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Battle Of The Southland

Arkansas Razorbacks Mississippi State Bulldogs
First meeting	October 27, 1919 Arkansas, 13–0
Latest meeting	November 18, 2023 Arkansas, 42–24
Next meeting	November 2, 2024
Statistics
Meetings total	105
All-time series	Mississippi State leads 53-52
Largest victory	Mississippi State, 62–3 (1921)
Longest win streak	Mississippi State, 8 (2004-2011)
Current win streak	Arkansas, 2 (2022–present)

The Arkansas-Mississippi State football rivalry, better known as Battle Of The Southland, is a college football rivalry between the Arkansas Razorbacks and Mississippi State Bulldogs. The first game was played in 1919 when Arkansas joined the Southeastern Conference. The schools have played annually ever since. As of 2023, Mississippi State leads the series all-time 53-52.

Series History

Arkansas and Mississippi State met for the first time in 1919 when Arkansas left independence to join the SEC as a full member. In their first meeting, the Razorbacks won 13-0. The series was early on known for Arkansas' domination, winning 16 of the first 20 games. The rivalry balanced itself out throughout the 40s and 50s, with Mississippi State holding an 11-9 edge in the decades. This stretch also saw the first-ranked matchup when No. 20 Mississippi State defeated No. 18 Arkansas in Fayetteville, 25-20. The rivalry reached its zenith in the 80s when both programs rose to the top of the SEC. In 1984, the No. 4 Arkansas defeated No. 9 Mississippi State 26-23, being the first and only top-10 game in the rivalry. Since 2000, Mississippi State has taken command of the rivalry, winning 18 of the 24 games, including eight straight from 2004 to 2011.

Game Results

Arkansas victories

Mississippi State victories

Tie games

No.	Date	Location	Winning team		Losing team
1	September 14, 1919	Fayetteville	Arkansas	13	Mississippi State	0
2	November 10, 1920	Starkville	Arkansas	14	Mississippi State	4
3	October 28, 1921	Fayetteville	Mississippi State	62	Arkansas	3
4	September 19, 1922	Starkville	Arkansas	23	Mississippi State	20
5	October 1, 1923	Fayetteville	Arkansas	28	Mississippi State	13
6	September 3, 1924	Starkville	Arkansas	25	Mississippi State	4
7	November 30, 1925	Fayetteville	Mississippi State	17	Arkansas	5
8	November 4, 1926	Starkville	Arkansas	10	Mississippi State	6
9	November 27, 1927	Fayetteville	Arkansas	22	Mississippi State	11
10	September 7, 1928	Starkville	Mississippi State	20	Arkansas	12
11	September 6, 1929	Fayetteville	Arkansas	26	Mississippi State	4
12	October 14, 1930	Starkville	Arkansas	7	Mississippi State	6
13	September 17, 1931	Fayetteville	Arkansas	25	Mississippi State	23
14	November 10, 1932	Fayetteville	Arkansas	34	Mississippi State	15
15	September 27, 1933	Starkville	Mississippi State	29	Arkansas	21
16	November 11, 1934	Fayetteville	Arkansas	5	Mississippi State	3
17	November 1, 1935	Starkville	Arkansas	13	Mississippi State	5
18	November 16, 1936	Fayetteville	Arkansas	27	Mississippi State	17
19	September 18, 1937	Starkville	Arkansas	20	Mississippi State	16
20	November 27, 1938	Fayetteville	Arkansas	21	Mississippi State	16
21	October 18, 1939	Starkville	Mississippi State	17	Arkansas	9
22	October 9, 1940	Fayetteville	No. 17 Arkansas	16	Mississippi State	10
23	October 15, 1941	Starkville	Mississippi State	24	No. 11 Arkansas	13
24	September 14, 1942	Fayetteville	Mississippi State	26	Arkansas	20
25	September 10, 1943	Starkville	Arkansas	31	Mississippi State	17
26	November 5, 1944	Fayetteville	No. 25 Mississippi State	24	Arkansas	16
27	November 2, 1945	Fayetteville	Arkansas	30	Mississippi State	17
28	November 10, 1946	Starkville	Mississippi State	34	Arkansas	11
29	September 5, 1947	Fayetteville	Arkansas	34	Mississippi State	17
30	September 3, 1948	Starkville	Arkansas	30	Mississippi State	19
31	October 21, 1949	Fayetteville	No. 20 Mississippi State	25	No. 18 Arkansas	20
32	October 5, 1950	Starkville	Mississippi State	24	Arkansas	16
33	September 4, 1951	Fayetteville	Arkansas	21	Mississippi State	14
34	November 20, 1952	Starkville	Mississippi State	31	Arkansas	19
35	September 21, 1953	Fayetteville	Arkansas	25	Mississippi State	10
36	September 18, 1954	Starkville	Mississippi State	32	Arkansas	23
37	September 3, 1955	Fayetteville	Arkansas	28	Mississippi State	14
38	October 25, 1956	Starkville	Mississippi State	11	Arkansas	10
39	October 12, 1957	Fayetteville	Arkansas	35	Mississippi State	14
40	November 15, 1958	Fayetteville	Mississippi State	32	Arkansas	26
41	November 28, 1959	Starkville	Mississippi State	33	Arkansas	31
42	October 10, 1960	Fayetteville	Arkansas	30	Mississippi State	19
43	September 14, 1961	Starkville	Arkansas	19	Mississippi State	17
44	November 23, 1962	Fayetteville	Arkansas	28	Mississippi State	25
45	September 13, 1963	Starkville	Mississippi State	23	Arkansas	16
46	September 21, 1964	Fayetteville	Mississippi State	35	Arkansas	12
47	November 19, 1965	Starkville	Arkansas	22	Mississippi State	15
48	October 14, 1966	Fayetteville	Mississippi State	19	Arkansas	3
49	September 19, 1967	Starkville	Mississippi State	24	Arkansas	10
50	October 12, 1968	Fayetteville	Arkansas	5	Mississippi State	0
51	October 21, 1969	Starkville	Mississippi State	11	Arkansas	7
52	November 21, 1970	Fayetteville	Mississippi State	20	Arkansas	12
53	October 30, 1971	Fayetteville	Arkansas	27	Mississippi State	14

