Tulane at Mississippi College
Friday, October 27, 1916 Share
Tulane beat Mississippi College 13–3. It was their fifth meeting; after it, Tulane led the series 3–2.
FinalHigh 78°F, low 35°F
In the newspapers
New Britain herald, October 28, 1916, page 12
Read the text
FIGHT AT FOOTBALL GAME Jackson, Miss, Oct 28-A fight in which players on both sides and more than an hundred spectators partici- Eated broke up the Tulane Mississippi college game here yesterday, shortly s’fter the fourth period had started. The game was called as soon as the police could restore quiet and the official scorekeeper declared Tulane the victor, 13 to 3. No one was ser iOuSly hurt
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)
Mississippi College 53% to win. Tulane won as Elo’s underdog.
The series
Every Tulane–Mississippi College gameTulane leads 9–3 in 12 meetings, counting the seven since this game.
Around this game
Tulane
- Next gameat Georgia TechNov. 4, 1916
- SeasonTulane in 1916
- ProgramTulane history and records
Mississippi College
- Next gameat Southern MissNov. 7, 1916
- SeasonMississippi College in 1916
- ProgramMississippi College history and records