Centenary (LA) vs. Ole Miss

Centenary (LA) and Ole Miss first met in 1932 and have played 7 times; Ole Miss leads the series 4–⁠3. Over the last 7 meetings it’s Ole Miss 4–⁠3, and Ole Miss has won the last 4.

Centenary (LA) wins
3
Ole Miss wins
4
Ties
0
First meeting
1932
Longest streak
4 Ole Miss
Current streak
4 Ole Miss
Last 10 meetings
Ole Miss 4–⁠3
Most recent
1939

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1930s3–⁠4
Average margin
15 points; 4 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Centenary (LA)
2–⁠2 Centenary (LA)‘s record at home
At Ole Miss
2–⁠1 Ole Miss’s record at home
Shutouts
2

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Centenary (LA)‘s biggest win1934: Centenary (LA) 13, Ole Miss 6by 7 points
  2. Ole Miss’s biggest win1939: Ole Miss 34, Centenary (LA) 0by 34 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Centenary (LA) and Ole Miss, 1932 on130015001700193519401945

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

From the newspapers

  • The The Washington times's story of the 1933 game

    1933 · The Washington times, District of Columbia, Nov 27, 1933

  • The Evening star's story of the 1934 game: CoueHe Grae Scrap hpeeHee$ Appearance Brighten c. Ring Foot Ball Results

    1934 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Nov 25, 1934

  • The Evening star's story of the 1936 game: EASY FOR OLE MISS Centenary Is Whipped, "a to Z, by Powerful Attack.

    1936 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Nov 1, 1936

  • The Evening star's story of the 1938 game: Stage appears Set for Big Upset With G. ". Conqueriing Powerful Ole Miss Friday

    1938 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Oct 25, 1938

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 earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.

Every game

Oct 14, 1939Ole Miss 34, Centenary (LA) 0at Centenary (LA)
Oct 22, 1938Ole Miss 47, Centenary (LA) 14at Ole Miss
Oct 31, 1936Ole Miss 24, Centenary (LA) 7at Centenary (LA)
Nov 23, 1935Ole Miss 6, Centenary (LA) 0at Ole Miss
Nov 24, 1934Centenary (LA) 13, Ole Miss 6at Centenary (LA)
Nov 25, 1933Centenary (LA) 7, Ole Miss 6at Ole Miss
Oct 15, 1932Centenary (LA) 13, Ole Miss 6at Centenary (LA)

Every game is listed as played on the field.