LSU at Ole Miss

Saturday, November 9, 1957

No. 14 Ole Miss beat LSU 14–⁠12. It was their 45th meeting; after it, LSU led the series 23–⁠16–⁠1 in the games on file.

AwayLSU5–⁠5 in 1957
12
Home14Ole Miss9–⁠1–⁠1 in 1957
14

FinalHigh 57°F, low 32°FAttendance 30,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: FOOTBALL

    Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 11, 1957, page 19

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    FOOTBALL Continued from Page A-16 ern Conference. Last year however, Syracuse was selected and Army or Navy may get the call this time. SUGAR-The promoters OF this one have a problem that is going to take some solving, The Southeastern Conference champion additionally acts as host. But Auburn, which is rolling along in first place and indicated, is ineligible for post-season play this year. The battle for second place lies between Tennessee. a decisive winner over Georgia Tech, and Mississippi. a 14–⁠12 win ner over Louisiana State. The Vols and Ole Miss tangle this week. An upset victory might put Mississippi in the Sugar Bowl, with either Tennessee or Vanderbilt, which meet Novem- Der 30, going to the Cotton Bowl. ORANGE – Oklahoma al ready has one spot. The At lantic Coast Conference sup plies the other outfit, and all Duke has to do to win the title is beat either Clemson this week, or-failing that North Carolina next week. North Carolina State, which currently is tied with Duke folthe ACC lead. is in the bad graces of the NCAA and can not play in post-season games Navy is just itching to get ir a top bowl game. If the Mid. dies whip Army on November 80, the Cotton Bowl folks may grab the Middies. If that comes about. the Gator Bowl, the next in line cold pair West Virginia with Tennessee, Mississippi or Van. derbilt, whichever shows the best credentials.

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 79% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Officially, LSU leads 64–⁠44–⁠4; as played, 64–⁠42–⁠4 in the 110 games on file; the official count covers all 115 meetings, counting the 70 since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Ole Miss 32, LSU 24
2025Ole Miss 24, LSU 19
2024LSU 29, Ole Miss 26
2023Ole Miss 55, LSU 49
2022LSU 45, Ole Miss 20
2021Ole Miss 31, LSU 17

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