When Ole Miss football kicks off the 2018 season against Texas Tech it will mark the sixth time the two schools have met. The Rebels hold the 3-2 edge in the series which goes back to their first meeting in 1986 in the Independence Bowl. The Rebels got the 2017 win in that meeting. Ole Miss and Texas Tech would meet again in a Independence Bowl rematch in 1998 which the Rebels would once again top the Red Raiders 35-17.
The Rebels and Red Raiders would meet again in back to back regular season games.