Memphis–Ole Miss football rivalry

Memphis–Ole Miss football rivalry

Memphis Tigers Ole Miss Rebels
First meeting	October 1, 1921 Ole Miss 82, West Tennessee 0
Latest meeting	August 31, 2019 Memphis 15, Ole Miss 10
Statistics
Meetings total	63
All-time series	Ole Miss leads, 48–12–2
Largest victory	Ole Miss, 92–0 (1935)
Longest win streak	Ole Miss, 17 (1921–62)
Current win streak	Memphis, 1 (2019–present)

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Locations of Memphis and Ole Miss

The Memphis–Ole Miss football rivalry, also known as the Mid–South Rivalry, is an American college football rivalry game between the Tigers of the University of Memphis and the Rebels of the University of Mississippi. The rivalry started in 1921. Ole Miss leads the series, 49–12–2.

Series history

The two schools, separated by just 80 miles, first met in 1921, with Ole Miss winning the first 17 games. Memphis earned a memorable tie in 1963, and won its first game in the series in 1967. From 1962 to 1995, games were played annually (except 1975) in Oxford, Memphis and Jackson MS.

In 2015, Memphis upset Ole Miss 37–24. It was the first time the Tigers defeated the Rebels since 2004, and first win over a ranked opponent since 1996.

Game results

Memphis victories

Ole Miss victories

Tie games

Vacated wins

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	1921	Oxford, MS	Ole Miss	82–0
2	1934	Oxford, MS	Ole Miss	44–0
3	1935	Oxford, MS	Ole Miss	92–0
4	1939	Oxford, MS	Ole Miss	46–7
5	1940	Oxford, MS	Ole Miss	38–7
6	1942	Oxford, MS	Ole Miss	48–0
7	1949	Memphis, TN	Ole Miss	40–7
8	1950	Memphis, TN	Ole Miss	39–7
9	1951	Memphis, TN	Ole Miss	32–0
10	1952	Memphis, TN	Ole Miss	54–6
11	1954	Memphis, TN	Ole Miss	51–0
12	1955	Memphis, TN	Ole Miss	39–6
13	1956	Memphis, TN	Ole Miss	26–0
14	1958	Memphis, TN	Ole Miss	17–0
15	1959	Oxford, MS	Ole Miss	46–0
16	1960	Memphis, TN	Ole Miss	31–20
17	1962	Memphis, TN	Ole Miss	21–7
18	1963	Memphis, TN	Tie	0–0
19	1964	Oxford, MS	Ole Miss	30–0
20	1965	Memphis, TN	Ole Miss	34–14
21	1966	Memphis, TN	Ole Miss	13–0
22	1967	Memphis, TN	Memphis State	27–17
23	1968	Memphis, TN	Ole Miss	21–7
24	1969	Oxford, MS	Ole Miss	28–3
25	1970	Memphis, TN	#5 Ole Miss	47–13
26	1971	Memphis, TN	Ole Miss	49–21
27	1972	Memphis, TN	#19 Ole Miss	34–29
28	1973	Jackson, MS	Memphis State	17–13
29	1974	Memphis, TN	Memphis State	15–7
30	1976	Memphis, TN	Memphis State	21–16
31	1977	Jackson, MS	Ole Miss	7–3
32	1978	Jackson, MS	Ole Miss	14–7
33	1979	Memphis, TN	Ole Miss	38–34

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
34	1980	Oxford, MS	Ole Miss	61–7
35	1981	Memphis, TN	Ole Miss	7–3
36	1982	Oxford, MS	Ole Miss	27–10
37	1983	Memphis, TN	Memphis State	37–17
38	1984	Oxford, MS	Ole Miss	22–6
39	1985	Memphis, TN	Tie	17–17
40	1986	Jackson, MS	Ole Miss	28–6
41	1987	Memphis, TN	Memphis State	17–16
42	1988	Jackson, MS	Ole Miss	24–6
43	1989	Memphis, TN	Ole Miss	20–13
44	1990	Oxford, MS	Ole Miss	23–21
45	1991	Memphis, TN	Ole Miss	10–0
46	1992	Oxford, MS	Ole Miss	17–12
47	1993	Memphis, TN	Memphis State	19–3
48	1994	Oxford, MS	Memphis	17–16
49	1995	Memphis, TN	Ole Miss	34–3
50	1998	Oxford, MS	Ole Miss	30–10
51	1999	Memphis, TN	Ole Miss	3–0
52	2002	Oxford, MS	Ole Miss	38–16
53	2003	Memphis, TN	Memphis	44–34
54	2004	Oxford, MS	Memphis	20–13
55	2005	Memphis, TN	Ole Miss	10–6
56	2006	Oxford, MS	Ole Miss	28–25
57	2007	Memphis, TN	Ole Miss	23–21
58	2008	Oxford, MS	Ole Miss	41–24
59	2009	Memphis, TN	#8 Ole Miss	45–14
60	2014	Oxford, MS	#10 Ole Miss	24–3
61	2015	Memphis, TN	Memphis	37–24
62	2016	Oxford, MS	#16 Ole Miss †	48–28
63	2019	Memphis, TN	Memphis	15–10
Series: Ole Miss leads 48–12–2
† Vacated by Ole Miss.

See also

• List of NCAA college football rivalry games