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3434:Battle of the Bluegrass
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352:Gulf States Conference
3771:Battle for the Paddle
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3609:Battle on the Bayou
2764:Statistical leaders
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1954:Statistical leaders
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414:Are You from Dixie?
190:Southern Miss 35–19
180:Louisiana Tech 27–0
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3617:South Alabama–Troy
3510:Rio Grande Rivalry
3386:football rivalries
2719:Culture & lore
1906:Culture & lore
1891:Northwestern State
1853:Joe Aillet Stadium
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465:Tropical Storm Lee
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58:"Rivalry in Dixie"
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3526:
3525:
3523:
3522:
3514:
3506:
3498:
3490:
3482:
3475:
3468:
3461:
3453:
3446:
3438:
3430:
3422:
3420:
3419:Non-conference
3416:
3415:
3413:
3412:
3408:Battle of I-10
3404:
3395:
3393:
3389:
3388:
3383:Conference USA
3380:
3378:
3377:
3370:
3363:
3355:
3346:
3345:
3342:
3339:
3338:
3336:
3335:
3330:
3325:
3320:
3315:
3310:
3305:
3300:
3295:
3290:
3285:
3280:
3275:
3270:
3265:
3260:
3255:
3250:
3245:
3240:
3235:
3230:
3225:
3220:
3215:
3210:
3205:
3200:
3195:
3190:
3185:
3180:
3175:
3170:
3165:
3160:
3155:
3150:
3145:
3140:
3135:
3130:
3125:
3120:
3115:
3110:
3105:
3100:
3095:
3090:
3085:
3080:
3075:
3070:
3065:
3060:
3055:
3050:
3045:
3040:
3035:
3030:
3025:
3018:
3013:
3008:
3003:
2996:
2991:
2986:
2981:
2976:
2971:
2966:
2961:
2956:
2951:
2946:
2941:
2936:
2931:
2926:
2921:
2916:
2911:
2906:
2901:
2896:
2891:
2886:
2881:
2876:
2871:
2866:
2861:
2856:
2851:
2846:
2841:
2836:
2831:
2826:
2821:
2816:
2811:
2806:
2801:
2796:
2791:
2786:
2780:
2778:
2770:
2769:
2767:
2766:
2761:
2756:
2750:
2748:
2744:
2743:
2741:
2740:
2735:
2728:
2722:
2720:
2716:
2715:
2713:
2712:
2706:
2700:
2694:
2688:
2686:
2682:
2681:
2679:
2678:
2672:
2666:
2665:(1932–present)
2660:
2656:
2654:
2650:
2649:
2642:
2640:
2639:
2632:
2625:
2617:
2608:
2607:
2604:
2601:
2600:
2598:
2597:
2592:
2587:
2582:
2577:
2572:
2567:
2562:
2557:
2552:
2547:
2542:
2537:
2532:
2527:
2522:
2517:
2512:
2507:
2502:
2497:
2492:
2487:
2482:
2477:
2472:
2467:
2462:
2457:
2452:
2447:
2442:
2437:
2432:
2427:
2422:
2417:
2412:
2407:
2402:
2397:
2392:
2387:
2382:
2377:
2372:
2367:
2362:
2357:
2352:
2347:
2340:
2333:
2326:
2321:
2316:
2311:
2306:
2301:
2296:
2291:
2286:
2281:
2276:
2271:
2266:
2261:
2256:
2251:
2246:
2241:
2236:
2231:
2226:
2221:
2216:
2211:
2206:
2201:
2196:
2191:
2186:
2181:
2176:
2171:
2166:
2161:
2156:
2151:
2146:
2141:
2136:
2131:
2126:
2121:
2116:
2111:
2106:
2101:
2096:
2091:
2086:
2081:
2076:
