Black and Blue Bowl

Black and Blue Bowl

Memphis Tigers Southern Miss Golden Eagles
Sport	Football
First meeting	October 26, 1935 Mississippi State Teachers, 12–0
Latest meeting	November 24, 2012 Memphis, 42–24
Next meeting	September 18, 2027
Trophy	None
Statistics
Total meetings	63
All-time series	Southern Miss, 40–22–1
Largest victory	Southern Miss, 45–3 (1998)
Longest win streak	Southern Miss, 7 (1994–2000)
Current win streak	Memphis, 1 (2012–present)

120km
75miles

Memphis

Southern Miss

   

Locations of Southern Miss and Memphis

The Black and Blue Bowl is the name given to the Memphis–Southern Miss football rivalry between the Tigers of the University of Memphis, and the Golden Eagles of the University of Southern Mississippi.

History

The rivalry dates back to October 26, 1935. This yearly classic garnered its name from the intense competitive nature of the contest, as well as the competing schools' colors: the black of Southern Miss and the blue of Memphis. From 1995 to 2012, both teams were members of Conference USA in the Eastern Division. The series has been dormant since Memphis accepted an invitation to join the American Athletic Conference. The teams announced that they have scheduled a home-and-home football series for the 2027 and 2030 seasons.

Game results

Memphis victories

Southern Miss victories

Tie games

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	October 26, 1935	Memphis, TN	Mississippi State Teachers	12–0
2	October 23, 1936	Hattiesburg, MS	Mississippi State Teachers	25–0
3	September 27, 1952	Hattiesburg, MS	Mississippi Southern	27–20
4	October 31, 1953	Memphis, TN	Memphis State	27–13
5	November 20, 1954	Hattiesburg, MS	Mississippi Southern	34–21
6	October 21, 1955	Memphis, TN	Mississippi Southern	34–14
7	October 20, 1956	Hattiesburg, MS	Mississippi Southern	27–0
8	October 19, 1957	Memphis, TN	Mississippi Southern	14–6
9	October 4, 1958	Hattiesburg, MS	Mississippi Southern	24–22
10	October 31, 1959	Memphis, TN	Memphis State	21–6
11	November 18, 1960	Hattiesburg, MS	Memphis State	7–6
12	October 14, 1961	Memphis, TN	Memphis State	21–7
13	October 13, 1962	Memphis, TN	Memphis State	8–6
14	September 14, 1963	Jackson, MS	Memphis State	28–7
15	October 10, 1964	Memphis, TN	Southern Miss	20–14
16	November 21, 1964	Jackson, MS	Southern Miss	20–18
17	September 25, 1965	Jackson, MS	Southern Miss	21–16
18	October 1, 1966	Memphis, TN	Memphis State	6–0
19	October 28, 1967	Jackson, MS	Memphis State	24–8
20	October 26, 1968	Memphis, TN	Memphis State	29–7
21	November 8, 1969	Memphis, TN	Memphis State	37–7
22	October 31, 1970	Memphis, TN	Memphis State	33–0
23	October 23, 1971	Memphis, TN	Memphis State	27–12
24	December 2, 1972	Jackson, MS	Tie	14–14
25	November 10, 1973	Memphis, TN	Southern Miss	13–10
26	September 14, 1974	Memphis, TN	Southern Miss	6–0
27	October 11, 1975	Memphis, TN	Southern Miss	21–7
28	November 20, 1976	Hattiesburg, MS	Southern Miss	14–12
29	October 29, 1977	Memphis, TN	Memphis State	42–14
30	October 21, 1978	Memphis, TN	Southern Miss	13–10
31	October 20, 1979	Hattiesburg, MS	Southern Miss	22–0
32	October 17, 1981	Memphis, TN	Southern Miss	10–0

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
33	October 2, 1982	Hattiesburg, MS	Southern Miss	34–14
34	October 15, 1983	Memphis, TN	Southern Miss	27–20
35	September 29, 1984	Hattiesburg, MS	Memphis State	23–13
36	October 19, 1985	Memphis, TN	Southern Miss	14–7
37	October 18, 1986	Hattiesburg, MS	Southern Miss	14–9
38	October 24, 1987	Memphis, TN	Southern Miss	17–14
39	October 29, 1988	Hattiesburg, MS	Southern Miss	34–27
40	October 28, 1989	Memphis, TN	Southern Miss	31–7
41	October 20, 1990	Hattiesburg, MS	Southern Miss	23–7
42	October 12, 1991	Memphis, TN	Memphis State	17–12
43	September 4, 1992	Hattiesburg, MS	Southern Miss	23–21
44	November 13, 1993	Memphis, TN	Memphis State	20–9
45	September 17, 1994	Hattiesburg, MS	Southern Miss	20–3
46	November 11, 1995	Memphis, TN	Southern Miss	17–9
47	October 19, 1996	Hattiesburg, MS	Southern Miss	16–0
48	November 22, 1997	Memphis, TN	Southern Miss	42–18
49	November 14, 1998	Hattiesburg, MS	Southern Miss	45–3
50	November 6, 1999	Memphis, TN	#25 Southern Miss	20–5
51	September 30, 2000	Hattiesburg, MS	#21 Southern Miss	24–3
52	October 6, 2001	Memphis, TN	Memphis	22–17
53	September 14, 2002	Hattiesburg, MS	Southern Miss	33–14
54	September 13, 2003	Hattiesburg, MS	Southern Miss	23–6
55	November 12, 2004	Memphis, TN	Memphis	30–26
56	November 19, 2005	Hattiesburg, MS	Memphis	24–22
57	November 5, 2006	Memphis, TN	Southern Miss	42–21
58	November 10, 2007	Hattiesburg, MS	Memphis	29–26
59	October 25, 2008	Memphis, TN	Memphis	36–30
60	October 17, 2009	Hattiesburg, MS	Southern Miss	36–16
61	October 16, 2010	Memphis, TN	Southern Miss	41–19
62	November 26, 2011	Hattiesburg, MS	Southern Miss	44–7
63	November 24, 2012	Memphis, TN	Memphis	42–24
Series: Southern Miss leads 40–22–1

See also

• List of NCAA college football rivalry games