Ole Miss vs. TCU
Monday, January 2, 1956, Cotton Bowl Share
No. 15 Ole Miss beat No. 7 TCU 14–13. It was their fourth meeting; after it, Ole Miss led the series 3–1.
FinalTV: NBCAttendance 75,500Referee: Cliff Shaw (SWC; split crew: SWC, SEC)
MVPs Eagle Day (Ole Miss QB); Buddy Alliston (Ole Miss G)Wikipedia
On the newsreel
- COTTON BOWLMississippi upsets Texas Christian, 14-13
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Photos from the game
The Matchday programme available at the Cotton Bowl ClassicPhoto: Susan Natalie Freeman, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
TCU 50% to win. Ole Miss pulled the upset.
The series
Every Ole Miss–TCU gameOle Miss leads 5–2 in seven meetings, counting the three since this game.
| 2014 | TCU 42, Ole Miss 3 | Peach Bowl |
| 1983 | Ole Miss 20, TCU 7 | |
| 1982 | Ole Miss 27, TCU 9 | |
| 1955 | Ole Miss 14, TCU 13 | Cotton Bowl |
| 1950 | Ole Miss 19, TCU 7 | |
| 1949 | TCU 33, Ole Miss 27 |
Around this game
Ole Miss
- Next gamevs. North TexasSept. 22, 1956
- SeasonOle Miss in 1955
- ProgramOle Miss history and records
TCU
- Next gameat KansasSept. 22, 1956
- SeasonTCU in 1955
- ProgramTCU history and records