2071:
2066:
2061:
2056:
2051:
2046:
2041:
2036:
2031:
2026:
2021:
2016:
2011:
2006:
2001:
1996:
1991:
1986:
1981:
1976:
1970:
1968:
1960:
1959:
1957:
1956:
1951:
1946:
1940:
1938:
1934:
1933:
1931:
1930:
1925:
1920:
1915:
1909:
1907:
1903:
1902:
1900:
1899:
1893:
1888:
1883:
1878:
1872:
1870:
1866:
1865:
1863:
1862:
1856:
1855:(1968–present)
1850:
1847:
1844:
1837:
1835:
1831:
1830:
1823:
1821:
1820:
1813:
1806:
1798:
1791:
1790:
1765:
1739:
1713:
1683:
1658:
1640:
1614:
1596:
1577:
1555:
1536:
1510:
1488:
1486:
1483:
1482:
1481:
1474:
1471:
1468:
1467:
1464:
1463:
1456:
1455:
1452:
1451:Southern Miss
1449:
1446:
1443:
1439:
1438:
1435:
1432:
1429:
1426:
1422:
1421:
1418:
1415:
1412:
1409:
1405:
1404:
1401:
1400:Southern Miss
1398:
1395:
1392:
1388:
1387:
1384:
1383:Southern Miss
1381:
1378:
1375:
1371:
1370:
1367:
1366:Southern Miss
1364:
1361:
1358:
1354:
1353:
1350:
1349:Southern Miss
1347:
1344:
1341:
1337:
1336:
1333:
1330:
1327:
1324:
1320:
1319:
1316:
1313:
1310:
1307:
1303:
1302:
1299:
1298:Southern Miss
1296:
1293:
1290:
1286:
1285:
1282:
1281:Southern Miss
1279:
1276:
1273:
1269:
1268:
1265:
1264:Southern Miss
1262:
1259:
1256:
1252:
1251:
1248:
1245:
1242:
1239:
1235:
1234:
1231:
1230:Southern Miss
1228:
1225:
1222:
1218:
1217:
1214:
1213:Southern Miss
1211:
1208:
1205:
1201:
1200:
1197:
1196:Southern Miss
1194:
1191:
1188:
1184:
1183:
1180:
1179:Southern Miss
1177:
1174:
1171:
1167:
1166:
1163:
1160:
1157:
1154:
1150:
1149:
1146:
1145:Southern Miss
1143:
1140:
1137:
1133:
1132:
1129:
1126:
1123:
1120:
1116:
1115:
1112:
1109:
1106:
1103:
1099:
1098:
1095:
1094:Southern Miss
1092:
1089:
1086:
1082:
1081:
1078:
1075:
1072:
1069:
1065:
1064:
1061:
1060:Southern Miss
1058:
1055:
1052:
1048:
1047:
1044:
1041:
1038:
1035:
1031:
1030:
1027:
1026:Southern Miss
1024:
1021:
1018:
1014:
1013:
1010:
1007:
1004:
1001:
993:
992:
989:
986:
983:
980:
976:
975:
972:
971:Southern Miss
969:
966:
963:
959:
958:
955:
954:Southern Miss
952:
949:
946:
942:
941:
938:
937:Southern Miss
935:
932:
929:
925:
924:
921:
920:Southern Miss
918:
915:
912:
908:
907:
904:
901:
898:
895:
891:
890:
887:
886:Southern Miss
884:
881:
878:
874:
873:
870:
867:
864:
861:
857:
856:
853:
850:
847:
844:
840:
839:
836:
833:
830:
827:
823:
822:
819:
816:
813:
810:
806:
805:
802:
799:
796:
793:
789:
788:
785:
782:
779:
776:
772:
771:
768:
765:
762:
759:
755:
754:
751:
748:
745:
742:
738:
737:
734:
731:
728:
725:
721:
720:
717:
714:
711:
708:
704:
703:
700:
697:
694:
691:
687:
686:
683:
680:
677:
674:
670:
669:
666:
663:
660:
657:
653:
652:
649:
646:
643:
640:
636:
635:
632:
629:
626:
623:
619:
618:
615:
612:
609:
606:
602:
601:
598:
595:
592:
589:
585:
584:
581:
578:
575:
572:
568:
567:
564:
561:
558:
555:
551:
550:
547:
544:
541:
538:
534:
533:
530:
527:
524:
521:
509:
508:
505:
498:
495:
