Ole Miss at Memphis

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 7, 1954, page 65

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  Mississippi Crushes Memphis State, $40 MEMPHIS, Nov. 6.-Mississippi, the Nations ninth-ranked team, took the wraps off its potent passing attack to crush in jury-punctured Memphis State. 51–⁠0, today. The powerful Rebels, with three quarterbacks throwing, scored three airborne touch downs. Passes set up two others. Mississippi made its first I’d the hard way. moving 81 yards on nine bruising ground plays. Allen Muirhead rammed over from the 5. Fullback Paige Cothren &C. counted for Ole Miss second score. He recovered a State fun Bile on the Tigers 81, caught a Houston Patton pass on the eight, then drove off tackle for the score. Memphis sTlofiSDs State 8 q 9 l d 4 Mississippi scoring: Touchdowns, Muir head t2). Cothren go. Barber (2), j. Patton, Baker. Conversions, H. Patton, Thomas, Day.

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Officially, Ole Miss leads 47–⁠12–⁠2; as played, 49–⁠12–⁠2 in 63 meetings, counting the 52 since this game.