Rivals
See also: Egg BowlOle Miss' major athletic rivals are with the Mississippi State Bulldogs (MSU), the LSU Tigers (see Magnolia Bowl), and the Arkansas Razorbacks. (see Arkansas – Ole Miss rivalry)
In football, Ole Miss and MSU close each season with the Egg Bowl, with the victor receiving possession of the Golden Egg Trophy. Ole Miss leads the series 60–42–6.
In basketball, MSU leads the series 138–105 and has won 16 of the last 20 and 20 of the last 25.
In baseball, according to Ole Miss records, Mississippi State now leads the series 231–196–5 (239–195–5 according to MSU records). However, as recently as 1978, Ole Miss led the series by some six games before Mississippi State became a leader both in the SEC and nationally in baseball. Since 1978, Ole Miss is 52–90 against MSU.
LSU has a 55–39–4 advantage in the all-time football series with Ole Miss.
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Famous quotes containing the word rivals:
“What poet would not grieve to see
His brother write as well as he?
But rather than they should excel,
Hed wish his rivals all in Hell.”
—Jonathan Swift (16671745)