487:Conference USA
480:Conference USA
473:Danny Hrapmann
469:Fox Sports Net
363:Louisiana Tech
343:
340:
310:
303:
298:
291:
288:Louisiana Tech
286:
279:
272:
265:
258:
251:
250:
249:
248:
245:
244:
241:
237:
236:
233:
229:
228:
225:
221:
220:
217:
213:
212:
209:
208:Meetings total
205:
204:
200:
199:
196:
192:
191:
186:
185:Latest meeting
182:
181:
176:
172:
171:
166:
162:
161:
153:
146:
145:
139:
132:
131:
130:
129:
117:
116:
31:
29:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3846:
3835:
3832:
3830:
3827:
3825:
3822:
3821:
3819:
3802:
3798:
3794:
3790:
3787:
3783:
3780:
3776:
3772:
3768:
3764:
3760:
3756:
3752:
3748:
3744:
3740:
3736:
3733:
3729:
3726:
3722:
3718:
3714:
3711:
3707:
3703:
3699:
3695:
3691:
3687:
3683:
3680:
3676:
3673:
3669:
3666:
3662:
3659:
3655:
3652:
3648:
3644:
3640:
3636:
3632:
3631:
3629:
3625:
3618:
3614:
3610:
3606:
3602:
3601:Royal Rivalry
3598:
3595:
3591:
3588:
3584:
3581:
3577:
3576:
3574:
3570:
3565:
3556:
3551:
3549:
3544:
3542:
3537:
3536:
3533:
3519:
3515:
3511:
3507:
3503:
3499:
3495:
3491:
3487:
3483:
3480:
3476:
3473:
3469:
3466:
3462:
3458:
3454:
3451:
3447:
3443:
3439:
3435:
3431:
3428:
3424:
3423:
3421:
3417:
3409:
3405:
3401:
3397:
3396:
3394:
3390:
3385:
3376:
3371:
3369:
3364:
3362:
3357:
3356:
3353:
3340:
3334:
3331:
3329:
3326:
3324:
3321:
3319:
3316:
3314:
3311:
3309:
3306:
3304:
3301:
3299:
3296:
3294:
3291:
3289:
3286:
3284:
3281:
3279:
3276:
3274:
3271:
3269:
3266:
3264:
3261:
3259:
3256:
3254:
3251:
3249:
3246:
3244:
3241:
3239:
3236:
3234:
3231:
3229:
3226:
3224:
3221:
3219:
3216:
3214:
3211:
3209:
3206:
3204:
3201:
3199:
3196:
3194:
3191:
3189:
3186:
3184:
3181:
3179:
3176:
3174:
3171:
3169:
3166:
3164:
3161:
3159:
3156:
3154:
3151:
3149:
3146:
3144:
3141:
3139:
3136:
3134:
3131:
3129:
3126:
3124:
3121:
3119:
3116:
3114:
3111:
3109:
3106:
3104:
3101:
3099:
3096:
3094:
3091:
3089:
3086:
3084:
3081:
3079:
3076:
3074:
3071:
3069:
3066:
3064:
3061:
3059:
3056:
3054:
3051:
3049:
3046:
3044:
3041:
3039:
3036:
3034:
3031:
3029:
3026:
3024:
3023:
3019:
3017:
3014:
3012:
3009:
3007:
3004:
3002:
3001:
2997:
2995:
2992:
2990:
2987:
2985:
2982:
2980:
2977:
2975:
2972:
2970:
2967:
2965:
2962:
2960:
2957:
2955:
2952:
2950:
2947:
2945:
2942:
2940:
2937:
2932:
2930:
2927:
2925:
2922:
2920:
2917:
2915:
2912:
2910:
2907:
2905:
2902:
2900:
2897:
2895:
2892:
2890:
2887:
2885:
2882:
2880:
2877:
2875:
2872:
2870:
2867:
2865:
2862:
2860:
2857:
2855:
2852:
2850:
2847:
2845:
2842:
2840:
2837:
2835:
2832:
2830:
2827:
2825:
2822:
2820:
2817:
2815:
2812:
2807:
2805:
2802:
2800:
2797:
2795:
2792:
2790:
2787:
2785:
2782:
2781:
2779:
2777:
2771:
2765:
2762:
2760:
2757:
2755:
2752:
2751:
2749:
2745:
2739:
2736:
2733:
2729:
2727:
2724:
2723:
2721:
2717:
2711:
2707:
2705:
2701:
2699:
2695:
2693:
2690:
2689:
2687:
2683:
2676:
2673:
2670:
2667:
