Ole Miss at Miami

Friday, November 27, 1936

Ole Miss beat Miami 14–⁠0. It was their first meeting; after it, Ole Miss led the series 1–⁠0.

AwayOle Miss5–⁠5–⁠2 in 1936
14
HomeMiami6–⁠2–⁠2 in 1936
0

FinalHigh 73°F, low 48°FAttendance 8,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: OLE MISS BEATS MIAMI Both Hapes Brothers Score in 14-O Gridiron Victory.

    Evening star, District of Columbia, November 28, 1936, page 33

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    OLE MISS BEATS MIAMI Both Hapes Brothers Score in 14-O Gridiron Victory. MIAMI, Fla, November 20 (R.- The University Of Mississippi foot ball team scored on drives of so and 80 yards in the first and fourth periods to defeat the plucky Miami Hurricanes, 14–⁠0, before = crowd Of 5000 last night. Ray Hapes shared short pass from Dave Bernard in the end zone to COM plete the 5O-yard drive, and his BROTH er. Clarence Hapes. rammed over CEN ter from yard out to end the 80.yard march. Bruiser Kinard kicked both points from placement.

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)

Ole Miss 78% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Tied 2–⁠2 in four meetings, counting the three since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Miami 31, Ole Miss 27Fiesta Bowl, CFP Semifinal
1951Miami 20, Ole Miss 7
1940Ole Miss 21, Miami 7
1936Ole Miss 14, Miami 0

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