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Ole Miss Football: The GOATS Of Ole Miss, Top 10 All-Time Rebels

By Daniel Skipper

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 19: (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) New York Giants' quarterback Eli Manning (L) and his father Archie Manning visit "Fox & Friends" at FOX Studios on June 19, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images)
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Sep 17, 2016; Oxford, MS, USA; Mississippi Rebels fans cheer during the second quarter of the game against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Alabama won 48-43. Mandatory Credit: Matt Bush-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 17, 2016; Oxford, MS, USA; Mississippi Rebels fans cheer during the second quarter of the game against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Alabama won 48-43. Mandatory Credit: Matt Bush-USA TODAY Sports /

Showboat Boykin, FB

Arnold Leverne Boykin was born in Greenville Mississippi. Originally on the OM roster as a linebacker, he would later be moved to fullback. The Ole Miss coaches made a smart call in doing so. He was a fast and bruising runner who would hold the collegiate record for most rushing touchdowns in a game.

In the 1951 Egg Bowl game, against in-state rivals Mississippi State, Showboat rushed for 7 TDs. Boykin only carried the ball 14 times for an incredible 187 yards. His longest score of the day was a 85 yard scamper to the end-zone. He would score on six more touches in route to a 49-7 win over the Bulldogs.

My dad, who attended the Egg Bowl that day, said Mississippi State fans argued the Ole Miss coaches should have pulled Boykin after 4 TDs. OUCH! The record would stand for nearly 50 years, until it was broken by Howard Griffith in 1990. The Illinois running back would score 8 touchdowns against Southern Illinois.

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