Southern Miss vs. Tennessee

Southern Miss and Tennessee have 6 meetings on file, the first in 1950; Tennessee leads the series 6–⁠0 in the games on file. Over the last 6 meetings it’s Tennessee 6–⁠0, and Tennessee has won the last 6.

Southern Miss wins
0
Tennessee wins
6
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1950
Longest streak
6 Tennessee
Current streak
6 Tennessee
Last 10 meetings
Tennessee 6–⁠0
Most recent
2017

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1950s0–⁠1
1990s0–⁠2
2000s0–⁠2
2010s0–⁠1
Both ranked
2 meetings: Southern Miss 0, Tennessee 2
Average margin
26.5 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Tennessee
6–⁠0 Tennessee’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

  1. Tennessee’s biggest win1950: Tennessee 56, Southern Miss 0by 56 points
  2. Ranked showdown1997: Tennessee 44, Southern Miss 20No. 24 Southern Miss at No. 8 Tennessee
  3. Ranked showdown2000: Tennessee 19, Southern Miss 16No. 22 Southern Miss at No. 13 Tennessee

Coach against coach

YearsSouthern MissSeriesTennessee
1995–⁠2007Jeff Bower0–⁠4Phillip Fulmer

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Southern Miss’s side (Bower 0–⁠4 against Fulmer). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Southern Miss and Tennessee, 1950 on13001500170019501960197019801990200020102020

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

Nov 4, 2017Tennessee 24, Southern Miss 10at Tennessee
Sep 8, 200724Tennessee 39, Southern Miss 19at Tennessee
Sep 2, 200013Tennessee 19, 22Southern Miss 16at Tennessee
Nov 8, 19978Tennessee 44, 24Southern Miss 20at Tennessee
Nov 4, 19955Tennessee 42, Southern Miss 0at Tennessee
Sep 23, 1950Tennessee 56, Southern Miss 0at Tennessee

Every game is listed as played on the field.