Southern Miss vs. West Texas
Southern Miss and West Texas first met in 1956 and have played 11 times; Southern Miss leads the series 8–3. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Southern Miss 8–2. Share
- Southern Miss wins
- 8
- West Texas wins
- 3
- Ties
- 0
- First meeting
- 1956
- Longest streak
- 5 Southern Miss
- Current streak
- 1 West Texas
- Last 10 meetings
- Southern Miss 8–2
- Most recent
- 1974
The series at a glance
- Average margin
- 18.4 points; 4 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Southern Miss
- 5–0 Southern Miss’s record at home
- At West Texas
- 2–2 West Texas’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 1–1 Southern Miss first
- Shutouts
- 5
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Southern Miss’s biggest win1971: Southern Miss 35, West Texas 0by 35 points
- West Texas’s biggest win1974: West Texas 31, Southern Miss 0by 31 points
- Upset1957: Southern Miss 34, West Texas 0Southern Miss had a 34% 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.
Every game
| Oct 5, 1974 | West Texas 31, Southern Miss 0 | at West Texas | ||
| Nov 17, 1973 | Southern Miss 28, West Texas 0 | at West Texas | ||
| Oct 7, 1972 | Southern Miss 14, West Texas 7 | at Southern Miss | ||
| Nov 27, 1971 | Southern Miss 35, West Texas 0 | at Southern Miss | ||
| Nov 21, 1970 | West Texas 14, Southern Miss 11 | at West Texas | ||
| Nov 29, 1969 | Southern Miss 10, West Texas 9 | at Southern Miss | ||
| Oct 1, 1960 | Southern Miss 28, West Texas 18 | at Southern Miss | ||
| Oct 17, 1959 | Southern Miss 37, West Texas 6 | at West Texas | ||
| Oct 25, 1958 | Southern Miss 15, West Texas 0 | at Southern Miss | ||
| Oct 5, 1957 | Southern Miss 34, West Texas 0 | Neutral site | ||
| Jan 1, 1957 | West Texas 20, Southern Miss 13 | Neutral site | Tangerine Bowl |
Every game is listed as played on the field.