Ole Miss–Vanderbilt football rivalry


Ole Miss Rebels	Vanderbilt Commodores

Sport(s)

Football

Total meetings

Series record

Ole Miss leads, 49–38–2 ^[1]

First meeting

November 10, 1894
Vanderbilt 40, Ole Miss 0

Last meeting

September 6, 2014
Ole Miss 41, Vanderbilt 3

Next meeting

September 26, 2015

Largest win

Vanderbilt, 91-0 (1915)

Longest win streak

Vanderbilt, 18 (1894–1938)

Current win streak

Ole Miss, 2 (2013–present)

The Ole Miss–Vanderbilt football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Ole Miss Rebels football team of the University of Mississippi and Vanderbilt Commodores football team of Vanderbilt University. The Rebels are the Commodores' second-longest, continuous football rivalry.^[2]

Both teams are founding members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and their universities have the two smallest student body populations among SEC schools. This similar size, the schools' proximity to one another, and the similar culture of Greek life (both schools' student bodies have high percentages of participation in fraternities and sororities) led them to be picked as annual inter-divisional rivals when the SEC grew to twelve teams for the 1992 season.

Series history

The first game between the two teams was played on would later be named Currey Field on Vanderbilt's campus in Nashville, Tennessee on November 10, 1894. That year the Commodores, led by Coach Henry Thorton and W.J. Keller, led Vanderbilt to a 40–0 win over the Mississippi Flood (as the Rebels were known until 1936).

Early in the series, Vanderbilt dominated under legendary Coach Dan McGugin (for whom the Vanderbilt athletics complex is named). Vanderbilt won the first 18 games played. The two teams played 10 times before Ole Miss even scored against Vanderbilt (scoring 2 points in a 1910 loss in Nashville). It was during this period that Vanderbilt won a game by the largest margin between the teams, winning 91–0 on October 23, 1915.

Ole Miss would not beat Vanderbilt until 1939, when the newly christened Rebels welcomed the Commodores for Vanderbilt's first away game against Ole Miss on November 4. The Rebels won, 14–7. Three years later, on November 7, 1942, Vanderbilt won its first away-game victory over the Rebels, winning 19–0 in Oxford.

World War II intervened, and the teams didn't play again until 1945. But when they did, Ole Miss remembered their last game, and the Rebels recorded their first win in Nashville, 14–7, on October 6, 1945.

In 1947, the Commodores were ranked No. 10 in the country, and the Rebels were No. 18. At a packed game in Nashville, Vanderbilt won a close contest, 10–6.

As the 1950s wore on, the Rebels began to dominate the series. Vanderbilt won 34–20 in 1951, but the Commodores wouldn't beat the Rebels again until 1974. In the meantime, the Rebels went 17–0–2 against Vanderbilt, with the ties coming in 1952 and 1964. It was during this period that Ole Miss was consistently ranked in the nation's Top 10, with the Commodores losing to a no. 2-ranked Ole Miss squad in 1960 and 1961.

While Ole Miss continued to win more games in the 1980s and 90s, Vanderbilt fared better during the middle decades of the century, going 18–6. The 1989 game was perhaps the most memorable of this period, but in a tragic fashion; Ole Miss cornerback Chucky Mullins suffered a broken neck during the game that left him a quadriplegic, and ultimately died from complications of the injury in 1991.

In the current century the Rebels and Commodores have achieved a level of parity, with Ole Miss leading 7–6 in games played in the 2000s. Vanderbilt has won 6 of the last 8 contests between the two schools.

All-time records

Ole Miss leads the series 49–38–2, and has a 45–13–2 record against the Commodores since 1951, but the Rebels didn't assume the series lead until their 1986 win. Prior to 1967, some games between the two teams were not played at their on-campus stadiums. Besides Oxford and Nashville, the Rebels and Commodores have also squared off in Memphis, Tennessee and Jackson, Mississippi.

The Rebels and Commodores did not play in the State of Mississippi until 1948, but Ole Miss leads the series when playing in Mississippi (23–6). Vanderbilt leads when games are played in Nashville (26–23–2).

Fifteen times that the teams have played with one or both has been ranked in the Top 25.

Game results

Ole Miss victories are shaded ██ blue. Vanderbilt victories are shaded ██ black. Ties are white.

