Ole Miss-Arkansas football history: Rebels, Razorbacks streak

One of the longest lasting dry rivalries are back for a critical matchup between two programs looking to find their footing 2024 college football season.

No. 18 Ole Miss (6-2, 2-2 SEC) will face rival Arkansas (5-3, 2-2) for the 71st time they play at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville, Arkansas, on Saturday. With both programs coming off SEC wins last weekend, each is looking for their first winning streak in conference play.

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The Razorbacks they are coming off a 58-25 win over Mississippi State behind a 314-yard, five-touchdown performance by Taylen Green. rebels beat Oklahoma 26-14, with Jackson Dart throwing for 311 yards.

Oh miss coach Lane Kiffin is 2-2 in the series, while Arkansas coach Sam Pittman is 3-2 against Ole Miss. While the Rebels have an uphill battle to qualify for the 12-team College Football Playoff, a loss could lead to their eventual elimination.

Here’s a look at the history of the series between Ole Miss and Arkansas football:

Ole Miss vs Arkansas Football History

September 29, 1928, marked the first game of the series played in Oxford. All previous games had been played in Fayetteville or Little Rock. Between 1937 and 1947, nine straight games in the series were played in Memphis, Tennessee. In 1963 and 1970, the teams faced off in the Sugar Bowl. These are the only two bowl games between the teams, with Ole Miss winning both.

The series has become a regular on the schedule since 1981, with the teams playing every year since. Since Arkansas joined the SEC in 1991, the game has been played every year as a conference game and was a West Division battle until the SEC dropped its conferences before this season.

• Series record: Arkansas leads 37-32-1

• Ole Miss’ last win: 2023 (27-20 at Oxford)

• Arkansas’ last win: 2022 (42-27 in Fayetteville)

The first meeting between Ole Miss and Arkansas took place on October 10, 1909, with the Razorbacks winning 33-0 in Fayetteville. Five years later, when the teams met in Little Rock, Arkansas, Ole Miss won 21-10.

Two Ole Miss running backs in 2012 and 2013 were vacated due to multiple recruiting violations found under then-coach Hugh Freeze. Arkansas is 13-2 in Fayetteville against the Rebels. Ole Miss’ last road win against the Razorbacks was a 37-33 triumph on October 13, 2018.

Ole Miss’ only win in the series was a 38–24 victory on November 4, 2000, when Deuce McAllister rushed for 131 yards and two scores.

Ole Miss-Arkansas 7 overtime game in 2001

Perhaps the most memorable game in the series was a timer for the NCAAs. Future Ole Miss coach Houston Nutt and the Razorbacks outlasted the Rebels 58-56 in seven overtimes, which set the record for most overtimes in a college football game.

Eli Manning hit Jason Armstead for a 4-yard touchdown with 4:54 left that tied the game at 17-17. The teams traded punts for the first six overtimes, and starting in the third overtime, 2-point conversions had to be attempted after a touchdown.

Finally, in the seventh overtime, Mark Pierce scored a 1-yard touchdown and the Razorbacks converted a 2-point conversion on a pass from Matt Jones to Decori Birmingham. Manning connected with Armstead for the touchdown, but his pass to Doug Ziegler fell short and Arkansas held on for the win.

Beginning with the 2001 Ole Miss-Arkansas thriller, five more NCAA games they played at least seven overtimes, with a game with nine overtimes between Illinois and Penn State in 2021 holding the record.

Latest Ole Miss vs Arkansas football games

Here’s a look back at Ole Miss’ previous 10 games against Arkansas. The full list can be found here Here.

• Oct. 7, 2023 (Oxford): Ole Miss 27, Arkansas 20

• Nov. 19, 2022 (Fayetteville): Arkansas 42, Ole Miss 27

• Oct. 9, 2021 (Oxford): Ole Miss 52, Arkansas 51

• Oct. 17, 2020 (Fayetteville): Arkansas 33, Ole Miss 21

• Sept. 7, 2019 (Oxford): Ole Miss 31Arkansas 17

• Oct. 13, 2018 (Fayetteville): Ole Miss 37, Arkansas 33

• Oct. 28, 2017 (Oxford): Arkansas 38, Ole Miss 37

• Oct. 15, 2016 (Fayetteville): Arkansas 34, Ole Miss 30

• Nov. 7, 2015 (Oxford): Arkansas 53, Ole Miss 52

• Nov. 22, 2014 (Fayetteville): Arkansas 30Ole Miss 0

This article originally appeared on the Mississippi Clarion Ledger: Ole Miss-Arkansas Football History: Series Meetings, Record and More