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Black and Blue Bowl
Teams	Memphis Tigers Memphis Tigers football The Memphis Tigers football team represents the University of Memphis in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level. The Tigers compete in Conference USA... Southern Miss Golden Eagles
Originated	1935
Series	Southern Miss leads 39-21-1
Largest Victory	Southern Miss 45 Memphis 3 1998 in Hattiesburg
Highest Scoring Game	Memphis 36 Southern Miss 30 2008 in Memphis
Most Recent Game	Southern Miss 41 Memphis 19 2010 in Memphis

The long-standing rivalry between Southern Miss

Southern Miss Golden Eagles

The Southern Miss Golden Eagles represent The University of Southern Mississippi in Division I athletics. The teams compete in Conference USA....

 and Memphis

Memphis Tigers football

The Memphis Tigers football team represents the University of Memphis in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level. The Tigers compete in Conference USA...

 dates back to October 26, 1935 and is often referred to as the Black and Blue Bowl. 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. Both teams are members of Conference USA

Conference USA

Conference USA, officially abbreviated C-USA, is a college athletic conference whose member institutions are located within the Southern United States. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I in all sports...

in the Eastern Division, and the teams play each other every year.

Game results

█ Signifies Memphis Victory.

█ Signifies Southern Miss Victory.

█ Signifies a Tie

BLACK AND BLUE BOWL FOOTBALL SERIES
Year	Winning Team	Score	Losing Team	Score	Location	Series
1935	Southern Miss	12	Memphis Tigers	0	Memphis, TN	USM 1-0-0
1936	Southern Miss	25	Memphis Tigers	0	Hattiesburg, MS	USM 2-0-0
1952	Southern Miss	27	Memphis Tigers	20	Hattiesburg, MS	USM 3-0-0
1953	Memphis Tigers	27	Southern Miss	13	Memphis, TN	USM 3-1-0
1954	Southern Miss	34	Memphis Tigers	21	Hattiesburg, MS	USM 4-1-0
1955	Southern Miss	34	Memphis Tigers	14	Memphis, TN	USM 5-1-0
1956	Southern Miss	27	Memphis Tigers	0	Hattiesburg, MS	USM 6-1-0
1957	Southern Miss	14	Memphis Tigers	6	Memphis, TN	USM 7-1-0
1958	Southern Miss	24	Memphis Tigers	22	Hattiesburg, MS	USM 8-1-0
1959	Memphis Tigers	21	Southern Miss	6	Memphis, TN	USM 8-2-0
1960	Memphis Tigers	7	Southern Miss	6	Hattiesburg, MS	USM 8-3-0
1961	Memphis Tigers	21	Southern Miss	7	Memphis, TN	USM 8-4-0
1962	Memphis Tigers	8	Southern Miss	6	Memphis, TN	USM 8-5-0
1963	Memphis Tigers	28	Southern Miss	7	Jackson, MS	USM 8-6-0
1964	Southern Miss	20	Memphis Tigers	14	Memphis, TN	USM 9-6-0
1964	Southern Miss	20	Memphis Tigers	18	Jackson, MS	USM 10-6-0
1965	Southern Miss	21	Memphis Tigers	16	Jackson, MS	USM 11-6-0
1966	Memphis Tigers	6	Southern Miss	0	Memphis, TN	USM 11-7-0
