Ole Miss at Mississippi State

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, December 2, 1951, page 62

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  Ole Miss 0yerwheIms Mississippi State, @-7 AS Boykin Runs Wild STARKSVILLE. Miss. Dec. L. Mississippi’s “Showboat” Boykin ended his college football career in a burst of speed today. setting a new Southeastern Conference individual scoring record and overwhelming Mississippi State 49–⁠7. Boykin had everything his own way as he scored seven touch downs. Quarterback Jimmy Lear and the Rebels split T ripped gap ing holes in the Nations 10th best defensive team. Boykin set up all but one of his touchdowns. His most spectacular performance was an 85-yard touchdown sprint in the third quarter. Bill Stewart spearheaded States single tally, romping five yards around his own left end. Boykin, who had only scored three times previously this year smashed the 30-points in one game record set in 1886 by BOZ Davis of Kentucky a recore Davis equalled in 1887. The Rebel triumph was theil fifth straight over Mississippi State and returned the “golder legg”-a- mounted gold football symbolizing victory in the So lyear-old feud-to Oxford fol another year. Mississippi’s 40 points is th’ most the Rebels have ever scored against State. Their previous bes was “a points in 1888. Two of the Rebel fullback’ scores came as a result of breaks One was James Kelly’s inter ception of a pass on the Ole Mis- AZ and the other was Ken Bar i fields recovery of a tumble OF States 81. .# The other five Boykin touch downs resulted from brilliant pass ling by Lear and the slashing drive of Freshman Star Allen Muirhea, and Lindy Callahan. The win also clinches for OIL Miss third place in the 1851 South eastern Conference standings an. gives Coach John Vaught a recort of six victories. three defeats ant one tie. | States offense, sadly lacking il the passing department. was un able to spread the Reb defens’ sufficiently to let Stewart, Wall! Beach or Zerk Wilson break away Mississippi 81 z 7 IA Mississippi State - 0 o o Mississippi scoring: Touchdowns-Boy kin 90. Conversions-Lear 90. Mississippi State: Touchdowns-Stewari ! observation-disclosures.

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  The Daily Alaska empire, December 3, 1951, page 2 (results column)

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  Stars of Grid Games Saturday Laverne (ShowboaD Boykin, Mississippi = Scored seven touch downs, one on an 85-yard run, as his team crushed Mississippi State, 49–⁠7. Johnny Raster, Navy = Ran 100 yards with an intercepted pass to score Navy’s third touchdown as the Midshipmen trounced Army, 42–⁠7. Johnny Lattner, Notre Dame = Sparked his team to a 1912 vic- tory over Southern California, SCOT ing the first touchdown and setting up the decisive tally with several brilliant runs. Bill Wade, Vanderbilt = Excelled in a losing cause as Vandy lost to Tennessee, 35–⁠27. His passes set up all his teams touchdowns and he completed 16 out of 24 for 251 yards,

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Officially, Ole Miss leads 67–⁠46–⁠6; as played, 67–⁠47–⁠5 in the 119 games on file; the official count covers all 122 meetings, counting the 74 since this game.