No.	Date	Location	Winning team		Losing team
54	October 20, 1972	Starkville	Mississippi State	10	Arkansas	3
55	September 5, 1973	Fayetteville	Arkansas	21	Mississippi State	16
56	November 3, 1974	Starkville	Mississippi State	21	Arkansas	20
57	September 30, 1975	Fayetteville	Arkansas	21	Mississippi State	5
58	October 1, 1976	Starkville	Arkansas	7	Mississippi State	5
59	October 22, 1977	Fayetteville	Mississippi State	23	Arkansas	2
60	September 8, 1978	Starkville	Arkansas	8	Mississippi State	7
61	September 17, 1979	Fayetteville	Arkansas	27	Mississippi State	16
62	October 4, 1980	Starkville	Mississippi State	12	Arkansas	6
63	September 6, 1981	Fayetteville	Arkansas	26	Mississippi State	24
64	November 2, 1982	Starkville	No. 15 Mississippi State	19	No. 11 Arkansas	9
65	October 15, 1983	Fayetteville	No. 10 Arkansas	25	Mississippi State	4
66	September 23, 1984	Fayetteville	No. 4 Arkansas	26	No. 9 Mississippi State	23
67	October 11, 1985	Starkville	No. 12 Mississippi State	25	No. 8 Arkansas	3
68	November 9, 1986	Fayetteville	No. 6 Arkansas	13	No. 13 Mississippi State	11
69	September 30, 1987	Starkville	No. 19 Mississippi State	14	Arkansas	6
70	September 10, 1988	Fayetteville	No. 24 Arkansas	27	No. 21 Mississippi State	14
71	November 18, 1989	Starkville	Mississippi State	20	Arkansas	12
72	September 1, 1990	Fayetteville	Arkansas	42	Mississippi State	29
73	September 18, 1991	Starkville	Mississippi State	37	Arkansas	27
74	October 3, 1992	Fayetteville	Arkansas	42	Mississippi State	10
75	November 27, 1993	Starkville	Arkansas	29	Mississippi State	26
76	October 28, 1994	Fayetteville	Mississippi State	38	Arkansas	11
77	October 26, 1995	Starkville	Mississippi State	36	Arkansas	19
78	September 16, 1996	Fayetteville	Mississippi State	23	Arkansas	22
79	November 16, 1997	Fayetteville	No. 25 Mississippi State	26	No. 22 Arkansas	19
80	September 9, 1998	Starkville	No. 14 Arkansas	39	Mississippi State	35
81	September 10, 1999	Fayetteville	No. 3 Arkansas	31	Mississippi State	10
82	October 11, 2000	Starkville	Mississippi State	23	No. 9 Arkansas	19
83	September 19, 2001	Fayetteville	Mississippi State	36	Arkansas	30
84	September 3, 2002	Starkville	Mississippi State	14	Arkansas	10
85	November 13, 2003	Fayetteville	Arkansas	24	Mississippi State	19
86	October 10, 2004	Starkville	Mississippi State	29	Arkansas	24
87	October 28, 2005	Fayetteville	Mississippi State	27	Arkansas	21
88	October 2, 2006	Starkville	Mississippi State	41	Arkansas	11
89	November 2, 2007	Fayetteville	No. 22 Mississippi State	33	Arkansas	27
90	November 20, 2008	Starkville	No. 19 Mississippi State	22	Arkansas	16
91	November 1, 2009	Fayetteville	Mississippi State	36	No. 25 Arkansas	27
92	October 19, 2010	Fayetteville	Mississippi State	31	Arkansas	27
93	November 26, 2011	Starkville	No. 18 Mississippi State	24	Arkansas	12
94	November 3, 2012	Fayetteville	Arkansas	35	Mississippi State	33
95	October 26, 2013	Starkville	Mississippi State	31	Arkansas	19
96	November 3, 2014	Fayetteville	Mississippi State	38	Arkansas	14
97	November 23, 2015	Starkville	Mississippi State	17	Arkansas	15
98	October 19, 2016	Fayetteville	Arkansas	26	Mississippi State	11
99	September 23, 2017	Starkville	Mississippi State	30	Arkansas	14
100	October 24, 2018	Fayetteville	Mississippi State	22	Arkansas	16
101	November 26, 2019	Starkville	Mississippi State	29	Arkansas	24
102	October 14, 2020	Fayetteville	Arkansas	36	Mississippi State	28
103	October 22, 2021	Starkville	Mississippi State	41	Arkansas	17
104	October 1, 2022	Fayetteville	Arkansas	38	Mississippi State	17
105	October 11, 2023	Starkville	Arkansas	42	Mississippi State	24
Series: Mississippi State leads 53–52