Year-By-Year: 1936
November 24, 1936 10:00 AM
Catholic Holds Off Late Rally
Catholic University 20
Mississippi 19
The second Orange Bowl Classic featured out-of-state schools Catholic University and the University of Mississippi, with Catholic prevailing 20-19.
The Cardinals jumped out to a 13-0 lead before Ole Miss' Ned Peters broke free on a 67-yard touchdown run, the first long TD in the Orange Bowl.
Catholic safety Paul Rydewski scampered 24 yards with a blocked punt to give the Cardinals a 20-6 lead going into the final quarter.
The Rebels recorded two fourth-quarter touchdowns, but a missed extra point kept them one point shy. There has never been a tie in Orange Bowl history.
With Bill Munday of CBS handling the play-by-play, the game was the first Orange Bowl to be broadcast on radio. Legendary sports writer Grantland Rice was also in the press box.
GAME STATISTICS
Catholic Mississippi
First Downs 4 12
Rushing Yards 131 228
Passes Attempted 3 15
Passes Completed 1 4
Had Intercepted 2 4
Passing Yards 48 74
Total Offense 179 302
Punting/Avg. 13/41 11/34
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 3/2
Penalties/Yards 1/10 1/10
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Catholic 7 6 7 0 20
Ole Miss 0 6 0 13 19
SCORING SUMMARY
CA: Adamaitis 1 pass from Draginis (Milligan kick); CA: Foley 52 pass from Adamaitis (kick failed); MS: Peters 67 run (kick failed); CA: Rydewski 24 run on blocked kick (Makofske kick); MS: Bernard 3 run (kick failed); MS: Poole 24 pass from Baumstein (Richardson kick)
Catholic Head Coach- A.J. Bergman
Ole Miss Head Coach- Ed Walker