Rivalry leaderboard
Black and Blue Bowl Greatest Games
The series' top 25 meetings, ranked without team allegiance by game-time AP strength, final-score closeness, and overtime.
- Games
- 25
- Top score
- 35/100
- Overtime
- 0
Series context
- Completed meetings
- 54
- Series record
- Memphis 21-32-1 Southern Miss
- Tracked years
- 1935-2012
- Trophy
- No named trophy
Series ranking
The rivalry's top 25 games
0 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.
- 1972Week 13
Southern Miss at Memphis
Southern Miss 14, Memphis 14
Result: Tie
Unranked Southern Miss vs. Unranked Memphis · 0-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
35
Game score
- 1960Week 11
Memphis at Southern Miss
Memphis 7, Southern Miss 6
Winner: Memphis
Unranked Memphis vs. Unranked Southern Miss · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score
- 1992Week 2
Memphis at Southern Miss
Memphis 21, Southern Miss 23
Winner: Southern Miss
Unranked Memphis vs. Unranked Southern Miss · 2-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
33
Game score
- 1976Week 12
Memphis at Southern Miss
Memphis 12, Southern Miss 14
Winner: Southern Miss
Unranked Memphis vs. Unranked Southern Miss · 2-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
33
Game score
- 1964Week 11
Memphis at Southern Miss
Memphis 18, Southern Miss 20
Winner: Southern Miss
Unranked Memphis vs. Unranked Southern Miss · 2-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
33
Game score
- 1962Week 5
Southern Miss at Memphis
Southern Miss 6, Memphis 8
Winner: Memphis
Unranked Southern Miss vs. Unranked Memphis · 2-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
33
Game score
- 1987Week 9
Southern Miss at Memphis
Southern Miss 17, Memphis 14
Winner: Southern Miss
Unranked Southern Miss vs. Unranked Memphis · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
32
Game score
- 1978Week 8
Southern Miss at Memphis
Southern Miss 13, Memphis 10
Winner: Southern Miss
Unranked Southern Miss vs. Unranked Memphis · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
32
Game score
- 1973Week 11
Southern Miss at Memphis
Southern Miss 13, Memphis 10
Winner: Southern Miss
Unranked Southern Miss vs. Unranked Memphis · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
32
Game score
- 2004Week 12
Southern Miss at Memphis
Southern Miss 26, Memphis 30
Winner: Memphis
Unranked Southern Miss vs. Unranked Memphis · 4-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
31
Game score
- 2001Week 7
Southern Miss at Memphis
Southern Miss 17, Memphis 22
Winner: Memphis
Unranked Southern Miss vs. Unranked Memphis · 5-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
30
Game score
- 1991Week 7
Southern Miss at Memphis
Southern Miss 12, Memphis 17
Winner: Memphis
Unranked Southern Miss vs. Unranked Memphis · 5-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
30
Game score
- 1986Week 8
Memphis at Southern Miss
Memphis 9, Southern Miss 14
Winner: Southern Miss
Unranked Memphis vs. Unranked Southern Miss · 5-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
30
Game score
- 1965Week 3
Memphis at Southern Miss
Memphis 16, Southern Miss 21
Winner: Southern Miss
Unranked Memphis vs. Unranked Southern Miss · 5-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
30
Game score
- 1974Week 2
Southern Miss at Memphis
Southern Miss 6, Memphis 0
Winner: Southern Miss
Unranked Southern Miss vs. Unranked Memphis · 6-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
29
Game score
- 1966Week 4
Southern Miss at Memphis
Southern Miss 0, Memphis 6
Winner: Memphis
Unranked Southern Miss vs. Unranked Memphis · 6-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
29
Game score
- 1964Week 5
Southern Miss at Memphis
Southern Miss 20, Memphis 14
Winner: Southern Miss
Unranked Southern Miss vs. Unranked Memphis · 6-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
29
Game score
- 1988Week 10
Memphis at Southern Miss
Memphis 27, Southern Miss 34
Winner: Southern Miss
Unranked Memphis vs. Unranked Southern Miss · 7-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
28
Game score
- 1985Week 8
Southern Miss at Memphis
Southern Miss 14, Memphis 7
Winner: Southern Miss
Unranked Southern Miss vs. Unranked Memphis · 7-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
28
Game score
- 1983Week 8
Southern Miss at Memphis
Southern Miss 27, Memphis 20
Winner: Southern Miss
Unranked Southern Miss vs. Unranked Memphis · 7-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
28
Game score
- 1995Week 12
Southern Miss at Memphis
Southern Miss 17, Memphis 9
Winner: Southern Miss
Unranked Southern Miss vs. Unranked Memphis · 8-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15
27
Game score
- 1984Week 6
Southern Miss at Memphis
Southern Miss 13, Memphis 23
Winner: Memphis
Unranked Southern Miss vs. Unranked Memphis · 10-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
25
Game score
Methodology
How each game earns up to 100 points
AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.
Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.
Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.
Regular-season rankings use the AP Top 25 recorded for the game's week. Postseason meetings use the final regular-season AP poll before bowl and playoff results. Games before 2005 remain in the ranking but do not link to unsupported box-score pages. Videos are matched by canonical game ID or by a rematch-safe season matchup.