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LSU vs. Ole Miss. First played in 1894; the results here start in 1902.

LSU leads 64–42–4 in the Magnolia Bowl through 2026. Ole Miss won the last meeting, 32–24, in 2026.

All-time64–42–4LSU's record, 110 meetings since 1902
Last 106–4LSU's record
Since 200018–9LSU's record
Current streak2Ole Miss wins in a row
First meeting1894per the schools

What's the Magnolia Bowl trophy?

Magnolia Bowl trophy: awarded since 2008, when the two student bodies named the game for the magnolia, the state flower of both Louisiana and Mississippi.

How did the Magnolia Bowl start?

Ole Miss won the first meeting 26-6 in Baton Rouge on December 3, 1894, and the teams have played every year since 1945 as SEC opponents. Most games have been in Baton Rouge or Oxford, with Jackson, Mississippi, hosting many from the 1960s into the 1990s. On Halloween night 1959 Billy Cannon returned a punt 89 yards for the only touchdown in LSU's 7-3 win, and in 1972 LSU scored on the last play after the clock showed a second left that Ole Miss fans swear shouldn't have been there. A sign at the state line afterward read, "You are now entering Louisiana. Set your clocks back four seconds."

What are the most famous Magnolia Bowl games?

  • 1959: Cannon's Halloween RunBilly Cannon broke seven tackles on an 89-yard punt return for the only touchdown in LSU's 7-3 win.Final: LSU 7–3
  • 1972: The Night the Clock StoppedWith one second still showing, Bert Jones hit Brad Davis for a touchdown and LSU won 17-16.Final: LSU 17–16
  • 2023: 55-49Ole Miss won 55-49 in Oxford, the highest-scoring game in the series.Final: Ole Miss 55–49

How has the Magnolia Bowl series swung?

