Magnolia Bowl history

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Magnolia 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
77/100
Overtime
2

Series context

Completed meetings
109
Series record
LSU 64-41-4 Ole Miss
Tracked years
1894-2025
Trophy
Magnolia Bowl Trophy

Series ranking

The rivalry's top 25 games

25 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.

  1. 1959Week 8

    Ole Miss at LSU

    Ole Miss 3, LSU 7

    Winner: LSU

    No. 5 Ole Miss vs. No. 1 LSU · 4-point margin

    Ranking 46/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15

    77

    Game score

  2. 1961Week 8

    Ole Miss at LSU

    Ole Miss 7, LSU 10

    Winner: LSU

    No. 7 Ole Miss vs. No. 4 LSU · 3-point margin

    Ranking 41/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15

    73

    Game score

  3. 1962Week 8

    Ole Miss at LSU

    Ole Miss 15, LSU 7

    Winner: Ole Miss

    No. 4 Ole Miss vs. No. 9 LSU · 8-point margin

    Ranking 39/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15

    66

    Game score

  4. 2003Week 14

    LSU at Ole Miss

    LSU 17, Ole Miss 14

    Winner: LSU

    No. 3 LSU vs. No. 15 Ole Miss · 3-point margin

    Ranking 34/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15

    66

    Game score

  5. 1958Week 8

    Ole Miss at LSU

    Ole Miss 0, LSU 14

    Winner: LSU

    No. 9 Ole Miss vs. No. 1 LSU · 14-point margin

    Ranking 42/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15

    63

    Game score

  6. 1959PostseasonNeutral site

    LSU vs. Ole Miss

    LSU 0, Ole Miss 21

    Winner: Ole Miss

    No. 3 LSU vs. No. 2 Ole Miss · 21-point margin

    Ranking 47/50 · Closeness 14/35 · Overtime 0/15

    61

    Game score

  7. 1969Week 8

    LSU at Ole Miss

    LSU 23, Ole Miss 26

    Winner: Ole Miss

    No. 12 LSU vs. No. 17 Ole Miss · 3-point margin

    Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15

    55

    Game score

  8. 1960Week 8

    Ole Miss at LSU

    Ole Miss 6, LSU 6

    Result: Tie

    No. 6 Ole Miss vs. Unranked LSU · 0-point margin

    Ranking 20/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15

    55

    Game score

  9. 1972Week 9

    Ole Miss at LSU

    Ole Miss 16, LSU 17

    Winner: LSU

    Unranked Ole Miss vs. No. 6 LSU · 1-point margin

    Ranking 20/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15

    54

    Game score

  10. 1957Week 9

    LSU at Ole Miss

    LSU 12, Ole Miss 14

    Winner: Ole Miss

    Unranked LSU vs. No. 8 Ole Miss · 2-point margin

    Ranking 18/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15

    51

    Game score

  11. 1964Week 8

    Ole Miss at LSU

    Ole Miss 10, LSU 11

    Winner: LSU

    Unranked Ole Miss vs. No. 9 LSU · 1-point margin

    Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15

    51

    Game score

  12. 1971Week 8

    LSU at Ole Miss

    LSU 22, Ole Miss 24

    Winner: Ole Miss

    No. 11 LSU vs. Unranked Ole Miss · 2-point margin

    Ranking 15/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15

    48

    Game score

  13. 1984Week 11

    Ole Miss at LSU

    Ole Miss 29, LSU 32

    Winner: LSU

    Unranked Ole Miss vs. No. 12 LSU · 3-point margin

    Ranking 14/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15

    46

    Game score

  14. 2004Week 13

    Ole Miss at LSU

    Ole Miss 24, LSU 27

    Winner: LSU

    Unranked Ole Miss vs. No. 14 LSU · 3-point margin

    Ranking 12/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15

    44

    Game score

  15. 1968Week 8

    Ole Miss at LSU

    Ole Miss 27, LSU 24

    Winner: Ole Miss

    Unranked Ole Miss vs. No. 14 LSU · 3-point margin

    Ranking 12/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15

    44

    Game score

  16. 1947Week 8

    Ole Miss at LSU

    Ole Miss 20, LSU 18

    Winner: Ole Miss

    No. 15 Ole Miss vs. Unranked LSU · 2-point margin

    Ranking 11/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15

    44

    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.