Boston College vs. Ole Miss

Friday, October 5, 1951

Ole Miss beat Boston College 34–⁠7. It was their fourth meeting; Ole Miss leads the series 3–⁠0–⁠1.

Neutral siteBoston College3–⁠6 in 1951
7
Neutral siteOle Miss6–⁠3–⁠1 in 1951
34

FinalHigh 92°F, low 67°F

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Mississippi CopitoIizes On Boston College Errors

    Evening star, October 6, 1951, page 6

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    Mississippi CopitoIizes On Boston College Errors MEMPHIS, Tenn, Oct. 6 (Py.- Mississippi capitalized on Boston Colleges fumbles and mistakes to win a 34–⁠7 victory here last night, -Four touchdowns were the direct result of Eagles fumbles or misplays. Quarterback Jimmy Lear threw touchdown passes to Halfbacks Lea Paslay and Dick Westerman and End Ray Howell to give Ole Miss a commanding lead in the first half, which ended with Mississippi leading, $50. Halfback T. j. Sullivan of Boston College turned in the games most sparkling play. running IS yards with the opening kickoff of the second period for the Eagles lone score.

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 74% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Ole Miss leads 3–⁠0–⁠1 in four meetings.

Recent meetings
1951Ole Miss 34, Boston College 7
1950Ole Miss 54, Boston College 0
1949Ole Miss 25, Boston College 25
1948Ole Miss 32, Boston College 13

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