Ole Miss at Centenary (LA)

Saturday, October 31, 1936

Ole Miss beat Centenary (LA) 24–⁠7. It was their fifth meeting; after it, Centenary (LA) led the series 3–⁠2.

AwayOle Miss5–⁠5–⁠2 in 1936
24
HomeCentenary (LA)6–⁠4–⁠2 in 1936
7

Final

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: EASY FOR OLE MISS Centenary Is Whipped, "a to Z, by Powerful Attack.

    Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 1, 1936, page 1

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    EASY FOR OLE MISS Centenary Is Whipped, “a to Z, by Powerful Attack. SHREVEPORT, La, October 81 R).-Launching q bruising attack behind q heavy line that badly bat tered much lighter foe, the University Of Mississippi Rebels defeated the Centenary College Gents, “a to Z, before a crowd Of 5000 at the Louisiana State Fair today. Mississippi was forced to stage a heavy running attack in the fourth period for the three touchdowns that brought victory.

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)

Centenary (LA) 53% to win. Ole Miss won as Elo’s underdog.

Ole Miss leads 4–⁠3 in seven meetings, counting the two since this game.

Recent meetings
1939Ole Miss 34, Centenary (LA) 0
1938Ole Miss 47, Centenary (LA) 14
1936Ole Miss 24, Centenary (LA) 7
1935Ole Miss 6, Centenary (LA) 0
1934Centenary (LA) 13, Ole Miss 6
1933Centenary (LA) 7, Ole Miss 6

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