Memphis–Ole Miss football rivalry

The Memphis–Ole Miss football rivalry, also known as the Mid–South Rivalry,[2] is an American college football rivalry game between the Tigers of the University of Memphis and the Rebels of the University of Mississippi. The series began in 1921. Ole Miss leads 47–12–2 through the 2019 season.

Memphis–Ole Miss football rivalry
First meetingOctober 1, 1921
Ole Miss, 82–0
Latest meetingAugust 31, 2019
Memphis, 15–10
Statistics
Meetings total63
All-time seriesOle Miss leads, 47–12–2[1]
Largest victoryOle Miss, 92–0 (1935)
Longest win streakOle Miss, 17 (1921–1962)
Current win streakMemphis, 1 (2019–present)
Locations of Memphis and Ole Miss

History

As of 2019, Ole Miss is tied as Memphis's most frequent opponent, and Memphis is Ole Miss's most common non-conference opponent.[3][4] The two schools, separated by around 80 miles,[5] first met in 1921, with Ole Miss winning the first 17 games.[2] The 1963 game had a scoreless tie, and Memphis won its first game in the series in 1967.[2] From 1962 to 1995, the series was played annually except 1975 in Oxford; Memphis; and Jackson, Mississippi.[3]

On October 17, 2015, Memphis upset no. 13 Ole Miss 37–24.[6] It was the first time the Tigers defeated the Rebels since 2004 and first win over a ranked opponent since 1996.[7] Memphis was Ole Miss's homecoming opponent on October 1, 2016, and no. 16 Ole Miss won 48–28.[8] However, in early 2019, Ole Miss vacated 33 wins from the 2010 to 2016 seasons, including the 2014 and 2016 wins over Memphis, due to NCAA violations.[9]

With the 63rd meeting between Memphis and Ole Miss on August 31, 2019, a 15–10 Memphis win in Memphis, Ole Miss became tied with Southern Miss as Memphis's most frequent opponent.[4][10]

Rivalry debate

It is disputed if this series can be considered a traditional rivalry. As early as 1994, The Commercial Appeal in Memphis referred to the Memphis–Ole Miss football series as a "Mid-South rivalry."[11] In later years, "Mid-South rivalry" began to be used by the Memphis and Ole Miss athletic departments as well as media outlets like SB Nation.[2][12][13]

Prior to the 2019 football game, former Ole Miss receiver A. J. Brown tweeted that the series was "not a rivalry," and Ole Miss quarterback Matt Corral answered "no" when asked by a reporter if he considered Ole Miss and Memphis to be rivals.[14] There are no future scheduled games between Memphis and Ole Miss.

Game results

Memphis victoriesOle Miss victoriesTie gamesVacated wins
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
1 October 1, 1921 Oxford, MS Ole Miss 82–0
2 September 29, 1934 Oxford, MS Ole Miss 44–0
3 September 28, 1935 Oxford, MS Ole Miss 92–0
4 November 18, 1939 Oxford, MS Ole Miss 46–7
5 November 16, 1940 Oxford, MS #17 Ole Miss 38–7
6 October 31, 1942 Oxford, MS Ole Miss 48–0
7 September 16, 1949 Memphis, TN Ole Miss 40–7
8 September 22, 1950 Memphis, TN Ole Miss 39–7
9 September 21, 1951 Memphis, TN Ole Miss 32–0
10 September 19, 1952 Memphis, TN Ole Miss 54–6
11 November 6, 1954 Memphis, TN #9 Ole Miss 51–0
12 November 5, 1955 Memphis, TN #15 Ole Miss 39–6
13 November 10, 1956 Memphis, TN Ole Miss 26–0
14 September 20, 1958 Memphis, TN #6 Ole Miss 17–0
15 October 3, 1959 Oxford, MS #3 Ole Miss 46–0
16 October 1, 1960 Memphis, TN #1 Ole Miss 31–20
17 September 22, 1962 Memphis, TN #6 Ole Miss 21–7
18 September 21, 1963 Memphis, TN Tie0–0
19 September 19, 1964 Oxford, MS #1 Ole Miss 30–0
20 September 18, 1965 Memphis, TN Ole Miss 34–14
21 September 17, 1966 Memphis, TN Ole Miss 13–0
22 September 23, 1967 Memphis, TN Memphis State 27–17
23 September 21, 1968 Memphis, TN Ole Miss 21–7
24 September 20, 1969 Oxford, MS #9 Ole Miss 28–3
25 September 19, 1970 Memphis, TN #5 Ole Miss 47–13
26 September 18, 1971 Memphis, TN Ole Miss 49–21
27 September 16, 1972 Memphis, TN #19 Ole Miss 34–29
28 September 22, 1973 Jackson, MS Memphis State 17–13
29 September 21, 1974 Memphis, TN Memphis State 15–7
30 September 4, 1976 Memphis, TN Memphis State 21–16
31 September 3, 1977 Jackson, MS Ole Miss 7–3
32 September 9, 1978 Jackson, MS Ole Miss 14–7
33 September 15, 1979 Memphis, TN Ole Miss 38–34
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
34 September 13, 1980 Oxford, MS Ole Miss 61–7
35 September 19, 1981 Memphis, TN Ole Miss 7–3
36 September 4, 1982 Oxford, MS Ole Miss 27–10
37 September 3, 1983 Memphis, TN Memphis State 37–17
38 September 8, 1984 Oxford, MS Ole Miss 22–6
39 September 7, 1985 Memphis, TN Tie17–17
40 September 6, 1986 Jackson, MS Ole Miss 28–6
41 September 5, 1987 Memphis, TN Memphis State 17–16
42 September 3, 1988 Jackson, MS Ole Miss 24–6
43 September 2, 1989 Memphis, TN Ole Miss 20–13
44 September 8, 1990 Oxford, MS Ole Miss 23–21
45 September 7, 1991 Memphis, TN Ole Miss 10–0
46 November 7, 1992 Oxford, MS Ole Miss 17–12
47 November 6, 1993 Memphis, TN Memphis State 19–3
48 November 5, 1994 Oxford, MS Memphis 17–16
49 November 4, 1995 Memphis, TN Ole Miss 34–3
50 September 5, 1998 Oxford, MS Ole Miss 30–10
51 September 4, 1999 Memphis, TN Ole Miss 3–0
52 September 7, 2002 Oxford, MS Ole Miss 38–16
53 September 6, 2003 Memphis, TN Memphis 44–34
54 September 4, 2004 Oxford, MS Memphis 20–13
55 September 5, 2005 Memphis, TN Ole Miss 10–6
56 September 3, 2006 Oxford, MS Ole Miss 28–25
57 September 1, 2007 Memphis, TN Ole Miss 23–21
58 August 30, 2008 Oxford, MS Ole Miss 41–24
59 September 6, 2009 Memphis, TN #8 Ole Miss 45–14
60 September 27, 2014 Oxford, MS #10 Ole Miss † 24–3
61 October 17, 2015 Memphis, TN Memphis 37–24
62 October 1, 2016 Oxford, MS #16 Ole Miss † 48–28
63 August 31, 2019 Memphis, TN Memphis 15–10
Series: Ole Miss leads 47–12–2[1][3][10]
† Vacated by Ole Miss.