2664:
2661:
2658:
2657:
2655:
2651:
2647:
2638:
2633:
2631:
2626:
2624:
2619:
2618:
2615:
2602:
2596:
2593:
2591:
2588:
2586:
2583:
2581:
2578:
2576:
2573:
2571:
2568:
2566:
2563:
2561:
2558:
2556:
2553:
2551:
2548:
2546:
2543:
2541:
2538:
2536:
2533:
2531:
2528:
2526:
2523:
2521:
2518:
2516:
2513:
2511:
2508:
2506:
2503:
2501:
2498:
2496:
2493:
2491:
2488:
2486:
2483:
2481:
2478:
2476:
2473:
2471:
2468:
2466:
2463:
2461:
2458:
2456:
2453:
2451:
2448:
2446:
2443:
2441:
2438:
2436:
2433:
2431:
2428:
2426:
2423:
2421:
2418:
2416:
2413:
2411:
2408:
2406:
2403:
2401:
2398:
2396:
2393:
2391:
2388:
2386:
2383:
2381:
2378:
2376:
2373:
2371:
2368:
2366:
2363:
2361:
2358:
2356:
2353:
2351:
2348:
2346:
2345:
2341:
2339:
2338:
2334:
2332:
2331:
2327:
2325:
2322:
2320:
2317:
2315:
2312:
2310:
2307:
2305:
2302:
2300:
2297:
2295:
2292:
2290:
2287:
2285:
2282:
2280:
2277:
2275:
2272:
2270:
2267:
2265:
2262:
2260:
2257:
2255:
2252:
2250:
2247:
2245:
2242:
2240:
2237:
2235:
2232:
2230:
2227:
2225:
2222:
2220:
2217:
2215:
2212:
2210:
2207:
2205:
2202:
2200:
2197:
2195:
2192:
2190:
2187:
2182:
2180:
2177:
2175:
2172:
2170:
2167:
2165:
2162:
2160:
2157:
2155:
2152:
2150:
2147:
2145:
2142:
2140:
2137:
2135:
2132:
2130:
2127:
2125:
2122:
2120:
2117:
2115:
2112:
2110:
2107:
2105:
2102:
2100:
2097:
2095:
2092:
2090:
2087:
2085:
2082:
2080:
2077:
2075:
2072:
2070:
2067:
2065:
2062:
2057:
2055:
2052:
2050:
2047:
2045:
2042:
2040:
2037:
2035:
2032:
2030:
2027:
2025:
2022:
2020:
2017:
2015:
2012:
2010:
2007:
2005:
2002:
2000:
1997:
1995:
1992:
1990:
1987:
1985:
1982:
1980:
1977:
1975:
1972:
1971:
1969:
1967:
1961:
1955:
1952:
1950:
1947:
1945:
1942:
1941:
1939:
1935:
1929:
1926:
1924:
1921:
1919:
1918:Spirit of '88
1916:
1914:
1911:
1910:
1908:
1904:
1898:
1894:
1892:
1889:
1887:
1884:
1882:
1879:
1877:
1874:
1873:
1871:
1867:
1860:
1857:
1854:
1851:
1848:
1845:
1842:
1839:
1838:
1836:
1832:
1828:
1819:
1814:
1812:
1807:
1805:
1800:
1799:
1796:
1779:
1775:
1769:
1766:
1758:September 10,
1753:
1749:
1743:
1740:
1727:
1723:
1717:
1714:
1701:
1697:
1693:
1687:
1684:
1672:
1668:
1662:
1659:
1654:
1650:
1644:
1641:
1628:
1624:
1618:
1615:
1610:
1606:
1600:
1597:
1593:
1589:
1586:
1581:
1578:
1574:
1570:
1567:
1565:
1559:
1556:
1551:
1547:
1544:Munz, Jason.
1540:
1537:
1525:
1521:
1514:
1511:
1506:
1502:
1496:
1494:
1490:
1484:
1480:
1477:
1476:
1472:
1461:
1453:
1450:
1447:
1444:
1441:
1440:
1436:
1433:
1430:
1427:
1424:
1423:
1419:
1416:
1413:
1410:
1407:
1406:
1402:
1399:
1396:
1393:
1390:
1389:
1385:
1382:
1379:
1376:
1373:
1372:
1368:
1365:
1362:
1359:
1356:
1355:
1351:
1348:
1345:
1342:
1339:
1338:
1334:
1331:
1328:
1325:
1322:
1321:
1317:
1314:
1311:
1308:
1305:
1304:
1300:
1297:
1294:
1291:
1288:
1287:
1283:
1280:
1277:
1274:
1271:
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