1967	Memphis Tigers	24	Southern Miss	8	Jackson, MS	USM 11-8-0
1968	Memphis Tigers	29	Southern Miss	7	Memphis, TN	USM 11-9-0
1969	Memphis Tigers	37	Southern Miss	7	Memphis, TN	USM 11-10-0
1970	Memphis Tigers	33	Southern Miss	0	Memphis, TN	Even 11-11-0
1971	Memphis Tigers	27	Southern Miss	12	Memphis, TN	UM 12-11-0
1972	Memphis Tigers	14	Southern Miss	14	Jackson, MS	UM 12-11-1
1973	Southern Miss	13	Memphis Tigers	10	Memphis, TN	Even 12-12-1
1974	Southern Miss	6	Memphis Tigers	0	Memphis, TN	USM 13-12-1
1975	Southern Miss	21	Memphis Tigers	7	Memphis, TN	USM 14-12-1
1976	Southern Miss	14	Memphis Tigers	12	Hattiesburg, MS	USM 15-12-1
1977	Memphis Tigers	42	Southern Miss	14	Memphis, TN	USM 15-13-1
1978	Southern Miss	13	Memphis Tigers	10	Memphis, TN	USM 16-13-1
1979	Southern Miss	22	Memphis Tigers	0	Hattiesburg, MS	USM 17-13-1
1981	Southern Miss	10	Memphis Tigers	0	Memphis, TN	USM 18-13-1
1982	Southern Miss	34	Memphis Tigers	14	Hattiesburg, MS	USM 19-13-1
1983	Southern Miss	27	Memphis Tigers	20	Memphis, TN	USM 20-13-1
1984	Memphis Tigers	23	Southern Miss	13	Hattiesburg, MS	USM 20-14-1
1985	Southern Miss	14	Memphis Tigers	7	Memphis, TN	USM 21-14-1
1986	Southern Miss	14	Memphis Tigers	9	Hattiesburg, MS	USM 22-14-1
1987	Southern Miss	17	Memphis Tigers	14	Memphis, TN	USM 23-14-1
1988	Southern Miss	34	Memphis Tigers	27	Hattiesburg, MS	USM 24-14-1
1989	Southern Miss	31	Memphis Tigers	7	Memphis, TN	USM 25-14-1
1990	Southern Miss	23	Memphis Tigers	7	Hattiesburg, MS	USM 26-14-1
1991	Memphis Tigers	17	Southern Miss	12	Memphis, TN	USM 26-15-1
1992	Southern Miss	23	Memphis Tigers	21	Hattiesburg, MS	USM 27-15-1
1993	Memphis Tigers	20	Southern Miss	9	Memphis, TN	USM 27-16-1
1994	Southern Miss	20	Memphis Tigers	3	Hattiesburg, MS	USM 28-16-1
1995	Southern Miss	17	Memphis Tigers	9	Memphis, TN	USM 29-16-1
1996	Southern Miss	16	Memphis Tigers	0	Hattiesburg, MS	USM 30-16-1
1997	Southern Miss	42	Memphis Tigers	18	Memphis, TN	USM 31-16-1
1998	Southern Miss	45	Memphis Tigers	3	Hattiesburg, MS	USM 32-16-1
1999	Southern Miss	20	Memphis Tigers	5	Memphis, TN	USM 33-16-1
2000	Southern Miss	24	Memphis Tigers	3	Hattiesburg, MS	USM 34-16-1
2001	Memphis Tigers	22	Southern Miss	17	Memphis, TN	USM 34-17-1
2002	Southern Miss	33	Memphis Tigers	14	Hattiesburg, MS	USM 35-17-1
2003	Southern Miss	23	Memphis Tigers	6	Hattiesburg, MS	USM 36-17-1
2004	Memphis Tigers	30	Southern Miss	26	Memphis, TN	USM 36-18-1
2005	Memphis Tigers	24	Southern Miss	22	Hattiesburg, MS	USM 36-19-1
2006	Southern Miss	42	Memphis Tigers	21	Memphis, TN	USM 37-19-1
2007	Memphis Tigers	29	Southern Miss	26	Hattiesburg, MS	USM 37-20-1
2008	Memphis Tigers	36	Southern Miss	30	Memphis, TN	USM 37-21-1
2009	Southern Miss	36	Memphis Tigers	16	Hattiesburg, MS	USM 38-21-1
2010	Southern Miss	41	Memphis Tigers	19	Memphis, TN	USM 39-21-1