They call that game “The Mississippi Miracle,” a mostly lackluster scrum highlighted by two extraordinary punters for more than 59 minutes that a too-unbelievable-for-Hollywood finish turned into a one of the South Carolina Gamecocks’ most magical football victories.
The date is Oct. 21, 1978, and many of the 50,226 at Williams-Brice Stadium had given up hope and flooded to the parking lots late in the fourth quarter. But the Gamecocks got the ball with a few seconds remaining and ... well, “The Mississippi Miracle” occurred.
Garry Harper hooked up with Horace Smith on an 80-yard bomb and a 2-point conversion pass to Zion McKinney that produced an 18-17 triumph over Ole Miss.