Black and Blue Bowl

Black and Blue Bowl
Sport Football
First meeting October 26, 1935
Mississippi State Teachers 12, West Tennessee State 0
Latest meeting November 24, 2012
Memphis 42, Southern Miss 24
Next meeting
Trophy None
Statistics
Meetings total 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)

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.[1][2][3]

History

The rivalry dates back to October 26, 1935.[4] 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.[5][6] From 1995 to 2012, both teams were members of Conference USA in the Eastern Division.[5] The series has been dormant since Memphis accepted an invitation to join the American Athletic Conference.[7][8]

Game results

Memphis victoriesSouthern Miss victoriesTie games

See also

References

  1. Beck, Stan; Wilkinson, Jack (19 September 2013). "College Sports Traditions: Picking Up Butch, Silent Night, and Hundreds of Others". Scarecrow Press via Google Books.
  2. "USM has one more chance". Chicago Tribune.
  3. "Top 5 non-BCS in-conference rivalries". ESPN.
  4. http://www.ncaawiki.com/index.php/Black_and_Blue_Bowl
  5. 1 2 "Lost Rivalries We Want Back". underdogdynasty.com.
  6. "Southern Miss Hosts Memphis In Annual 'Black And Blue' Battle - University of Southern Mississippi". University of Southern Mississippi.
  7. "Memphis joining Big East for 2013-14 season". ESPN.
  8. "Winsipedia – Memphis Tigers vs. Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles football series history". August 25, 2018. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
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