Date	Location	Winner	W Score	L Score
November 11, 1894	Nashville, Tennessee	Vanderbilt	40	0
November 4, 1899	Memphis, Tennessee	Vanderbilt	11	0
October 6, 1900	Nashville, Tennessee	Vanderbilt	6	0
October 11, 1902	Nashville, Tennessee	Vanderbilt	29	0
October 24, 1903	Nashville, Tennessee	Vanderbilt	33	0
October 15, 1904	Nashville, Tennessee	Vanderbilt	69	0
October 13, 1906	Nashville, Tennessee	Vanderbilt	29	0
November 9, 1907	Nashville, Tennessee	Vanderbilt	60	0
October 24, 1908	Nashville, Tennessee	Vanderbilt	29	0
October 30, 1909	Nashville, Tennessee	Vanderbilt	17	0
October 29, 1910	Nashville, Tennessee	Vanderbilt	9	2
November 18, 1911	Nashville, Tennessee	Vanderbilt	21	11
October 26, 1912	Nashville, Tennessee	Vanderbilt	24	0
October 23, 1915	Memphis, Tennessee	Vanderbilt	91	0
October 21, 1916	Nashville, Tennessee	Vanderbilt	35	0
October 31, 1925	Nashville, Tennessee	Vanderbilt	7	0
September 28, 1929	Nashville, Tennessee	Vanderbilt	19	7
November 1, 1930	Nashville, Tennessee	Vanderbilt	24	0
October 15, 1938	Nashville, Tennessee	Vanderbilt	13	7
November 4, 1939	Memphis, Tennessee	Ole Miss	14	7
November 2, 1940	Nashville, Tennessee	Ole Miss	13	7
November 7, 1942	Memphis, Tennessee	Vanderbilt	19	0
October 6, 1945	Nashville, Tennessee	Ole Miss	14	7
October 5, 1946	Memphis, Tennessee	Vanderbilt	7	0
October 11, 1947	Nashville, Tennessee	Vanderbilt	10	6
October 9, 1948	Oxford, Mississippi	Ole Miss	20	7
October 8, 1949	Nashville, Tennessee	Vanderbilt	28	27
October 14, 1950	Nashville, Tennessee	Vanderbilt	20	14
October 13, 1951	Memphis, Tennessee	Vanderbilt	34	20
November 11, 1952	Nashville, Tennessee	Tie	21	21
October 10, 1953	Oxford, Mississippi	Ole Miss	28	6
October 9, 1954	Nashville, Tennessee	Ole Miss	22	7
October 8, 1955	Memphis, Tennessee	Ole Miss	13	0
October 13, 1956	Oxford, Mississippi	Ole Miss	16	0
October 12, 1957	Nashville, Tennessee	Ole Miss	28	0
October 10, 1959	Nashville, Tennessee	Ole Miss	33	0
October 8, 1960	Nashville, Tennessee	Ole Miss	26	0
October 28, 1961	Oxford, Mississippi	Ole Miss	47	0
October 27, 1962	Nashville, Tennessee	Ole Miss	35	0
October 26, 1963	Oxford, Mississippi	Ole Miss	27	7
October 24, 1964	Nashville, Tennessee	Tie	7	7
October 23, 1965	Oxford, Mississippi	Ole Miss	24	7
November 19, 1966	Jackson, Mississippi	Ole Miss	34	0
November 25, 1967	Nashville, Tennessee	Ole Miss	28	7
October 24, 1970	Nashville, Tennessee	Ole Miss	26	16
October 23, 1971	Oxford, Mississippi	Ole Miss	28	7
October 28, 1972	Nashville, Tennessee	Ole Miss	31	7
October 27, 1973	Oxford, Mississippi	Ole Miss	24	14
October 26, 1974	Nashville, Tennessee	Vanderbilt	24	14
October 25, 1975	Oxford, Mississippi	Ole Miss	17	7
October 23, 1976	Nashville, Tennessee	Ole Miss	20	3
October 22, 1977	Oxford, Mississippi	Ole Miss	26	14
October 28, 1978	Nashville, Tennessee	Ole Miss	35	10
October 27, 1979	Oxford, Mississippi	Ole Miss	63	28
October 25, 1980	Nashville, Tennessee	Ole Miss	27	14
October 24, 1981	Oxford, Mississippi	Vanderbilt	27	23
October 23, 1982	Nashville, Tennessee	Vanderbilt	19	10
October 22, 1983	Oxford, Mississippi	Ole Miss	21	14
October 27, 1984	Nashville, Tennessee	Vanderbilt	37	20
October 26, 1985	Oxford, Mississippi	Ole Miss	35	7
October 25, 1986	Nashville, Tennessee	Ole Miss	28	12
October 24, 1987	Oxford, Mississippi	Ole Miss	42	14
October 22, 1988	Nashville, Tennessee	Ole Miss	36	28
October 28, 1989	Oxford, Mississippi	Ole Miss	24	16
October 27, 1990	Nashville, Tennessee	Ole Miss	14	13
October 26, 1991	Oxford, Mississippi	Vanderbilt	30	27
September 19, 1992	Nashville, Tennessee	Vanderbilt	31	9
September 18, 1993	Oxford, Mississippi	Ole Miss	49	7
September 17, 1994	Nashville, Tennessee	Ole Miss	20	14
October 28, 1995	Oxford, Mississippi	Ole Miss	21	10
September 21, 1996	Nashville, Tennessee	Ole Miss	20	9
September 27, 1997	Oxford, Mississippi	Ole Miss	15	3
September 19, 1998	Nashville, Tennessee	Ole Miss	30	6
September 18, 1999	Oxford, Mississippi	Vanderbilt	37	34 (OT)
September 16, 2000	Nashville, Tennessee	Ole Miss	12	7
December 1, 2001	Oxford, Mississippi	Ole Miss	38	27
September 21, 2002	Oxford, Mississippi	Ole Miss	45	38
August 30, 2003	Nashville, Tennessee	Ole Miss	24	21
September 18, 2004	Oxford, Mississippi	Ole Miss	26	23 (OT)
September 17, 2005	Nashville, Tennessee	Vanderbilt	31	23
October 7, 2006	Oxford, Mississippi	Ole Miss	17	10
September 15, 2007	Nashville, Tennessee	Vanderbilt	31	17
September 20, 2008	Oxford, Mississippi	Vanderbilt	23	17
October 3, 2009	Nashville, Tennessee	Ole Miss	23	7
September 18, 2010	Oxford, Mississippi	Vanderbilt	28	14
September 17, 2011	Nashville, Tennessee	Vanderbilt	30	7
November 10, 2012	Oxford, Mississippi	Vanderbilt	27	26
August 29, 2013	Nashville, Tennessee	Ole Miss	39	35
September 6, 2014	Nashville, Tennessee	Ole Miss	41	3

