Ole Miss at Tennessee

Saturday, October 11, 1930

Tennessee beat Ole Miss 27–⁠0. It was their seventh meeting; after it, Tennessee led the series 7–⁠0 as played.

AwayOle Miss3–⁠5–⁠1 in 1930
0
HomeTennessee9–⁠1 in 1930
27

FinalHigh 80°F, low 59°F

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: TENNESSEE'S PASSES DOWN MISSISSIPPI Dodd and Hackman Lead Team mates to 27-0 Victory Despite Veteran Ends Absence.

    Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 12, 1930, page 69

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    TENNESSEE’S PASSES DOWN MISSISSIPPI Dodd and Hackman Lead Team mates to 27–⁠0 Victory Despite Veteran Ends Absence. BY the Associated Press KNOXVILLE, Tenn, October Ii Led by Bobby Dodd and Buddy Hack man, star quarter and half back, a greatly improved University of Tennessee ran and passed through the University of Mississippi team today by a score of 81 to o. Taking advantage of weakened tanks by the absence of Hug and Brandt, veteran Tennessee ends, Biggers and Brister, Mississippi backs. broke through for gains, but were downed by Tonnes sees back field. Early in the first quarter Faust, TAX ing the place of McEvoy, and Hack man plunged through to Mississipprs 19-yard line. Dodd threw a 15-yard pass to Hackman, who stepped over the goal line for Tennessee’s first touch down. The second came when Dodd snatch ed a pass from Heydrick and ran SO yards to Mississippis 5-yard line. Ty Disney crossed the goal line. In the third quarter Hackman, stand ing on the 50-yard line, threw a pass to Dodd, who ran from Ole Miss 20 yard line for a touchdown. Disney scored Tennessee’s fourth touchdown when he ran 81 yards across Ole Miss goal line. Dodd, who made points after toucldowns for the first three, missed on the last.

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Tennessee 84% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Officially, Tennessee leads 44–⁠20–⁠1; as played, 44–⁠21–⁠1 in 66 meetings, counting the 59 since this game.

Recent meetings
2021Ole Miss 31, Tennessee 26
2014Ole Miss 34, Tennessee 3
2010Tennessee 52, Ole Miss 14
2009Ole Miss 42, Tennessee 17
2005Tennessee 27, Ole Miss 10
2004Tennessee 21, Ole Miss 17

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