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| First meeting | November 15, 1902 Tennessee, 11–10 |
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| Latest meeting | October 16, 2021 Ole Miss, 31–26 |
| Next meeting | 2027 |
| Trophy | None |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 66 |
| All-time series | Tennessee leads, 44–20–1 |
| Largest victory | Tennessee, 49–0 (1922) |
| Longest win streak | Tennessee, 12 (1902–35), (1984–2005) |
| Current win streak | Ole Miss, 2 (2014–present) |
TheOle Miss–Tennessee football rivalry is an Americancollege football rivalry game between theOle Miss Rebels andTennessee Volunteers.[1][2][3]
The two schools first played in 1902, with Tennessee winning 11–10. They would go on to play for all but 9 times between 1927 and 1991 (1939–1941, 1943, 1952–1955, 1970–1971).[4] Ole Miss is Tennessee's 4th most played all time behind only Kentucky, Vanderbilt and Alabama. Tennessee is the 7th most played opponent for the Rebels behind Mississippi St, LSU, Vanderbilt, Alabama, Arkansas, and Tulane. Similar to the Auburn–Tennessee rivalry, the SEC expansion in 1992 ended the yearly meetings as Tennessee and Ole Miss were placed in opposite divisions.[2] Each team had two permanent cross division opponents from 1992 to 2002, with the Vols getting Alabama and Arkansas, while Ole Miss drew Vanderbilt and Georgia.[5] This rivalry has mostly been played in November, with only 17 of the 66 meetings between the two being played in a different month. Many times, the games have been played inMemphis, an area with significant ties to both schools. Tennessee leads the all-time series 44–21–1.[6]
The two sides have played several memorable games. The 1962 meeting, a 10–0 victory for Ole Miss, featured an all-out brawl between the sides at the end of the game.[7] In 1969, UT fans wore buttons to the game emblazoned with the phrase "Archie Who?" to mockArchie Manning.[8][9] Ole Miss subsequently defeated the Vols 38–0 and inspired the creation of a famous song called "The Ballad of Archie Who."[10] The Manning family again ignited the rivalry when Archie's sonPeyton chose to attend Tennessee over Ole Miss.[11][12] In 1996, Manning faced a raucous Ole Miss crowd in Memphis in his first game against the Rebels, leading the Vols to a dominant 41–3 win.[13][14] In 2021, the matchup featured the return of former Tennessee coachLane Kiffin toNeyland Stadium.[15] Kiffin, now the head coach of Ole Miss, had coached Tennessee for one year before infamously departing to become the head coach ofUSC.[16] #13Ole Miss came out with a close win by a score of 31–26 after the game was delayed by fans throwing debris toward the Ole Miss sideline in the 4th quarter.[17]
| Ole Miss victories | Tennessee victories | Tie games | Vacated win |
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