The Zeitgeist List · rivalries
Rivalry in Dixie
See both programs’ full 91-year Zeitgeist History, side by side →Southern Miss leads the all-time series 20–13. They've met 33 times since 1963.
Stature & the series, 1963–2025
Both programs’ standing over time in their colors, with every meeting beneath — read down to see who was bigger and who won.
all-time
20–13
Southern Miss leads
streak
1
Louisiana Tech in a row
longest run
4
Southern Miss
biggest win
51
Southern Miss, 1967
first met
1963
33 meetings
The coaching duels
Jay Hopson vs Skip Holtz3–1
Bobby Collins vs Maxie Lambright1–2
Todd Monken vs Skip Holtz1–2
Jeff Bower vs Joe Peace1–1
Larry Fedora vs Sonny Dykes2–0
Recent meetings
2025Louisiana Tech30–20
2021Southern Miss35–19
2020Louisiana Tech31–30
2019Louisiana Tech45–30
2018Southern Miss21–20
2017Southern Miss34–27
2016Southern Miss39–24
2015Southern Miss58–24
2014Louisiana Tech31–20
2013Louisiana Tech36–13
2011Southern Miss19–17
2010Southern Miss13–12
1992Southern Miss16–13
1991Louisiana Tech30–14