Ole Miss–Tulane football rivalry

Ole Miss–Tulane football rivalry
Ole Miss Rebels
Tulane Green Wave
First meetingDecember 2, 1893
Ole Miss 12, Tulane 4
Latest meetingDecember 20, 2025
Ole Miss 41, Tulane 10
Statistics
Meetings total75
All-time seriesOle Miss leads, 45–28 (.611)[1]
Largest victoryOle Miss, 50–0 (1957)
Longest win streakOle Miss, 13 (1989–present)
Current win streakOle Miss, 13 (1989–present)
120km
75miles
Tulane
Ole Miss
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 44–28. It is Tulane's second-oldest football rivalry, one week younger than the Battle for the Rag.[2][3] 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).[4]

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 was not 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.[5]

In 1983, Tulane forfeited their victory over Ole Miss (along with a victory over Florida State) after the Supreme Court of the United States declined to hear a case on the eligibility of quarterback Jon English, son of first-year head coach Wally English, which resulted in the NCAA ruling of his being ineligible due to failing to follow transfer rules being upheld.[6]

The schools have met twice when both schools were ranked in the AP poll. In 1956, No. 19 Tulane beat No. 6 Ole Miss, 10–3; in 2023, No. 11 Ole Miss pulled away in the final minutes to beat No. 23 Tulane, 37–20, despite trailing most of the game.

In 2025, #13 Ole Miss defeated the Wave at home 45–10. Both schools would eventually rematch in the CFP First Round in Oxford, as #6 Ole Miss defeated #20 Tulane 41–10.

Tulane is currently a member of the American Conference, while Ole Miss remains in the SEC.

Game results

Ole Miss victoriesTulane victoriesForfeits / Vacated wins
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
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
39 October 11, 1958 New Orleans #7 Ole Miss 19–8
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
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 Miss14–9
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
74 September 20, 2025 Oxford #13 Ole Miss 45–10
75 December 20, 2025* Oxford #6 Ole Miss 41–10
Series: Ole Miss leads 45–28[1]
† Ole Miss was declared the winner by forfeit[7]
‡ Ole Miss vacated win as part of NCAA penalties[7]
*College football playoff game

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Winsipedia – Ole Miss Rebels vs. Tulane Green Wave football series history". Winsipedia.
  2. ^ "Tulane University Football Program; Tulane vs Ole Miss". Tulane University. October 16, 1948. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
  3. ^ Marty Mulé (September 11, 2014). "Tulane, Georgia Tech have rivalry reaching back 98 years". The New Orleans Advocate. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
  4. ^ "Kickoff, TV Set for Ole Miss-Tulane Game". Ole Miss Athletics. Archived from the original on May 30, 2015. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
  5. ^ "Tulane Football History". Tulane University. Archived from the original on December 26, 2014. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
  6. ^ "Supreme Court justice sacks English's bid to rejoin Green Wave". The Tampa Tribune. November 4, 1983. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ a b "Forfeits and Vacated Games". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
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