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Ole Miss dominated for most of the game, as they held LSU to just 74 yards of total offense and won 21–0. [15] The Rebels were named national champions by various selection committees. [16] Over each of the next three seasons, the LSU vs. Ole Miss game was played with both teams ranked in the top ten and in contention for the national title.
In the 7th game of the season LSU faced its sternest test—undefeated Ole Miss on Halloween in Tiger Stadium. That game between No. 1 LSU and No. 3 Ole Miss was touted as 1959's "Game of the Year." Ole Miss held a 3–0 lead until the 4th quarter, often punting on first down due to the very wet conditions on
The 1959 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1959 college football season.Ole Miss finished the season with an overall record of ten wins and one loss (10–1), tied for second in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and with a victory over LSU in the Sugar Bowl.
At LSU, Cannon was twice named a unanimous All-American, helped the 1958 LSU team win a national championship, and received the Heisman Trophy as the nation's most outstanding college player in 1959. His punt return against Ole Miss on Halloween night in 1959 is considered by fans and sportswriters to be one of the most famous plays in LSU ...
No. 8 Ole Miss lost a game it never trailed until the final play. No. 10 LSU won a game it had no business winning for most of the night. Maybe, the ghost of Billy Cannon still haunts the Rebels .
LSU had the extra week to prepare for Ole Miss because of an off week, and the defensive players leading up to the game and afterward detailed that while there wasn't much talk about last year's ...
1959 – Cannon's Halloween Run – Late in the game between #1 LSU and #3 Ole Miss, LSU was trailing 3–0. [19] Then Billy Cannon returned a punt 89 yards for a TD, breaking seven tackles. [ 20 ] The Rebels then drove down the field but were stopped on the LSU 1-yard line as the game ended resulting in a 7–3 victory for LSU in Tiger Stadium ...
LSU improves to 2–0 in the SEC — one of three undefeated teams in the conference with Texas A&M (3–0) and Texas (2–0) — and 5–1 overall. Ole Miss drops to 5–2 and 1–2 in conference ...