On this day in 1980- Mississippi State beat #1 alabama 6-3. Billy Jackson: 13 tackles, 3 sacks, 1 forced fumble, 2 fumble recoveries

Nine years ago today- The #1 team in the nation (Mississippi State) beat Arkansas 17-10 at Davis Wade Stadium.

On this day in 1980- Freshman QB John Bond threw for 151yds and ran for 163 in #16 Mississippi State’s 19-14 win over ole miss in Jackson.   State trailed 14-13 in the 4th quarter before Michael Haddix’s TD run gave MSU the lead.

5 years ago today- #18 Mississippi State won the Golden Egg with a 35-3 win over ole miss in oxford.

November 22, 2001- In his second career start, Kevin Fant threw for 263 yards and a touchdown as State beat ole miss, 36-28.   Dicenzo Miller: 182 all-purpose yards Justin Jenkins: 7rec, 116yds Korey Banks: 2 interceptions Eli Manning: 3 INTs

On this day in 1974- Mississippi State scored 31 points in the final 20 minutes and State beat ole miss 31-13.   Felker and Walter Packer scored 2 TDs each.

On this day in 1940- #16 Mississippi State College beat #11 ole miss 19-0, depriving ole miss of an SEC Title. Toxie Tullos, Blondy Black, and Boots Johnson scored touchdowns for the Maroons.

On this day in 2007- Down by 14 with 8 minutes left, Mississippi State rallied to beat ole miss 17-14 on Adam Carlson’s 48yd FG with 12 seconds left.

I am so excited for this. cc:cristilmethod

On this day in 1999- #17 MSU scored 2 touchdowns in the 4th quarter and beat Clemson 17-7 in the Peach Bowl.   Mississippi State had 5 INTs in the game.

12 years ago today.

On this day in 2015- Dak Prescott threw for 380yds & 4TDs and was named the MVP of the Belk Bowl after State’s 51-28 win over NC State.   Gerri Green had an INT on the first play, and MSU had 6 sacks in the game.

20 years ago today- Rick Stansbury gave Karl Hess the choke sign

#beatKentucky

On this day in 2007- Mississippi State went on a 39-9 run in the 2nd half and blew out Alabama 91-67, winning the SEC West.   Charles Rhodes: 18pts, 7reb, 4blk Reggie Delk: 16pts

20 years ago today- #5 MSU rallied from an 18pt deficit and beat Alabama 82-81 in overtime, winning the 2004 SEC Title.   Timmy Bowers had 20pts, 8ast, and made last-second shots at the end of regulation and overtime. Lawrence Roberts: 18pts, 21reb.

When I inevitably break up with Mississippi State athletics, who will end up writing a song about our tumultuous relationship?

On this day in 2008- After trailing by 13 in the 2nd half, 8-seed MSU finished on a 48-28 run and beat 9-seed Oregon 76-69 in the NCAA Tournament in Little Rock, AR. Charles Rhodes scored a career-high 34pts and grabbed 9reb. Barry Stewart made 4 threes during the 2H rally.