Mississippi State at Ole Miss

Saturday, November 26, 1960. Ole Miss kept the Golden Egg Trophy

No. 3 Ole Miss beat Mississippi State 35–⁠9. It was their 57th meeting; after it, Ole Miss led the series 29–⁠22–⁠3 in the games on file.

AwayMississippi State2–⁠6–⁠1 in 1960
9
Home3Ole Miss10–⁠0–⁠1 in 1960
35

FinalHigh 66°F, low 39°FAttendance 34,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Ole Miss Pins $50 Defeat On Maroons Gibbs Stands Out As Ninth Victory Takes SEC Title

    Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 27, 1960, page 73

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    Ole Miss Pins $50 Defeat On Maroons Gibbs Stands Out As Ninth Victory Takes SEC Title UNIVERSITY, Miss, Nov. 26 AP).-Quarterback Jake Gibbs passed for two touchdowns and scored a third today to lead third-ranked Mississippi to a 35–⁠9 victory over arch-rival Mississippi State and give the undefeated Rebels their Sec

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 91% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Officially, Ole Miss leads 67–⁠46–⁠6; as played, 67–⁠47–⁠5 in the 119 games on file; the official count covers all 122 meetings, counting the 65 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Ole Miss 38, Mississippi State 19
2024Ole Miss 26, Mississippi State 14
2023Ole Miss 17, Mississippi State 7
2022Mississippi State 24, Ole Miss 22
2021Ole Miss 31, Mississippi State 21
2020Ole Miss 31, Mississippi State 24

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