Ole Miss at Miami

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  The Wilmington morning star, North Carolina, December 4, 1940, page 1

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  Georgetown Accepts Bid To Play In Orange Bowl Hoyas Will Meet Mississippi State In New Years Battle At Miami MIAMI, Fla, Dec. 3.0R-The Or ange Bowl committee announced to, night that Georgetown had accepted an invitation to play Mississippi State in the annual New Years day football game here. Gabe Murphy, graduate manager Of Athletics at the Washington, D. c., school, t~elegraphed George towns acceptance to Charles F. Baldwin, Orange Bowl president. The selection of Georgetown as Mississippi States opponent keeps intact the Orange Bowls unbroken policy of making it a “north-south” football game. Only one point separated George town from an unbeaten season. and that lone defeat came at the hands Of of the nations best, Boston college, 1918. The eastern team scored 273 points in nine games and trounced Roanoke $50, Temple 40, Waynes. burg 26–⁠12, Virginia Tech 46–⁠4, New York u, $50, Syracuse 28–⁠6, Mary land 40, and George Washington 80. In ten games, Mississippi State amassed 230 points to its opponents 81. The southern team defeated Florida 25–⁠7, Southwestern of Loui. siana 200, tied Auburn TT, defeated Howard 40–⁠7, North Carolina State 26–⁠10, Southwestern Of Memphis 49, 0, Louisiana State university 22–⁠7. Millsaps, 46–⁠13, Mississippi 1870 and Alabama 1870.

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  The Key West citizen, Florida, November 30, 1940, page 3

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  MISSISSIPPI OVER MIAMI TWIN BALL CARRIERS OUT STANDING IN All VICTORY MIAMI, Nov. 3O.-University of Mississippi Rebels took the University of Miami Hurricanes in their stride here yesterday at the Orange Bowl Stadium, 21–⁠7. A pair of touchdowns in the final quarter gave Ole Miss its impressive victory after battling stiff opposition the rest of the game. The twin ball carriers, Hovious and Hapes, starred for the visitors. Baby Hurricanes, the freshmen eleven of Miami University, tao kle Gordon Military College this afternoon in the Bowl The local freshmen have won all their games this season except one. a defeat by the Rollins ‘‘B” team in West Palm Beach. Florida’s Gators, fresh from victories over Georgia and Georgia Tech, will take the field against Auburn this afternoon in Columbus, Ga. The Gators will be trying for their third straight Southeastern conference triumph Flor id a downed Auburn 81 in 1888 and ended in a TT tie last year

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