Southern Miss vs. Utah State

Southern Miss and Utah State have 5 meetings on file, the first in 1972; Southern Miss leads the series 4–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 5 meetings it’s Southern Miss 4–⁠1, and Southern Miss has won the last 4.

Southern Miss wins
4
Utah State wins
1
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1972
Longest streak
4 Southern Miss
Current streak
4 Southern Miss
Last 10 meetings
Southern Miss 4–⁠1
Most recent
1996

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1970s2–⁠1
1990s2–⁠0
Average margin
8.8 points; 4 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Southern Miss
2–⁠0 Southern Miss’s record at home
At Utah State
1–⁠2 Utah State’s record at home

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Southern Miss’s biggest win1973: Southern Miss 32, Utah State 8by 24 points
  2. Utah State’s biggest win1972: Utah State 27, Southern Miss 21by 6 points
  3. Upset1974: Southern Miss 7, Utah State 3Southern Miss had a 28% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Southern Miss and Utah State, 1972 on13001500170019801990200020102020

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

Sep 14, 1996Southern Miss 31, Utah State 24at Southern Miss
Sep 16, 1995Southern Miss 24, Utah State 21at Utah State
Nov 9, 1974Southern Miss 7, Utah State 3at Utah State
Nov 22, 1973Southern Miss 32, Utah State 8at Southern Miss
Nov 18, 1972Utah State 27, Southern Miss 21at Utah State

Every game is listed as played on the field.