Southern Miss vs. UTEP
Southern Miss and UTEP have 13 meetings on file, the first in 1953; Southern Miss leads the series 8–5 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Southern Miss 6–4. Share
- Southern Miss wins
- 8
- UTEP wins
- 5
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1953
- Longest streak
- 5 Southern Miss
- Current streak
- 1 UTEP
- Last 10 meetings
- Southern Miss 6–4
- Most recent
- 2021
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| 1980s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 1–1 | ||||||||||
| 2010s | 6–2 | ||||||||||
| 2020s | 0–1 |
- Average margin
- 19 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Southern Miss
- 3–3 Southern Miss’s record at home
- At UTEP
- 1–4 UTEP’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 1–1 Southern Miss first
- Shutouts
- 1
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Southern Miss’s biggest win2018: Southern Miss 39, UTEP 7by 32 points
- UTEP’s biggest win1953: UTEP 37, Southern Miss 14by 23 points
- Upset2008: UTEP 40, Southern Miss 37UTEP had a 29% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
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
| Damion Fletcher Southern Miss | 34 carries, 260 yards, 1 TD | 2008 Rushing | |
| Damion Fletcher Southern Miss | 34 carries, 211 yards, 3 TD | 2007 Rushing |
Named most valuable
| James Henry | 1988 |
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
| Oct 9, 2021 | UTEP 26, Southern Miss 13 | at Southern Miss | ||
| Sep 28, 2019 | Southern Miss 31, UTEP 13 | at Southern Miss | ||
| Nov 24, 2018 | Southern Miss 39, UTEP 7 | at UTEP | ||
| Oct 14, 2017 | Southern Miss 24, UTEP 0 | at Southern Miss | ||
| Sep 24, 2016 | Southern Miss 34, UTEP 7 | at UTEP | ||
| Oct 31, 2015 | Southern Miss 34, UTEP 13 | at Southern Miss | ||
| Nov 1, 2014 | UTEP 35, Southern Miss 14 | at UTEP | ||
| Nov 17, 2012 | UTEP 34, Southern Miss 33 | at Southern Miss | ||
| Oct 29, 2011 | Southern Miss 31, UTEP 13 | at UTEP | ||
| Oct 4, 2008 | UTEP 40, Southern Miss 37 | at Southern Miss | ||
| Nov 17, 2007 | Southern Miss 56, UTEP 30 | at UTEP | ||
| Dec 23, 1988 | Southern Miss 38, UTEP 18 | Neutral site | Independence Bowl | |
| Jan 1, 1954 | UTEP 37, Southern Miss 14 | Neutral site | Sun Bowl |
Every game is listed as played on the field.