re: Anyone here at the 1959 Halloween game?

I was there. The Ole Miss drive, with sophomore quarterback Doug Elmore at the controls, had Tiger fans on edge for the final 10 minutes. The greatest run anyone had ever seen was about to be wiped out by the Rebel's third team quarterback. Warren Rabb and Cannon stopped the drive at the LSU 2 yard line. Tennessee played well for two or three minutes in the game that followed, coming from behind. An intercepted pass returned for a touchdown, and a recovered fumble on LSU's next offensive series, were the only breaks the Vols needed to score 14 points. Both Robinson and Cannon outgained the Vols that day. Wendell Harris missed two field goals ... not much longer than extra point attempts. Cannon still claims he broke the plane on the two point conversion attempt. It should not have gotten down to that. LSU should have gone for the first down or the touchdown rather than let Harris attempt the field goals. He did not practice the week of the Tennessee game and had missed a FG attempt against Ole Miss. The LSU offense was getting four or five yards a pop against the Vols that day.