Chattanooga at Ole Miss

Saturday, September 19, 1953

Ole Miss beat Chattanooga 39–⁠6. It was their sixth meeting; after it, Ole Miss led the series 5–⁠1.

AwayChattanooga0–⁠3 in 1953
6
HomeOle Miss7–⁠2–⁠1 in 1953
39

FinalHigh 86°F, low 66°F, 0.59 in. of rainAttendance 18,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Rookie Leads Ole Miss Over Chattanooga, 1915

    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.

Ole Miss leads 14–⁠1 in 15 meetings, counting the nine since this game.

Recent meetings
1993Ole Miss 40, Chattanooga 7
1971Ole Miss 49, Chattanooga 10
1970Ole Miss 44, Chattanooga 7
1969Ole Miss 21, Chattanooga 0
1968Ole Miss 38, Chattanooga 16
1962Ole Miss 52, Chattanooga 7

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