Ole Miss vs. Southern Miss
Ole Miss and Southern Miss have 23 meetings on file, the first in 1913; Ole Miss leads the series 17–6 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s even at 5–5, and Southern Miss has won the last 2. Share
- Ole Miss wins
- 17
- Southern Miss wins
- 6
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1913
- Longest streak
- 9 Ole Miss
- Current streak
- 2 Southern Miss
- Last 10 meetings
- even at 5–5
- Most recent
- 1984
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 1930s | 4–0 | ||||||||||
| 1960s | 4–0 | ||||||||||
| 1970s | 7–3 | ||||||||||
| 1980s | 1–3 |
- Average margin
- 18.4 points; 9 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Ole Miss
- 14–3 Ole Miss’s record at home
- At Southern Miss
- 3–3 Southern Miss’s record at home
- Shutouts
- 5
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Ole Miss’s biggest win1969: Ole Miss 69, Southern Miss 7by 62 points
- Southern Miss’s biggest win1979: Southern Miss 38, Ole Miss 8by 30 points
- Upset1970: Southern Miss 30, Ole Miss 14Southern Miss had a 14% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1977: Southern Miss 27, Ole Miss 19Southern Miss had a 33% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
Coach against coach
| Years | Ole Miss | Series | Southern Miss |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966–1968 | John Vaught | 3–0 | Pie Vann |
| 1969–1973 | John Vaught | 2–1 | P.W. Underwood |
| 1975–1977 | Ken Cooper | 2–1 | Bobby Collins |
| 1978–1980 | Steve Sloan | 1–2 | Bobby Collins |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Ole Miss’s side (Vaught 3–0 against Vann). 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.
Every game
Every game is listed as played on the field.