Week 12: How well do these teams know each other?

Who’s the second-best team in the SEC West? The 104th meeting between LSU and Ole Miss on Saturday just may give us the answer. Not only does LSU lead the all-time series by 19 games, but the Tigers also won last year by three points. LSU’s recent two-game slide makes them seem more vulnerable, so can Ole Miss start gaining ground on LSU’s all-time series lead?

The second-oldest matchup this weekend is the nonconference game between The Citadel and South Carolina. This intra-state tussle has been heavily owned by South Carolina in the past. Interim coach Shawn Elliot gets his own chance at continuing the Gamecocks’ winning ways against the Bulldogs this Saturday.

Here’s the matchup history as we head into Week 12 in the SEC:

OLD FRIENDS

LSU at OLE MISS (Oxford, Miss., 3:30 pm ET) – 104th meeting

• All-time series record: LSU leads, 59-40-4
• Last time played: 2014
• Longest streak: LSU, 8 games (1928-1937)
• Current streak: LSU, 1 game
• Largest margin of victory: LSU, 49 points

THE CITADEL at SOUTH CAROLINA (Columbia, S.C., noon ET) – 51st meeting

• All-time series record: South Carolina leads, 40-7-3
• Last time played: 2011
• Longest streak: South Carolina, 15 games (1929-1949)
• Current streak: South Carolina, 1 game
• Largest margin of victory: South Carolina, 47 points

MISSISSIPPI STATE at ARKANSAS (Fayetteville, Ark., 7 pm ET) – 26th meeting

• All-time series record: Arkansas leads, 15-9-1
• Last time played: 2014
• Longest streak: Arkansas, 9 games (1999-2007)
• Current streak: Mississippi State, 3 games
• Largest margin of victory: Arkansas, 46 points

ACQUAINTANCES

GEORGIA SOUTHERN at GEORGIA (Athens, Ga., 7 pm ET) – sixth meeting

• All-time series record: Georgia leads, 5-0
• Last time played: 2012
• Longest streak: Georgia, 5 games (1992-2012)
• Current streak: Georgia, 5 games
• Largest margin of victory: Georgia, 31 points

TENNESSEE at MISSOURI (Columbia, Mo., 7:15 pm ET) – fourth meeting

• All-time series record: Missouri leads, 3-0
• Last time played: 2014
• Longest streak: Missouri, 3 games (2012-2014)
• Current streak: Missouri, 3 games
• Largest margin of victory: Missouri, 28 points

FLORIDA ATLANTIC at FLORIDA (Gainesville, Fla., noon ET) – third meeting

• All-time series record: Florida leads, 2-0
• Last time played: 2011
• Longest streak: Florida, 2 games (2007-2011)
• Current streak: Florida, 2 games
• Largest margin of victory: Florida, 39 points

IDAHO at AUBURN (Auburn, Ala., 4 pm ET) – second meeting

• All-time series record: Auburn leads, 1-0
• Last time played: 1999
• Longest streak: Auburn, 1 game (1999)
• Current streak: Auburn, 1 game
• Largest margin of victory: Auburn, 7 points

TEXAS A&M at VANDERBILT (Nashville, Tenn., 7:30 pm ET) – second meeting

• All-time series record: Texas A&M leads, 1-0
• Last time played: 2013
• Longest streak: Texas A&M, 1 game (2013)
• Current streak: Texas A&M, 1 game
• Largest margin of victory: Texas A&M, 32 points

STRANGERS

CHARLESTON SOUTHERN at ALABAMA (Tuscaloosa, Ala., 4 pm ET) – first meeting

CHARLOTTE at KENTUCKY (Lexington, Ky., 7:30 pm ET) – first meeting

Christine Wang

Christine Wang is a contributing writer for Saturday Down South. She covers Auburn, Arkansas and Ole Miss.