References

↑ http://www.collegefootball.bz/vanderbilt/opponents/mississippi
↑ All statistical information and narrative accounts derived therefrom in this article come from the 2009 Vanderbilt Commodores Football Media Guide, pp. 156–66 (PDF available online at http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/vand/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/CommodoreRecords09.pdf).

Ole Miss Rebels football

Venues	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium (1915–present) Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium (alternate, 1941–1996)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama Arkansas LSU: Magnolia Bowl Mississippi State: Egg Bowl (Golden Egg) Vanderbilt

Culture & lore	Colonel Reb Rebel Black Bear "Forward Rebels" The Pride of the South The Grove

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

National championship seasons in bold

Vanderbilt Commodores football

Venues	Curry Field (1892–1921) Vanderbilt Stadium (1922–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Georgia Kentucky Ole Miss Sewanee Tennessee

Culture & lore	Mr. C "Dynamite" Spirit of Gold Marching Band 1906 Carlisle vs. Vanderbilt football game 1910 Vanderbilt vs. Yale football game 1922 Michigan vs. Vanderbilt football game

People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks All-Americans All-Southerns NFL draftees Statistical leaders William Lofland Dudley

Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

National championship seasons in bold

Southeastern Conference football rivalry games

Conference	Iron Bowl (Alabama–Auburn) Alabama–LSU Alabama–Mississippi State Alabama–Ole Miss Third Saturday in October (Alabama–Tennessee) Arkansas–LSU Arkansas–Ole Miss Arkansas–Texas A&M Auburn–Florida Deep South's Oldest Rivalry (Auburn–Georgia) Auburn–LSU Auburn–Tennessee Florida–Georgia Florida–LSU Florida–Tennessee Georgia–South Carolina Georgia–Tennessee Georgia–Vanderbilt Kentucky–Mississippi State Kentucky–Tennessee Kentucky–Vanderbilt LSU–Mississippi State Magnolia Bowl (LSU–Ole Miss) LSU–Texas A&M Egg Bowl (Mississippi State–Ole Miss) Ole Miss–Vanderbilt Tennessee–Vanderbilt

Non-conference	Alabama–Penn State Arkansas–Texas Auburn–Clemson Auburn–Georgia Tech Auburn–Tulane Battle of the Brazos (Baylor–Texas A&M) Clemson–Georgia Clemson–South Carolina Florida–Florida State Florida–Miami Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate (Georgia–Georgia Tech) Illinois–Missouri Indiana–Kentucky Iowa State–Missouri Border War (Kansas–Missouri) Kentucky–Louisville Battle for the Rag (LSU–Tulane) Missouri–Nebraska Missouri–Oklahoma Sewanee–Vanderbilt TCU–Texas A&M Texas A&M–Texas Tech Texas–Texas A&M