Ole Miss vs. Catholic
Wednesday, January 1, 1936, Orange Bowl Share
Catholic beat Ole Miss 20–19. It was their first meeting; after it, Catholic led the series 1–0.
FinalTV: CBS RadioAttendance 6,568Referee: Tom ThorpThe game on Wikipedia
In the newspapers
The Indianapolis times, Indianapolis [Ind.], January 2, 1936, page 17
Read the text
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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.
On the newsreel
- GOTHAM IN WILD CELEBRATIONThe biggest, spendingest crowds in twenty years hail the end of 1935 in a joyous, noisy demonstration of faith in the happiness and prosperity they expect from the coming year.
Universal Newsreel, National Archives (catalog record). Story titles and words as Universal’s release sheet gives them; the films themselves may still be under copyright, so we link to the record rather than show them.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Ole Miss 79% to win. Catholic pulled the upset.
The series
Every Ole Miss–Catholic gameTied 1–1 in two meetings, counting the one since this game.
| 1936 | Ole Miss 14, Catholic 0 | |
| 1935 | Catholic 20, Ole Miss 19 | Orange Bowl |
Around this game
Ole Miss
- Next gamevs. Union (Tennessee)Sept. 19, 1936
- SeasonOle Miss in 1935
- ProgramOle Miss history and records
Catholic
- Next gameat Ole MissOct. 24, 1936
- SeasonCatholic in 1935
- ProgramCatholic history and records