Ole Miss–Tulane football rivalry

Ole Miss–Tulane football rivalry

Ole Miss Rebels Tulane Green Wave
First meeting	December 2, 1893 Ole Miss 12, Tulane 4
Latest meeting	September 9, 2023 Ole Miss 37, Tulane 20
Next meeting	September 20, 2025, in Oxford
Statistics
Meetings total	73
All-time series	Ole Miss leads, 43–28 (.600)
Largest victory	Ole Miss, 50–0 (1957)
Longest win streak	Ole Miss, 13 (1989–present)
Current win streak	Ole Miss, 13 (1989–present)

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Locations of Ole Miss and Tulane

The Ole Miss–Tulane football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Ole Miss Rebels and Tulane Green Wave. The rivalry began in 1893. Ole Miss leads the series 42–29. It is Tulane's second-oldest football rivalry, one week younger than the Battle for the Rag. It is Ole Miss' oldest rivalry, predating its rivalries with Alabama, LSU, and Vanderbilt by a year, and Tulane is Ole Miss' most-played opponent not currently in the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Series history

The first game took place on December 2, 1893, in New Orleans, and the two schools have continued to play each other with few interruptions since. Tulane and Ole Miss spent much of their athletic histories as members of the same conference: the SIAA from 1899 to 1920, the Southern Conference from 1922 to 1932, and as charter members of the SEC from 1932 to 1966. Ole Miss did not play a game against Tulane at home in Oxford, Mississippi, until 1920, and it wasn't until 1951 that the teams began to frequently alternate hosting the game.

The Ole Miss–Tulane game on November 30, 1974, was the last collegiate football game played in Tulane Stadium, and the game on September 20, 1975, was the first collegiate game played in the Louisiana Superdome. The schools have met twice when both schools were ranked in the AP poll. In 1956 #19 Tulane beat #6 Ole Miss 10–3 and in the 2023 contest #11 Ole Miss pulled away in the final minutes to beat #23 Tulane 37–20, in spite of trailing most of the game. Tulane is now a member of the American Athletic Conference, while Ole Miss remains in the SEC. The next game in the series is scheduled for 2025 in Oxford.

Game results

Ole Miss victories

Tulane victories

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	December 2, 1893	New Orleans	Ole Miss	12–4
2	November 29, 1894	New Orleans	Ole Miss	8–2
3	November 28, 1895	New Orleans	Tulane	28–4
4	November 26, 1896	New Orleans	Tulane	10–0
5	December 12, 1898	New Orleans	Tulane	14–9
6	November 30, 1899	New Orleans	Ole Miss	15–0
7	November 29, 1900	New Orleans	Tulane	12–0
8	November 28, 1901	New Orleans	Tulane	25–11
9	November 27, 1902	New Orleans	Ole Miss	10–0
10	November 24, 1904	New Orleans	Tulane	22–0
11	November 3, 1906	New Orleans	Ole Miss	17–0
12	October 31, 1908	New Orleans	Tulane	10–0
13	October 16, 1909	New Orleans	Tulane	5–0
14	October 13, 1910	New Orleans	Ole Miss	16–0
15	November 7, 1914	New Orleans	Ole Miss	21–6
16	October 25, 1919	New Orleans	Tulane	27–12
17	October 23, 1920	Oxford	Tulane	32–0
18	October 8, 1921	New Orleans	Tulane	26–0
19	November 17, 1923	New Orleans	Tulane	19–0
20	October 10, 1925	New Orleans	Tulane	21–7
21	October 30, 1926	New Orleans	Tulane	6–0
22	October 1, 1927	New Orleans	Tulane	19–7
23	September 26, 1931	New Orleans	Tulane	31–0
24	November 3, 1934	New Orleans	Tulane	15–0
25	September 26, 1936	New Orleans	Tulane	7–6
26	October 30, 1937	New Orleans	Tulane	14–7
27	October 28, 1939	New Orleans	#9 Tulane	18–6
28	October 25, 1941	New Orleans	Ole Miss	20–13
29	October 18, 1947	New Orleans	Ole Miss	27–14
30	October 16, 1948	New Orleans	Tulane	20–7
31	October 21, 1950	New Orleans	Tulane	27–20
32	October 20, 1951	Oxford	Ole Miss	25–6
33	October 18, 1952	New Orleans	Ole Miss	20–14
34	October 17, 1953	New Orleans	Ole Miss	45–14
35	October 16, 1954	Oxford	#7 Ole Miss	34–7
36	October 15, 1955	New Orleans	Ole Miss	27–13
37	October 20, 1956	Jackson	#19 Tulane	10–3
38	October 18, 1957	New Orleans	#11 Ole Miss	50–0

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
39	October 11, 1958	New Orleans	#7 Ole Miss	19–8
40	October 17, 1959	Oxford	#5 Ole Miss	53–7
41	October 15, 1960	New Orleans	#1 Ole Miss	26–13
42	October 21, 1961	Jackson	#2 Ole Miss	41–0
43	October 20, 1962	Jackson	#5 Ole Miss	21–0
44	October 19, 1963	New Orleans	#5 Ole Miss	21–0
45	October 17, 1964	New Orleans	Ole Miss	14–9
46	October 16, 1965	Jackson	Ole Miss	24–7
47	November 30, 1974	New Orleans	Ole Miss	26–10
48	September 20, 1975	New Orleans	Tulane	14–3
49	September 18, 1976	Oxford	#20 Ole Miss	34–7
50	November 11, 1978	Oxford	Ole Miss	13–3
51	November 10, 1979	New Orleans	Tulane	49–15
52	September 27, 1980	Oxford	Tulane	26–24
53	September 5, 1981	New Orleans	Ole Miss	19–18
54	November 6, 1982	Jackson	Ole Miss	45–14
55	September 10, 1983†	New Orleans	Tulane	27–23
56	September 29, 1984	Oxford	Ole Miss	19–14
57	September 28, 1985	New Orleans	Ole Miss	27–10
58	September 27, 1986	Oxford	Ole Miss	35–10
59	September 26, 1987	New Orleans	Tulane	31–24
60	November 5, 1988	Oxford	Tulane	14–9
61	October 21, 1989	New Orleans	Ole Miss	32–28
62	September 29, 1990	Oxford	Ole Miss	31–21
63	August 31, 1991	New Orleans	Ole Miss	22–3
64	September 12, 1992	Oxford	Ole Miss	35–9
65	November 12, 1994	New Orleans	Ole Miss	38–0
66	October 7, 1995	Oxford	Ole Miss	20–17
67	November 15, 1997	New Orleans	Ole Miss	41–24
68	October 9, 1999	Oxford	Ole Miss	20–13
69	September 2, 2000	Oxford	#18 Ole Miss	49–20
70	September 11, 2010‡	New Orleans	Ole Miss	27–13
71	September 22, 2012‡	New Orleans	Ole Miss	39–0
72	September 18, 2021	Oxford	#17 Ole Miss	61–21
73	September 9, 2023	New Orleans	#20 Ole Miss	37–20
Series: Ole Miss leads 43–28
† Ole Miss was declared the winner by forfeit ‡ Ole Miss vacated win as part of NCAA penalties

See also

• List of NCAA college football rivalry games