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Mississippi State vs Southern Miss Timeline

Explore every documented meeting, final score and season in the recorded history between Mississippi State and Southern Miss.

PROGRAM ONEMississippi State19 recorded wins

HEAD TO HEAD19–12–1WINS · LOSSES · TIES

PROGRAM TWOSouthern Miss12 recorded wins

32Recorded meetings

1935Earliest documented

2025Most recent season

1Tied games

THE RIVALRY THROUGH TIME

Head-to-head timeline

Meetings are listed oldest first. Scores and dates reflect the available historical records.

32 games

1935
Mississippi State27 — 0Southern Miss
Nov 15, 1935Mississippi State won
1947
Mississippi State14 — 7Southern Miss
Nov 22, 1947Mississippi State won
1964
Mississippi State48 — 7Southern Miss
Oct 17, 1964Mississippi State won
1965
Mississippi State27 — 9Southern Miss
Oct 9, 1965Mississippi State won
1966
Mississippi State10 — 9Southern Miss
Oct 8, 1966Mississippi State won
1967
Mississippi State14 — 21Southern Miss
Oct 14, 1967Southern Miss won
1968
Mississippi State14 — 47Southern Miss
Oct 12, 1968Southern Miss won
1969
Mississippi State34 — 20Southern Miss
Oct 11, 1969Mississippi State won
1970
Mississippi State51 — 15Southern Miss
Oct 24, 1970Mississippi State won
1972
Mississippi State26 — 7Southern Miss
Oct 21, 1972Mississippi State won
1973
Mississippi State10 — 10Southern Miss
Oct 27, 1973Tie
1975
Mississippi State7 — 3Southern Miss
Oct 4, 1975Mississippi State won
1976
Mississippi State14 — 6Southern Miss
Oct 23, 1976Mississippi State won
1977
Mississippi State7 — 14Southern Miss
Oct 22, 1977Southern Miss won
1978
Mississippi State17 — 22Southern Miss
Oct 7, 1978Southern Miss won
1979
Mississippi State7 — 21Southern Miss
Oct 27, 1979Southern Miss won
1980
Mississippi State14 — 42Southern Miss
Oct 11, 1980Southern Miss won
1981
Mississippi State6 — 7Southern Miss
Nov 7, 1981Southern Miss won
1982
Mississippi State14 — 20Southern Miss
Oct 9, 1982Southern Miss won
1983
Mississippi State6 — 31Southern Miss
Oct 8, 1983Southern Miss won
1984
Mississippi State27 — 18Southern Miss
Oct 6, 1984Mississippi State won
1985
Mississippi State23 — 20Southern Miss
Sep 21, 1985Mississippi State won
1986
Mississippi State24 — 28Southern Miss
Sep 20, 1986Southern Miss won
1987
Mississippi State14 — 18Southern Miss
Oct 17, 1987Southern Miss won
1988
Mississippi State21 — 38Southern Miss
Oct 15, 1988Southern Miss won
1989
Mississippi State26 — 23Southern Miss
Sep 9, 1989Mississippi State won
1990
Mississippi State13 — 10Southern Miss
Sep 22, 1990Mississippi State won
2014
Mississippi State49 — 0Southern Miss
Aug 30, 2014Mississippi State wonDavis Wade Stadium
2015
Mississippi State34 — 16Southern Miss
Sep 6, 2015Mississippi State wonM. M. Roberts Stadium
2019
Mississippi State38 — 15Southern Miss
Sep 7, 2019Mississippi State wonDavis Wade Stadium
2023
Mississippi State41 — 20Southern Miss
Nov 18, 2023Mississippi State wonDavis Wade Stadium
2025
Mississippi State34 — 17Southern Miss
Aug 30, 2025Mississippi State wonM. M. Roberts Stadium

THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

Season	Matchup	Score	Outcome
2025	Mississippi State vs Southern Miss	34–17	Mississippi State won
2023	Mississippi State vs Southern Miss	41–20	Mississippi State won
2019	Mississippi State vs Southern Miss	38–15	Mississippi State won
2015	Mississippi State vs Southern Miss	34–16	Mississippi State won
2014	Mississippi State vs Southern Miss	49–0	Mississippi State won
1990	Mississippi State vs Southern Miss	13–10	Mississippi State won
1989	Mississippi State vs Southern Miss	26–23	Mississippi State won
1988	Mississippi State vs Southern Miss	21–38	Southern Miss won
1987	Mississippi State vs Southern Miss	14–18	Southern Miss won
1986	Mississippi State vs Southern Miss	24–28	Southern Miss won
1985	Mississippi State vs Southern Miss	23–20	Mississippi State won
1984	Mississippi State vs Southern Miss	27–18	Mississippi State won
1983	Mississippi State vs Southern Miss	6–31	Southern Miss won
1982	Mississippi State vs Southern Miss	14–20	Southern Miss won
1981	Mississippi State vs Southern Miss	6–7	Southern Miss won
1980	Mississippi State vs Southern Miss	14–42	Southern Miss won
1979	Mississippi State vs Southern Miss	7–21	Southern Miss won
1978	Mississippi State vs Southern Miss	17–22	Southern Miss won
1977	Mississippi State vs Southern Miss	7–14	Southern Miss won
1976	Mississippi State vs Southern Miss	14–6	Mississippi State won
1975	Mississippi State vs Southern Miss	7–3	Mississippi State won
1973	Mississippi State vs Southern Miss	10–10	Tie
1972	Mississippi State vs Southern Miss	26–7	Mississippi State won
1970	Mississippi State vs Southern Miss	51–15	Mississippi State won
1969	Mississippi State vs Southern Miss	34–20	Mississippi State won
1968	Mississippi State vs Southern Miss	14–47	Southern Miss won
1967	Mississippi State vs Southern Miss	14–21	Southern Miss won
1966	Mississippi State vs Southern Miss	10–9	Mississippi State won
1965	Mississippi State vs Southern Miss	27–9	Mississippi State won
1964	Mississippi State vs Southern Miss	48–7	Mississippi State won
1947	Mississippi State vs Southern Miss	14–7	Mississippi State won
1935	Mississippi State vs Southern Miss	27–0	Mississippi State won

OUR DATA STANDARD

Sources and historical coverage

These results are compiled from season-by-season records imported from CollegeFootballData. Only games with both final scores are counted. Older seasons and some lower-division records may be incomplete; the earliest documented year is not necessarily the first meeting ever played.

Page updated November 7, 2026 · Historical records are subject to correction.