Ole Miss at Kentucky

Saturday, September 21, 1946

Kentucky beat Ole Miss 20–⁠6. It was their third meeting; after it, Kentucky led the series 2–⁠1 as played.

AwayOle Miss2–⁠7 in 1946
6
HomeKentucky7–⁠3 in 1946
20

FinalHigh 84°F, low 61°FAttendance 19,600

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: College Football

    Evening star, September 23, 1946, page 13

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    College Football Late Saturday Results.) Kentucky. 20; Mississippi, 6. Carroll. l3; Lawrence, 10 lre1as Lecn, % Wess Iehas state. IA. staffl. z. Fort Hays State. IA; Kansas wesleyan, O. (MinnD Teachers, 7 (tie). MilliRan, 20: Emory and Henry, O. Mankato tMinn) Teachers, 13; Augsburg tMinneapolis), O. Gustayus Adolphus, 8; ALgustana. 6, Iowa State “B”. SO Ottumwa Navy Preflight, o. Wfiberforce, As: Rio Grande (Ohio), 0. Brigham Young. 8; Western Colorado State, 2. Tempe. tAriz) State. Q: Williams Field, 9. Ottawa, As: Haskell, O.

  • The The Wilmington morning star's story: LATE SATURDAY FOOTBALL SCORES

    The Wilmington morning star, North Carolina, September 23, 1946, page 1 (results column)

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    LATE SATURDAY FOOTBALL SCORES COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCORES Kentucky 20; Mississippi 6. Texas Christian 0; Kansas 0 Gie). Carroll 49,; Lawrence u. Texas Tech 26: West Texas State A. New Mexico 70; Arizona State Flag taft 7. Fort Hays State IA; Kansas Wesleyan 0. Concordia Moorhead) 7; Moor head (Minn.) Tchrs 7 (tie). Milligan 20; Emory and Henry Baylor 81: Southwestern Tex.) 7. Davidson “A; Erskine O.. Richmond 46; Randolph-Macon Lenoir : Rhyme IA; Atlantic Christian 6. Mankato (Minn.) Tchrs 10; Aug sourg Minneapolis) 0. Oustavus Adophus 3; Augustana 6 (tie). Hardin-Simmons 81; McMurry O.. Bradley 10; Ripon II. Loras %: South Dakota State ID. Dubuque 7; Buena Vista O. East Ten. State 80; Brevard r.. Iowa State “B” 80; Ottumwa Navy Pre- Flight 0. Fort Benning SO; Memphis Air transport Command 6. #ilberforce As; Rio Grande (Ohio) G.. Brigham Young 10; Western Colo. State 2. Tempe (Ariz.) State 6; Williams Field 6 (tie). Ottawa as; Haskell 0. Scottsbluff (Neb.) Jr. College 6; Black Hills Tchrs 0. PRO FOOTBALL RESULTS Cleveland %, Buffalo O. Norfolk 30 Newnort News 7

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)

Kentucky 57% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Officially, Ole Miss leads 30–⁠15–⁠1; as played, 31–⁠15–⁠1 in 47 meetings, counting the 44 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Ole Miss 30, Kentucky 23
2024Kentucky 20, Ole Miss 17
2022Ole Miss 22, Kentucky 19
2020Ole Miss 42, Kentucky 41
2017Ole Miss 37, Kentucky 34
2011Kentucky 30, Ole Miss 13

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