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Rivalry History

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LSU and Ole Miss have met 114 times since 1894. This page keeps the record, streaks, trophy context, and recent results in one canonical rivalry URL.

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Series snapshot

Record
64-41-4
Current streak
Ole Miss 1 game
Longest streak
LSU 8 games (1928-1937)
Avg. margin / points
14.2 / 39.8

Series overview

LSU 64-41-4 Ole Miss. Current streak: Ole Miss 1 game.

Last five meetings

LSU 2 | Ole Miss 3

Largest margin

49 points

Rivalry notes

  • The tracked window runs from 1894 through 2025.
  • 109 completed games currently back the series calculations on this page.
  • The latest tracked meeting was Sep 27, 2025.

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What this rivalry is

LSU and Ole Miss have a tracked series that starts in 1894 and spans 114 listed meetings. The page combines series record, streaks, recent games, and research links in one canonical rivalry URL.

Magnolia Bowl Trophy gives this matchup a named trophy context in addition to the team-by-team series record.

Series history

Status
Active series
Years
1894-2025
Busiest era
1950s, 11 games
Longest pause
4 years (1921-1926)
  • 1950s11 games
  • 1960s10 games
  • 1970s10 games
  • 1980s10 games

Biggest games and recent trend

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

4 featured games

Latest meeting

2025 - Sep 27, 2025

LSU 19, Ole Miss 24. Most recent completed chapter in the tracked series.

Closest finish

1981 - Oct 31, 1981

LSU 27, Ole Miss 27. The smallest final-score margin in the available game log.

Highest scoring

2023 - Sep 30, 2023

LSU 49, Ole Miss 55. The biggest combined scoring total in the available game log.

Largest margin

2011 - Nov 20, 2011

LSU 52, Ole Miss 3. The widest final-score gap in the available game log.

Recent trend

Last five
LSU 2, Ole Miss 3 across 5 games
Last ten
LSU 7, Ole Miss 3 across 10 games
Scoring profile
Balanced scoring profile; average total 39.8, average margin 14.2.
Current streak
Ole Miss 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.

  • Barion Brown

    LSU, 2025

    Receiving Yards: 532

  • Caden Durham

    LSU, 2025

    Rushing Yards: 505

  • Garrett Nussmeier

    LSU, 2025

    Passing Yards: 1927

  • Harrison Wallace III

    Ole Miss, 2025

    Receiving Yards: 934

  • Kewan Lacy

    Ole Miss, 2025

    Rushing Yards: 1567

  • Trinidad Chambliss

    Ole Miss, 2025

    Passing Yards: 3937

Coach context

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

  • Lane Kiffin

    Ole Miss - 2021-2025 - 39-13

  • Brian Kelly

    LSU - 2022-2025 - 29-11

  • Brad Davis

    LSU - 2021 - 0-1

  • Ed Orgeron

    LSU - 2021 - 6-6

Weather, rankings, and research links

5 recent rivalry games have weather context, average temperature 80F.

Both teams appeared together in a poll snapshot in 4 of the recent tracked rivalry seasons.

LSU team page

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

Ole Miss team page

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

LSU season results

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

Ole Miss season results

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

LSU weather

Weather impact for games involving this program.

Ole 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
Sep 27, 2025LSU at Ole MissLSU 19, Ole Miss 24Vaught-Hemingway StadiumOle Miss
Oct 12, 2024Ole Miss at LSULSU 29, Ole Miss 26Venue unavailableLSU
Sep 30, 2023LSU at Ole MissLSU 49, Ole Miss 55Venue unavailableOle Miss
Oct 22, 2022Ole Miss at LSULSU 45, Ole Miss 20Venue unavailableLSU
Oct 23, 2021LSU at Ole MissLSU 17, Ole Miss 31Venue unavailableOle Miss
Dec 19, 2020Ole Miss at LSULSU 53, Ole Miss 48Venue unavailableLSU
Nov 17, 2019LSU at Ole MissLSU 58, Ole Miss 37Venue unavailableLSU
Sep 30, 2018Ole Miss at LSULSU 45, Ole Miss 16Venue unavailableLSU
Oct 21, 2017LSU at Ole MissLSU 40, Ole Miss 24Venue unavailableLSU
Oct 23, 2016Ole Miss at LSULSU 38, Ole Miss 21Venue unavailableLSU

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