# Ole Miss–Tulane football rivalry

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 |||||