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Rivalry in Dixie
Louisiana Tech and Southern Miss have met 54 times since 1935. This page keeps the record, streaks, trophy context, and recent results in one canonical rivalry URL.
Series snapshot
- Record
- 13-20
- Current streak
- Louisiana Tech 1 game
- Longest streak
- Southern Miss 4 games (1964-1967)
- Avg. margin / points
- 14.0 / 43.1
Series overview
Louisiana Tech 13-20 Southern Miss. Current streak: Louisiana Tech 1 game.
Last five meetings
Louisiana Tech 3 | Southern Miss 2
Largest margin
51 points
Rivalry notes
- The tracked window runs from 1935 through 2025.
- 33 completed games currently back the series calculations on this page.
- The latest tracked meeting was Sep 20, 2025.
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Rivalry guide
What this rivalry is
Louisiana Tech and Southern Miss have a tracked series that starts in 1935 and spans 54 listed meetings. The page combines series record, streaks, recent games, and research links in one canonical rivalry URL.
Series history
- Status
- Active series
- Years
- 1935-2025
- Busiest era
- 2010s, 9 games
- Longest pause
- 17 years (1992-2010)
- 2010s9 games
- 1960s7 games
- 1970s6 games
- 1980s6 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 20, 2025
Louisiana Tech 30, Southern Miss 20. Most recent completed chapter in the tracked series.
Closest finish
2020 - Sep 19, 2020
Louisiana Tech 31, Southern Miss 30. The smallest final-score margin in the available game log.
Highest scoring
2015 - Nov 28, 2015
Louisiana Tech 24, Southern Miss 58. The biggest combined scoring total in the available game log.
Largest margin
1967 - Nov 11, 1967
Louisiana Tech 7, Southern Miss 58. The widest final-score gap in the available game log.
Recent trend
- Last five
- Louisiana Tech 3, Southern Miss 2 across 5 games
- Last ten
- Louisiana Tech 5, Southern Miss 5 across 10 games
- Scoring profile
- Balanced scoring profile; average total 43.1, average margin 14.0.
- Current streak
- Louisiana Tech 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.
Blake Baker
Louisiana Tech, 2025
Passing Yards: 1252
Clay Thevenin
Louisiana Tech, 2025
Rushing Yards: 634
Eli Finley
Louisiana Tech, 2025
Receiving Yards: 445
Braylon Braxton
Southern Miss, 2025
Passing Yards: 3053
Elijah Metcalf
Southern Miss, 2025
Receiving Yards: 683
Jeffery Pittman
Southern Miss, 2025
Rushing Yards: 695
Coach context
Coach rows summarize recent rivalry-season overlap for each program.
Skip Holtz
Louisiana Tech - 2018-2021 - 26-22
Jay Hopson
Southern Miss - 2018-2020 - 13-12
Sonny Cumbie
Louisiana Tech - 2025 - 0-0
Charles Huff
Southern Miss - 2025 - 0-0
Weather, rankings, and research links
5 recent rivalry games have weather context, average temperature 69F.
Ranking context is available through the rankings archive and team season-result pages.
Louisiana Tech team page
Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.
Southern Miss team page
Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.
Louisiana Tech season results
Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.
Southern Miss season results
Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.
Louisiana Tech 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
| Date | Matchup | Score | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 2025 | Southern Miss at Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech 30, Southern Miss 20 | Joe Aillet Stadium | Louisiana Tech |
| Nov 20, 2021 | Southern Miss at Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech 19, Southern Miss 35 | Venue unavailable | Southern Miss |
| Sep 19, 2020 | Louisiana Tech at Southern Miss | Louisiana Tech 31, Southern Miss 30 | Venue unavailable | Louisiana Tech |
| Oct 19, 2019 | Southern Miss at Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech 45, Southern Miss 30 | Venue unavailable | Louisiana Tech |
| Nov 17, 2018 | Louisiana Tech at Southern Miss | Louisiana Tech 20, Southern Miss 21 | Venue unavailable | Southern Miss |
| Oct 21, 2017 | Southern Miss at Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech 27, Southern Miss 34 | Venue unavailable | Southern Miss |
| Nov 25, 2016 | Louisiana Tech at Southern Miss | Louisiana Tech 24, Southern Miss 39 | Venue unavailable | Southern Miss |
| Nov 28, 2015 | Southern Miss at Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech 24, Southern Miss 58 | Venue unavailable | Southern Miss |
| Oct 25, 2014 | Louisiana Tech at Southern Miss | Louisiana Tech 31, Southern Miss 20 | Venue unavailable | Louisiana Tech |
| Nov 10, 2013 | Southern Miss at Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech 36, Southern Miss 13 | Venue unavailable | Louisiana Tech |
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