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Arkansas and Ole Miss football rivalry Part 2

Wikipedia talks about the Arkansas and Ole Miss football rivalry:

1980s to present

Since 1981, the two teams have played each other annually in football. The games have generally alternated yearly between a site in Mississippi (Jackson, or more recently Oxford) and a site in Arkansas (Little Rock, or more recently Fayetteville), except for one time in 1995 when the game was played in Memphis, Tennessee. Since Arkansas joined the Southeastern Conference in 1991 (first football season was 1992; previously a member of the SWC), the two teams have played annually as both conference and Western division rivals.

[edit] Recently (2000s)

In 2001, Arkansas and Ole Miss had an NCAA record seven-overtime game in Oxford, MS. Arkansas has had the overall advantage since 2000, winning 8 games to 4 for Ole Miss.

[edit] Houston Nutt controversy

Upon the conclusion of the 2007 regular season, Arkansas Razorbacks coach Houston Nutt was forced to resign amid several controversies and allegations that had arisen. ^{[2] [3]} Hours later, he was announced as the head coach of the Ole Miss Rebels football team,^[4] replacing Ed Orgeron who had been fired after three consecutive losing seasons.

Ole Miss and Arkansas met in Fayetteville on October 25, 2008 with identical 3–4 records. This marked Nutt’s first return to the University of Arkansas campus as an opposing coach. Nutt led his Rebels to a 23–21 victory over the Razorbacks. The long-standing rivalry has become more interesting because of his association with both universities.

[edit] Game results

The results of games played between Arkansas and Ole Miss: ^{[5] [6] [7]}

Arkansas victories are colored ██ red. Ole Miss victories are colored ██ blue. Disputed outcome shaded in ██ grey. Ties are white.

*Arkansas claims “Won by forfeit” while Ole Miss claims “Won on field”.
^ Played in the Sugar Bowl.