▁every ▁year ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁Ark ansas ▁leads ▁the ▁series , ▁which ▁includes ▁two ▁wins ▁by ▁Ole ▁Miss ▁in ▁post season ▁bow l ▁games , ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁Sug ar ▁Bow ls . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁rival ry ▁between ▁Ark ansas ▁and ▁Ole ▁Miss ▁developed ▁partially ▁due ▁to ▁ge ography . ▁Besides ▁being ▁neighbor ing ▁states ▁in ▁the ▁sout he astern ▁United ▁States , ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Ark ansas ' ▁perspective , ▁before ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁Missouri , ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Mississippi ▁was ▁closer ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁distance ▁than ▁any ▁other ▁S out he astern ▁Conference ▁school . ▁Ark ansas ▁has ▁played ▁Ole ▁Miss ▁more ▁than ▁any ▁other ▁SE C ▁oppon ent ▁with ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁Texas ▁A & M . ▁ ▁Pre ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁The ▁teams ▁were ▁first ▁scheduled ▁to ▁meet ▁each ▁other ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 , ▁but ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁can cellation , ▁the ▁two ▁teams ▁began ▁play ▁against ▁one ▁another ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁contest ▁in ▁which ▁Ark ansas ▁won ▁by ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 3 3 – 0 . ▁Ark ansas ▁and ▁Mississippi ▁played ▁many ▁times ▁sp or ad ically ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁years . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁several ▁single ▁years ▁of ▁playing ▁each ▁other , ▁the ▁two ▁teams ▁played ▁each ▁other ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 0 – 4 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 2 – 6 2 ▁on ▁an ▁annual ▁basis .