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8 historical facts you didn’t know about Ole Miss homecoming games

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1) Ole Miss’ first homecoming game was on Nov. 22, 1924 with a 10-6 win over Mississippi College.

2) Ole Miss has lost 15 times, most recently in 2011 to Louisiana Tech (27-7), which surprised no one in 2011.

3) Florida has beaten Ole Miss on Homecoming more than any other team. The Gators ruined the weekend in 1965 with a 17-0 shutout and did it again in 1972 (16-0). A field goal prevented a third Homecoming goose egg in 1980, but Florida still walked away victorious, 15-3. (Needless to say, the Rebs never played Florida on Homecoming again.