LSU-Ole Miss 1972

Cant say that I was even born yet, but I can remember hearing my dad tell the story of that game more then once. Great article for the younger ranters too!

Good post,thanks. I remember listening to that in 5th grade on the old "Pick of Dixie". Shame its so hard to find good games on the radio anymore.

here's some audio files, if interested. the jones-1972.mp3 file is about a 1:10 in length, and covers the last 4 sec. of the game...but doesn't catch Rusty Jackson's PAT.

the lsu-olemiss-72.mp3 file covers the last 3:02 of the game, including Jackson's kick...has Ferguson's "pandemonium breaks loose in Tiger Stadium" call.


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Thanks for your post.

There are moments in history you will always remember where you were when they happen and this was one. Side note: All I was doing was walking back and forth through the house listening to the AM radio - no way to sit still.

Great article about this game. If I've heard my dad talk about this game once he has talked about it a thousand times. I loved the detail it went into as far as the last two plays go.

The audio clip was great to hear, but it makes me realize how bad Hawthorne is

I was a freshman Tiger Band member then. A few things about that game stick out in my mind:

1. The NOISE. At that time, the capacity of Tiger Stadium was 68,000. That night, over 70,000 were in attendance. When we formed the tunnel for pregame, the team came out and we began to play the fight song. My ears hurt from the sheer volume of noise, the fans were jumping up and down, and between the fans' jumping and the players running, the earth shook below us (although it didn't register at the Geology Department!) I couldn't hear myself playing, so I pulled my trumpet away from my mouth and screamed as loudly as I could--I couldn't even hear myself scream! AMAZING!

2. The team played badly. I remember thinking that we were a ranked team about to lose to a nobody. We were flat, and Ole Miss played out of their minds.

3. Hope. When Ole Miss was up by 6, and Steve Lavinghouse missed the field goal for Ole Miss, I felt some hope.

4. Tiger Band. At that point, Band Director Bill Swor instructed us to begin playing Tiger Rag, over and over again to the end of the game. The team FINALLY started moving down the field.

5. 1 second left. When Brad Jones' pass to Jimmy Ledoux was tipped by an Ole Miss defender, the SE stands erupted (that was where Ole Miss fans were). But there was 1 second left. When Jones took the next snap, the horn sounde immediately and Jones got the pass off just as he was being tackled. When Brad Jones caught the ball, the stadium exploded. When Rusty Jackson kicked the extra point, the party was on.

6. Postgame. We played music in the stands for 30 minutes after the game, and the Tiger fans stayed and danced and sang with us. The only empty seats were in the SE stands!

What a great memory that remains!

Thanks for the trip down memory lane. We moved from Louisiana when I was five but Dad, my bro and I always(and I mean always)listened to the games on WWL. That nite it was freezing cold in north jersey and me and a lady friend were sharing some Beam and a bud in my chevelle SS just sittin there in the driveway just jammin on da Tigers. As Jones got the snap the signal faded and we just sat there wondering and hoping and didn't have a clue until that signal regained strength and all we could hear was the crowd in Tiger Stadium going nutso. I knew..she knew..we celebrated..just like being home. I had always and will always be a Tiger...but that nite in jersey that fine lady from the north country was a Tiger too. Bert and Brad...thank you.