494925251902: LSU 6–01904: LSU 5–01906: Ole Miss 9–01907: LSU 23–01909: LSU 10–01912: Ole Miss 10–71914: Ole Miss 21–01915: LSU 28–01916: LSU 41–01917: LSU 52–71919: LSU 13–01921: LSU 21–01926: LSU 3–01927: Ole Miss 12–71928: LSU 19–61929: LSU 13–61930: LSU 6–01931: LSU 26–31933: LSU 31–01934: LSU 14–01936: LSU 13–01937: LSU 13–01938: Ole Miss 20–71939: Ole Miss 14–71940: Ole Miss 19–61941: Ole Miss 13–121942: LSU 21–71945: LSU 32–131946: LSU 34–211947: Ole Miss 20–181948: Ole Miss 49–191949: LSU 34–71950: LSU 40–141951: tie, 6–61952: Ole Miss 28–01953: Ole Miss 27–161954: Ole Miss 21–61955: Ole Miss 29–261956: Ole Miss 46–171957: Ole Miss 14–121958: LSU 14–01959: LSU 7–31959: Ole Miss 21–01960: tie, 6–61961: LSU 10–71962: Ole Miss 15–71963: Ole Miss 37–31964: LSU 11–101965: Ole Miss 23–01966: Ole Miss 17–01967: tie, 13–131968: Ole Miss 27–241969: Ole Miss 26–231970: LSU 61–171971: Ole Miss 24–221972: LSU 17–161973: LSU 51–141974: LSU 24–01975: Ole Miss 17–131976: LSU 45–01977: LSU 28–211978: LSU 30–81979: LSU 28–241980: LSU 38–161981: tie, 27–271982: LSU 45–81983: Ole Miss 27–241984: LSU 32–291985: LSU 14–01986: Ole Miss 21–191987: LSU 42–131988: LSU 31–201989: LSU 35–301990: Ole Miss 19–101991: LSU 25–221992: Ole Miss 32–01993: LSU 19–171994: Ole Miss 34–211995: LSU 38–91996: LSU 39–71997: Ole Miss 36–211998: Ole Miss 37–311999: Ole Miss 42–232000: LSU 20–92001: Ole Miss 35–242002: LSU 14–132003: LSU 17–142004: LSU 27–242005: LSU 40–72006: LSU 23–202007: LSU 41–242008: Ole Miss 31–132009: Ole Miss 25–232010: LSU 43–362011: LSU 52–32012: LSU 41–352013: Ole Miss 27–242014: LSU 10–72015: Ole Miss 38–172016: LSU 38–212017: LSU 40–242018: LSU 45–162019: LSU 58–372020: LSU 53–482021: Ole Miss 31–172022: LSU 45–202023: Ole Miss 55–492024: LSU 29–262025: Ole Miss 24–192026: Ole Miss 32–24192019401960198020002020 LSU won ↑Ole Miss won ↓ 494925251902: LSU 6–01904: LSU 5–01906: Ole Miss 9–01907: LSU 23–01909: LSU 10–01912: Ole Miss 10–71914: Ole Miss 21–01915: LSU 28–01916: LSU 41–01917: LSU 52–71919: LSU 13–01921: LSU 21–01926: LSU 3–01927: Ole Miss 12–71928: LSU 19–61929: LSU 13–61930: LSU 6–01931: LSU 26–31933: LSU 31–01934: LSU 14–01936: LSU 13–01937: LSU 13–01938: Ole Miss 20–71939: Ole Miss 14–71940: Ole Miss 19–61941: Ole Miss 13–121942: LSU 21–71945: LSU 32–131946: LSU 34–211947: Ole Miss 20–181948: Ole Miss 49–191949: LSU 34–71950: LSU 40–141951: tie, 6–61952: Ole Miss 28–01953: Ole Miss 27–161954: Ole Miss 21–61955: Ole Miss 29–261956: Ole Miss 46–171957: Ole Miss 14–121958: LSU 14–01959: LSU 7–31959: Ole Miss 21–01960: tie, 6–61961: LSU 10–71962: Ole Miss 15–71963: Ole Miss 37–31964: LSU 11–101965: Ole Miss 23–01966: Ole Miss 17–01967: tie, 13–131968: Ole Miss 27–241969: Ole Miss 26–231970: LSU 61–171971: Ole Miss 24–221972: LSU 17–161973: LSU 51–141974: LSU 24–01975: Ole Miss 17–131976: LSU 45–01977: LSU 28–211978: LSU 30–81979: LSU 28–241980: LSU 38–161981: tie, 27–271982: LSU 45–81983: Ole Miss 27–241984: LSU 32–291985: LSU 14–01986: Ole Miss 21–191987: LSU 42–131988: LSU 31–201989: LSU 35–301990: Ole Miss 19–101991: LSU 25–221992: Ole Miss 32–01993: LSU 19–171994: Ole Miss 34–211995: LSU 38–91996: LSU 39–71997: Ole Miss 36–211998: Ole Miss 37–311999: Ole Miss 42–232000: LSU 20–92001: Ole Miss 35–242002: LSU 14–132003: LSU 17–142004: LSU 27–242005: LSU 40–72006: LSU 23–202007: LSU 41–242008: Ole Miss 31–132009: Ole Miss 25–232010: LSU 43–362011: LSU 52–32012: LSU 41–352013: Ole Miss 27–242014: LSU 10–72015: Ole Miss 38–172016: LSU 38–212017: LSU 40–242018: LSU 45–162019: LSU 58–372020: LSU 53–482021: Ole Miss 31–172022: LSU 45–202023: Ole Miss 55–492024: LSU 29–262025: Ole Miss 24–192026: Ole Miss 32–24192019602000 LSU won ↑Ole Miss won ↓

Each bar is one meeting. Bars above the line are LSU wins and bars below it are Ole Miss wins; the taller the bar, the bigger the margin. Over the last 10 meetings LSU is 6–4. The widest margins are LSU 52–3 in 2011 and Ole Miss 37–3 in 1963.

What are the records in the Magnolia Bowl?

Biggest LSU win
2011, 52–3
Biggest Ole Miss win
1963, 37–3
Longest streaks
LSU, 8 straight (1928–1937); Ole Miss, 6 straight (1952–1957)
Most points
LSU, 61 in 1970
Ties
4

