jeff Bower |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Louisville’s side (Weber 0–3 against Carmody). 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
Named most valuable
| Jeremy Wright Louisville | 2010 |
Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).
Every game
Every game is listed as played on the field.