Boston College vs. Ole Miss
Friday, October 5, 1951 Share
Ole Miss beat Boston College 34–7. It was their fourth meeting; Ole Miss leads the series 3–0–1.
FinalHigh 92°F, low 67°F
In the newspapers

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.
The series
Every Boston College–Ole Miss gameOle Miss leads 3–0–1 in four meetings.
| 1951 | Ole Miss 34, Boston College 7 | |
| 1950 | Ole Miss 54, Boston College 0 | |
| 1949 | Ole Miss 25, Boston College 25 | |
| 1948 | Ole Miss 32, Boston College 13 |
Around this game
Boston College
- Next gamevs. FordhamOct. 12, 1951
- SeasonBoston College in 1951
- ProgramBoston College history and records
Ole Miss
- Next gamevs. VanderbiltOct. 13, 1951
- SeasonOle Miss in 1951
- ProgramOle Miss history and records

