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Title

The Egg Bowl : Mississippi state vs. Ole Miss / William G. Barner.

Author

Barner, William G.

Publication

Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, c2007.

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Description

xxii, 384 p. : ill.; 24 cm.

Subject

• Mississippi State University > Football > History
• University of Mississippi > Football > History
• Sports rivalries > Mississippi > History
• College sports > Mississippi > History

Note

• Includes index.

Contents

Milestones of mayhem -- The golden egg -- A great rivalry begins -- The games -- 1901: the first feud, the first protest, the first delay -- And finally the first game -- 1902: no feuding. no fussing. just plain, tough football -- 1903: the red and blue shades the Aggies' perfect record -- 1904: Columbus gets its "good game" -- 1905: the first bulldogs prove their mettle -- 1906: passing fancy -- 1907: knee-deep in rivalry (and sky-high over the coffee) -- 1908: Aggies out-quick 'em -- 1909: university gets its kicks -- 1910: a collision of two mighty machines -- 1911: even collapsing stands can't stop a fierce battle, 1912 1914: time-out for a feud of another kind -- 1915: 65 0 -- 1916: on to Tupelo -- 1917: wartime is victory time for the Aggie team -- Gotcha! twice! -- 1919: open the windows and let 'er rip -- 1920: 20 in '20 -- 1921: football and all that jazz -- 1922: hot time in the old town -- 1923: push versus pass -- 1924: here's a dozen, cousin! -- 1925: strange but true -- 1926: the battle of Starkville -- 1927: scramble for an egg -- 1928: tad, toe, touchdown -- 1929: much ado about nothing -- 1930: Noble in for Cagle -- 1931: rivalry is everything -- 1932: now it's State versus Ole Miss -- 1933: the rain doesn't let up, and neither does the rivalry -- 1934: breaks: or tough football? -- 1935: give 'em the razzle-dazzle -- 1936: Ike puts rebels in a pickle -- 1937: state launches a crusade -- 1938: sixty superb minutes -- 1939: Mehre, Mckeen, and football mania -- 1940: the J boys and the H boys -- 1941: november 29, 1941: "the greatest day in Mississippi football history" -- 1942: rivalry gets the jump on gas rationing -- No game -- 1944: the impossible victory -- 1945: lightning strikes twice -- 1946: helling and damning -- 1947: Conerly to Poole meets McWilliams, Davis, and Matulich -- 1948: T for two -- 1949: record-breaking forty-niners -- 1950: 27 20 -- 1951: here comes showboat -- 1952: unbeaten can be a dangerous perch -- 1953: all dressed up and no place to go -- 1954: what counts is what's up front -- 1955: a clash of titans? Just call it a clash -- 1956: "one mistake. just one mistake" -- 1957: no cheers, no tears. nobody won, nobody lost -- 1958: the Billy and Bobby show -- 1959: Vaught's "best team" proves too powerful -- 1960: everything's just Jake -- 1961: never argue with a no. 1 offense -- 1962: "the goof that laid the golden egg" -- 1963: it's not always like kissing your sister -- 1964: dogs break the drought -- 1965: close yes and no -- 1966: the best offense is a good . . . -- 1967: mudhens 10, ducks 3 -- 1968: pharr and manning i -- 1969: pharr and manning ii -- 1970: "something-- you will never forget" -- 1971: 42 points in one quarter -- 1972: bulldog miscues, rebel points -- 1973: Vaught: one more time -- 1974: at last, a bulldog blowout -- 1975: dee-fense! -- 1976: yell like hell -- 1977: momentum shifts -- 1978: a rebel surprise -- 1979: mistakes can kill you -- 1980: bulldog blitz -- 1981: 0:02 on the clock -- 1982: year of the bulldogs -- 1983: "the immaculate deflection" -- 1984: the straw that broke the camel's back -- 1985: a point a minute and more -- 1986: winner take all -- 1987: top dogs -- 1988: flingin' in the rain -- 1989: a change in tactics works wonders -- 1990: like a mule hit by a two-by-four -- 1991: right where we want you -- 1992: eleven times within the 11 -- 1993: Davis has a blast -- 1994: ten minutes, 38 points -- 1995: doooouuu! -- 1996: defense dogs the rebels -- 1997: go for two -- 1998: under the lights -- 1999: an unbelievable comeback -- 2000: rebels with a cause -- 2001: dogs salvage a season -- 2002: fant and Manning battle it out -- 2003: one hundred and going strong -- 2004: throw away the book -- 2005: Jerious Norwood -- 2006: right down to the wire -- Appendixes -- Fascinating facts -- Games at a glance, 1901 2006 -- Records by playing site -- Scoring -- Coaches -- Team records -- Individual records -- Scorers, 1901 2006 -- Index.

Call Number

JFE 08-665

ISBN

• 9781578069675 (cloth : alk. paper)
• 157806967X (cloth : alk. paper)

LCCN

2007016903

OCLC

123968077

Author

Barner, William G.

Title

The Egg Bowl : Mississippi state vs. Ole Miss / William G. Barner.

Imprint

Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, c2007.

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Research Call Number

JFE 08-665