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4th and 25 Is Worse than Cannon’s Run in Rebel Football Lore

If you find a septuagenarian Ole Miss Rebel football fan and ask them about October 31, 1959, with a sigh they will tell you about that awful night. That night was not the night that began our rivalry with the LSU Tigers, but it solidified it.

It is a memory that continues to be relived every year Ole Miss plays LSU. It will never fail that every televised Magnolia Bowl will show the grainy footage of Billy Cannon dipping and dodging his way down the field.

But I have news for our seasoned Rebel football fans. What happened on November 7, 2015 was much, much worse.