Every Magnolia Bowl result

YearWinnerScoreHome
2026Ole Miss32–24Ole Miss
2025Ole Miss24–19Ole Miss
2024LSU29–26LSU
2023Ole Miss55–49Ole Miss
2022LSU45–20LSU
2021Ole Miss31–17Ole Miss
2020LSU53–48LSU
2019LSU58–37Ole Miss
2018LSU45–16LSU
2017LSU40–24Ole Miss
2016LSU38–21LSU
2015Ole Miss38–17Ole Miss
2014LSU10–7LSU
2013Ole Miss27–24Ole Miss
2012LSU41–35LSU
2011LSU52–3Ole Miss
2010LSU43–36LSU
2009Ole Miss25–23Ole Miss
2008Ole Miss31–13LSU
2007LSU41–24Ole Miss
2006LSU23–20LSU
2005LSU40–7Ole Miss
2004LSU27–24LSU
2003LSU17–14Ole Miss
2002LSU14–13LSU
2001Ole Miss35–24LSU
2000LSU20–9Ole Miss
1999Ole Miss42–23LSU
1998Ole Miss37–31Ole Miss
1997Ole Miss36–21LSU
1996LSU39–7Ole Miss
1995LSU38–9LSU
1994Ole Miss34–21Ole Miss
1993LSU19–17LSU
1992Ole Miss32–0Ole Miss
1991LSU25–22Ole Miss
1990Ole Miss19–10LSU
1989LSU35–30Ole Miss
1988LSU31–20LSU
1987LSU42–13Ole Miss
1986Ole Miss21–19LSU
1985LSU14–0Ole Miss
1984LSU32–29LSU
1983Ole Miss27–24Ole Miss
1982LSU45–8LSU
1981Tie27–27LSU
1980LSU38–16LSU
1979LSU28–24Ole Miss
1978LSU30–8LSU
1977LSU28–21Ole Miss
1976LSU45–0LSU
1975Ole Miss17–13Ole Miss
1974LSU24–0LSU
1973LSU51–14Ole Miss
1972LSU17–16LSU
1971Ole Miss24–22Ole Miss
1970LSU61–17LSU
1969Ole Miss26–23Ole Miss
1968Ole Miss27–24LSU
1967Tie13–13LSU
1966Ole Miss17–0LSU
1965Ole Miss23–0Ole Miss
1964LSU11–10LSU
1963Ole Miss37–3LSU
1962Ole Miss15–7LSU
1961LSU10–7LSU
1960Tie6–6LSU
1959Ole Miss21–0Neutral
1959LSU7–3LSU
1958LSU14–0LSU
1957Ole Miss14–12Ole Miss
1956Ole Miss46–17LSU
1955Ole Miss29–26LSU
1954Ole Miss21–6LSU
1953Ole Miss27–16LSU
1952Ole Miss28–0Ole Miss
1951Tie6–6Ole Miss
1950LSU40–14LSU
1949LSU34–7LSU
1948Ole Miss49–19LSU
1947Ole Miss20–18LSU
1946LSU34–21LSU
1945LSU32–13LSU
1942LSU21–7LSU
1941Ole Miss13–12LSU
1940Ole Miss19–6LSU
1939Ole Miss14–7LSU
1938Ole Miss20–7LSU
1937LSU13–0LSU
1936LSU13–0LSU
1934LSU14–0Ole Miss
1933LSU31–0LSU
1931LSU26–3Ole Miss
1930LSU6–0LSU
1929LSU13–6LSU
1928LSU19–6LSU
1927Ole Miss12–7Ole Miss
1926LSU3–0LSU
1921LSU21–0LSU
1919LSU13–0LSU
1917LSU52–7Ole Miss
1916LSU41–0LSU
1915LSU28–0Ole Miss
1914Ole Miss21–0LSU
1912Ole Miss10–7LSU
1909LSU10–0LSU
1907LSU23–0Ole Miss
1906Ole Miss9–0LSU
1904LSU5–0LSU
1902LSU6–0LSU

Results from CollegeFootballData.com. The schools' official series records can differ by a game or two (vacated wins, disputed early games).

Questions about the Magnolia Bowl

Who leads the Magnolia Bowl series?

LSU leads 64–42–4 through the 2026 game, with 4 ties, in the 110 meetings on record since 1902.

Who won the last Magnolia Bowl?

Ole Miss beat LSU 32–24 on 2026.

When was the first Magnolia Bowl?

1894, by the schools' count. Our game-by-game results start in 1902.

What's the trophy for the Magnolia Bowl?

Magnolia Bowl trophy: awarded since 2008, when the two student bodies named the game for the magnolia, the state flower of both Louisiana and Mississippi.

What's the biggest win in the Magnolia Bowl?

LSU won by 49 in 2011, 52–3. Ole Miss won by 34 in 1963, 37–3.

What's the longest winning streak in the Magnolia Bowl?

LSU won 8 straight from 1928 to 1937. Ole Miss won 6 straight from 1952 to 1957.

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