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Mid-South Rivalry 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
- 48/100
- Overtime
- 0
Series context
- Completed meetings
- 63
- Series record
- Memphis 12-49-2 Ole Miss
- Tracked years
- 1921-2019
- Trophy
- No named trophy
Series ranking
The rivalry's top 25 games
7 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.
- 1960Week 4
Ole Miss at Memphis
Ole Miss 31, Memphis 20
Winner: Ole Miss
No. 2 Ole Miss vs. Unranked Memphis · 11-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 24/35 · Overtime 0/15
48
Game score
- 1962Week 2
Ole Miss at Memphis
Ole Miss 21, Memphis 7
Winner: Ole Miss
No. 7 Ole Miss vs. Unranked Memphis · 14-point margin
Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15
40
Game score
- 1972Week 2
Ole Miss at Memphis
Ole Miss 34, Memphis 29
Winner: Ole Miss
No. 19 Ole Miss vs. Unranked Memphis · 5-point margin
Ranking 7/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
37
Game score
- 1958Week 2
Ole Miss at Memphis
Ole Miss 17, Memphis 0
Winner: Ole Miss
No. 9 Ole Miss vs. Unranked Memphis · 17-point margin
Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 18/35 · Overtime 0/15
35
Game score
- 1985Week 2
Memphis at Ole Miss
Memphis 17, Ole Miss 17
Result: Tie
Unranked Memphis vs. Unranked Ole Miss · 0-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
35
Game score
- 1963Week 2
Memphis at Ole Miss
Memphis 0, Ole Miss 0
Result: Tie
Unranked Memphis vs. Unranked Ole Miss · 0-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
35
Game score
- 1994Week 11
Memphis at Ole Miss
Memphis 17, Ole Miss 16
Winner: Memphis
Unranked Memphis vs. Unranked Ole Miss · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score
- 1990Week 3
Memphis at Ole Miss
Memphis 21, Ole Miss 23
Winner: Ole Miss
Unranked Memphis vs. Unranked Ole Miss · 2-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
33
Game score
- 1999Week 2
Ole Miss at Memphis
Ole Miss 3, Memphis 0
Winner: Ole Miss
Unranked Ole Miss vs. Unranked Memphis · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
32
Game score
- 1981Week 3
Ole Miss at Memphis
Ole Miss 7, Memphis 3
Winner: Ole Miss
Unranked Ole Miss vs. Unranked Memphis · 4-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
31
Game score
- 1979Week 3
Ole Miss at Memphis
Ole Miss 38, Memphis 34
Winner: Ole Miss
Unranked Ole Miss vs. Unranked Memphis · 4-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
31
Game score
- 1977Week 1
Memphis at Ole Miss
Memphis 3, Ole Miss 7
Winner: Ole Miss
Unranked Memphis vs. Unranked Ole Miss · 4-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
31
Game score
- 1973Week 4
Memphis at Ole Miss
Memphis 17, Ole Miss 13
Winner: Memphis
Unranked Memphis vs. Unranked Ole Miss · 4-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
31
Game score
- 1992Week 11
Memphis at Ole Miss
Memphis 12, Ole Miss 17
Winner: Ole Miss
Unranked Memphis vs. Unranked Ole Miss · 5-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
30
Game score
- 1976Week 1
Ole Miss at Memphis
Ole Miss 16, Memphis 21
Winner: Memphis
Unranked Ole Miss vs. Unranked Memphis · 5-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
30
Game score
- 1987Week 2
Ole Miss at Memphis
Ole Miss 10, Memphis 16
Winner: Memphis
Unranked Ole Miss vs. Unranked Memphis · 6-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
29
Game score
- 1969Week 2
Memphis at Ole Miss
Memphis 3, Ole Miss 28
Winner: Ole Miss
Unranked Memphis vs. No. 8 Ole Miss · 25-point margin
Ranking 18/50 · Closeness 10/35 · Overtime 0/15
28
Game score
- 2004Week 2
Memphis at Ole Miss
Memphis 20, Ole Miss 13
Winner: Memphis
Unranked Memphis vs. Unranked Ole Miss · 7-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
28
Game score
- 1989Week 1
Ole Miss at Memphis
Ole Miss 20, Memphis 13
Winner: Ole Miss
Unranked Ole Miss vs. Unranked Memphis · 7-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
28
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.