Other sports

In contrast to Ole Miss dominating the football series, Memphis has a 27–14 lead over Ole Miss in men's basketball as of 2020 in a series dating back to 1922.[15][16] Most recently, no. 16 Memphis defeated Ole Miss 87–86 in Memphis on November 23, 2019.[16]

Ole Miss women's basketball has a 33–13 series lead over Memphis in a series that was played from 1972 to 2009. Ole Miss has a four-game winning streak in the series, most recently winning 73–72 at Memphis on December 18, 2009.[17][18]

In women's volleyball, Memphis and Ole Miss had at least one meeting per season from 1993 to 2007 but met only twice since 2008.[19] Ole Miss has a narrow 36–33 series lead over Memphis; the most recent game was a 3–2 Memphis win in Oxford on September 11, 2018, the first Memphis win at Ole Miss since 1995.[19][13]

Ole Miss leads the baseball series over Memphis 60–39 as of 2020.[20]

See also

References

  1. "Winsipedia - Memphis Tigers vs. Ole Miss Rebels football series history". Winsipedia.
  2. Moriarty, Morgan (September 30, 2016). "Why Memphis is a bit more than just a normal revenge game for Ole Miss". SB Nation. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
  3. "Ole Miss 2019 Football Game Notes: Memphis" (PDF). University of Mississippi. August 28, 2019. pp. 1, 3. Retrieved October 14, 2020. It is the Rebels' most frequent rivalry with any school not currently or formerly in the SEC.
  4. "Memphis Football 2019 Game Notes, Game 1" (PDF). University of Memphis. August 28, 2019. p. 1. Retrieved October 14, 2020. The 62 all-time meetings between the Tigers and Ole Miss come second in program history only to Southern Miss (63).
  5. Brandt, David (September 26, 2016). "No. 16 Ole Miss: Memphis 'should have our full attention'". Associated Press. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
  6. Brandt, David (October 17, 2015). "Memphis upsets No. 13 Ole Miss 37-24 to stay perfect". Associated Press. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
  7. Schad, Tom (October 17, 2015). "Tigers knock off Rebels for 13th straight win". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis. Archived from the original on October 19, 2015. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
  8. "No. 16 Ole Miss Cruises To 48-28 Homecoming Win Over Memphis". OleMissSports.com. University of Mississippi. October 1, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
  9. Gabler, Nathaniel (February 12, 2019). "Ole Miss football to vacate 33 wins". The Oxford Eagle. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
  10. Stukenborg, Phil (August 31, 2019). "Tigers hang on to beat Ole Miss in season opener". GoTigersGo.com. University of Memphis. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
  11. Stukenborg, Phil (November 6, 1994). "Tigers garner breaks, big plays at finish". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis. p. D6. Retrieved October 14, 2020 via NewsBank.
  12. "Ole Miss Renews Mid-South Rivalry at No. 16 Memphis Saturday". OleMissSports.com. University of Mississippi. December 8, 2006. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
  13. "Volleyball Preview: Ole Miss". GoTigersGo.com. University of Memphis. September 10, 2018. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
  14. Suss, Nick (August 31, 2019). "What rivalry? Ole Miss still not ready to call Memphis a rival after defeat". Clarion Ledger. Jackson, Mississippi. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
  15. 2019-20 Tigers Men's Basketball Media Guide (PDF). University of Memphis. 2019. p. 142. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
  16. Walker, Teresa M. (November 23, 2019). "Achiuwa scores 25, No. 16 Memphis holds off Ole Miss 87-86". Associated Press. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
  17. 2019-20 Memphis Women's Basketball Media Guide (PDF). University of Memphis. 2019. p. 95. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
  18. "Rebels Beat Memphis 73-72 In Dramatic Fashion". OleMissSports.com. University of Mississippi. December 19, 2009. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
  19. "Volleyball With 3-2 Win At Ole Miss". GoTigersGo.com. University of Memphis. September 11, 2018. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
  20. 2020 Tigers Baseball Media Guide (PDF). University of Memphis. 2020. p. 72. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
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