Southern Miss and Auburn go way back. Back to when both schools went by different names. Mississippi Southern and Alabama Polytechnic Institute first met in 1946 at the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery. The orange-clad Auburn Tigers, along with freshman Travis Tidwell, pulled out the 13-12 victory. The two would face off the following two years in Montgomery, splitting the games. The matchup wasn't scheduled again until 1959, the first time on Auburn's campus at Cliff Hare Stadium. Historically, this isn't one of those "easy win" kind of matchups. Look through the matchup scores and you'll see a lot of tight games. Southern Miss has won five of those games, including 1990 with quarterback Brett Favre leading the Golden Eagles to a 13-12 victory. Even without Farve, Southern Miss would return to Jordan-Hare and get a 10-9 victory. The last two meetings in 2008 and 2018 were impacted by weather. The 2008 meeting saw a brief rain shower hit at the beginning of the fourth quarter. The most ...