Chattanooga at Ole Miss
Saturday, September 19, 1953 Share
Ole Miss beat Chattanooga 39–6. It was their sixth meeting; after it, Ole Miss led the series 5–1.
FinalHigh 86°F, low 66°F, 0.59 in. of rainAttendance 18,000
In the newspapers

Evening star, September 20, 1953, page 66
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Rookie Leads Ole Miss Over Chattanooga, 1915 JACKSON, Miss, Sept. 19. - Herman (Eagle) Day, rookie Mississippi quarterback calling his first college football game, threw a 28-yard touchdown pass late in the first period today to steady trailing Mississippi team that went on to crush Chattanooga, 39–6. Day. sparkling in the quarter back spot that was the biggest preseason concern. passed Chat tanooga dizzy in the last half But until the hefty sophomore steadied mis- jittery team, Missis- Sippi was at the mercy of a strong Chattanooga attack. Chattanooga O o. a Mississippi ---- z Is 13 6–39
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 94% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Chattanooga–Ole Miss gameOle Miss leads 14–1 in 15 meetings, counting the nine since this game.
| 1993 | Ole Miss 40, Chattanooga 7 | |
| 1971 | Ole Miss 49, Chattanooga 10 | |
| 1970 | Ole Miss 44, Chattanooga 7 | |
| 1969 | Ole Miss 21, Chattanooga 0 | |
| 1968 | Ole Miss 38, Chattanooga 16 | |
| 1962 | Ole Miss 52, Chattanooga 7 |
Around this game
Chattanooga
- Next gameat TennesseeOct. 10, 1953
- SeasonChattanooga in 1953
- ProgramChattanooga history and records
Ole Miss
- Next gamevs. KentuckySept. 26, 1953
- SeasonOle Miss in 1953
- ProgramOle Miss history and records

