Southern Miss vs. Tulane
Southern Miss and Tulane have 35 meetings on file, the first in 1979; Southern Miss leads the series 24–11 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Southern Miss 6–4, and Tulane has won the last 2. The winner takes home the Bell, played for since 1999. Tulane has held it since the 2023 game. Share
2027 at Southern Miss. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).
- Southern Miss wins
- 24
- Tulane wins
- 11
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1979
- Longest streak
- 6 Southern Miss
- Current streak
- 2 Tulane
- Last 10 meetings
- Southern Miss 6–4
- Most recent
- 2026
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| 1980s | 7–3 | ||||||||||
| 1990s | 8–2 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 7–1 | ||||||||||
| 2010s | 1–1 | ||||||||||
| 2020s | 1–3 |
- Average margin
- 18.5 points; 9 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Southern Miss
- 12–5 Southern Miss’s record at home
- At Tulane
- 5–12 Tulane’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 0–1 Southern Miss first
- Shutouts
- 1
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
The Bell
- Played for since
- 1999
- Games for it on file
- 14 Southern Miss 10, Tulane 4
Who holds it comes from the games on file: the winner of the latest regular-season meeting since 1999 (bowl rematches aren’t played for it); a tie leaves it with the holder (the usual rule; the article doesn’t say). From Wikipedia’s list of rivalry games and the rivalry’s article (CC BY-SA). More on the Bell.
Games that tell the story
- Southern Miss’s biggest win2001: Southern Miss 59, Tulane 6by 53 points
- Tulane’s biggest win2020: Tulane 66, Southern Miss 24by 42 points
- Upset1983: Tulane 14, Southern Miss 7Tulane had a 20% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1993: Tulane 17, Southern Miss 15Tulane had a 22% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset2022: Southern Miss 27, Tulane 24Southern Miss had a 28% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
Coach against coach
| Years | Southern Miss | Series | Tulane |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985–1987 | Jim Carmody | 2–1 | Mack Brown |
| 1988–1990 | Curley Hallman | 3–0 | Greg Davis |
| 1992–1996 | Jeff Bower | 4–1 | Buddy Teevens |
| 1999–2006 | Jeff Bower | 7–1 | Chris Scelfo |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Southern Miss’s side (Carmody 2–1 against Brown). 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
| Maurice Turner Tulane | 12 carries, 200 yards, 2 TD | 2026 Rushing | |
| Cameron Carroll Tulane | 15 carries, 163 yards, 3 TD | 2020 Rushing |
Named most valuable
| Justin McMillan Tulane | 2019 |
| Quez Watkins Southern Miss | 2019 |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on). Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).
Every game
Every game is listed as played on the field.