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Rivalry History

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Memphis and Southern Miss have met 63 times since 1935. This page keeps the record, streaks, trophy context, and recent results in one canonical rivalry URL.

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Series snapshot

Record
21-32-1
Current streak
Memphis 1 game
Longest streak
Southern Miss 7 games (1994-2000)
Avg. margin / points
13.1 / 36.0

Series overview

Memphis 21-32-1 Southern Miss. Current streak: Memphis 1 game.

Last five meetings

Memphis 2 | Southern Miss 3

Largest margin

42 points

Rivalry notes

  • The tracked window runs from 1935 through 2012.
  • 54 completed games currently back the series calculations on this page.
  • The latest tracked meeting was Nov 24, 2012.

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What this rivalry is

Memphis and Southern Miss have a tracked series that starts in 1935 and spans 63 listed meetings. The page combines series record, streaks, recent games, and research links in one canonical rivalry URL.

Series history

Status
Historical or inactive series
Years
1935-2012
Busiest era
1960s, 11 games
Longest pause
6 years (1953-1960)
  • 1960s11 games
  • 1970s10 games
  • 1990s10 games
  • 2000s10 games

Biggest games and recent trend

Landmark games are selected from the same tracked rivalry results used for the series record.

3 featured games

Latest meeting

2012 - Nov 24, 2012

Memphis 42, Southern Miss 24. Most recent completed chapter in the tracked series.

Closest finish

1972 - Dec 2, 1972

Memphis 14, Southern Miss 14. The smallest final-score margin in the available game log.

Largest margin

1998 - Nov 14, 1998

Memphis 3, Southern Miss 45. The widest final-score gap in the available game log.

Recent trend

Last five
Memphis 2, Southern Miss 3 across 5 games
Last ten
Memphis 5, Southern Miss 5 across 10 games
Scoring profile
Lower-scoring recent history; average total 36.0, average margin 13.1.
Current streak
Memphis 1 game

Players and coaches from recent chapters

Recent leaders are capped to keep the page fast while still pointing readers toward the names around recent meetings.

  • Brandon Hayes

    Memphis, 2012

    Rushing Yards: 576

  • Jacob Karam

    Memphis, 2012

    Passing Yards: 1895

  • Marcus Rucker

    Memphis, 2012

    Receiving Yards: 525

  • Anthony Alford

    Southern Miss, 2012

    Passing Yards: 664

  • Desmond Johnson

    Southern Miss, 2012

    Rushing Yards: 519

  • Dominique Sullivan

    Southern Miss, 2012

    Receiving Yards: 331

Coach context

Coach rows summarize recent rivalry-season overlap for each program.

  • Larry Fedora

    Southern Miss - 2008-2011 - 34-19

  • Larry Porter

    Memphis - 2010-2011 - 3-21

  • Tommy West

    Memphis - 2008-2009 - 8-17

  • Justin Fuente

    Memphis - 2012 - 4-8

Weather, rankings, and research links

5 recent rivalry games have weather context, average temperature 61F.

Ranking context is available through the rankings archive and team season-result pages.

Memphis team page

Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.

Southern Miss team page

Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.

Memphis season results

Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.

Southern Miss season results

Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.

Memphis weather

Weather impact for games involving this program.

Southern Miss weather

Weather impact for games involving this program.

Game stats archive

Search box scores and detailed game stat pages.

Rankings

Poll and ranking context around rivalry seasons.

College football records

National record and history context.

Historical comparison

Compare program seasons and statistical profiles.

Recent rivalry results

The latest games are rendered in the page HTML so search engines and readers can see the rivalry's recent chapter without client-side interaction.

10 most recent tracked games

DateMatchupScoreVenueResult
Nov 24, 2012Southern Miss at MemphisMemphis 42, Southern Miss 24Venue unavailableMemphis
Nov 26, 2011Memphis at Southern MissMemphis 7, Southern Miss 44Venue unavailableSouthern Miss
Oct 16, 2010Southern Miss at MemphisMemphis 19, Southern Miss 41Venue unavailableSouthern Miss
Oct 17, 2009Memphis at Southern MissMemphis 16, Southern Miss 36Venue unavailableSouthern Miss
Oct 26, 2008Southern Miss at MemphisMemphis 36, Southern Miss 30Venue unavailableMemphis
Nov 10, 2007Memphis at Southern MissMemphis 29, Southern Miss 26Venue unavailableMemphis
Nov 6, 2006Southern Miss at MemphisMemphis 21, Southern Miss 42Venue unavailableSouthern Miss
Nov 20, 2005Memphis at Southern MissMemphis 24, Southern Miss 22Venue unavailableMemphis
Nov 13, 2004Southern Miss at MemphisMemphis 30, Southern Miss 26Venue unavailableMemphis
Sep 13, 2003Memphis at Southern MissMemphis 6, Southern Miss 23Venue unavailableSouthern Miss

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