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55 years ago tonight, Dec. 5, 1970
Posted on 12/5/25 at 6:01 pm
Posted on 12/5/25 at 6:01 pm
LSU crushes Ole Miss and Archie Manning, 61-17, on national TV, which was a very rare platform at the time. Thanks to Bert Jones, Tommy Casanova, Craig Burns, Louis Cascio, Mike Anderson, Chris Dantin, Art Cantrell, Andy Hamilton, Richard Picou, Ken Kavanaugh, John Sage, Al Coffee, Ronnie Estay, Jimmy Ledoux, and many others. What a wild night in "DEAF VALLEY"! LSU secured an an Orange Bowl invitation, and a song was written about the game, which is still available on YouTube, "Archie Who?" The field paint in Tiger Stadium that night was like art work.
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Posted on 12/5/25 at 6:02 pm to HurricaneCamille
The first LSU game I remember watching on TV.
Posted on 12/5/25 at 6:04 pm to HurricaneCamille
And I was there! It was an awesome game!!
Posted on 12/5/25 at 6:10 pm to HurricaneCamille
Oh hell, I remember this one clearly! Man what a game
Posted on 12/5/25 at 6:18 pm to HurricaneCamille
My first time in Tiger Stadium! I was hooked from that night! ??
Posted on 12/5/25 at 6:20 pm to HurricaneCamille
My dad, Arthur Davis, #93 was on that dline. They had a plan to stop Archie and it worked
Posted on 12/5/25 at 6:23 pm to bishop
I remember him. He was a starter. Man, those teams hit the opponent in the mouth!
Posted on 12/5/25 at 6:28 pm to HurricaneCamille
I was there...student ticket...really just showed the ID at the gate as I remember.
Posted on 12/5/25 at 6:29 pm to HurricaneCamille
I was at that game. Dad and I walked on the field to his car afterwards. What a memory I’ll never forget.
Posted on 12/5/25 at 6:30 pm to HurricaneCamille
I was in bacic training in ihe army. Graduated from lsu in spring, '70. Watched it while on weekend leave. Casanova was lights out. Awesome game!
Posted on 12/5/25 at 6:32 pm to bishop
Archie had a broken left arm with a 7# cast. His 1st game back trying to play with it. Probably not that hard to stop him.
Posted on 12/5/25 at 6:34 pm to HurricaneCamille
I watched it with my girlfriend at her house. She and her family were huge Ole Miss fans. When Tommy Casanova intercepted Archie Manning and ran back two punts for touchdowns profanities filled the air. LSU gutter stomped Ole Miss that night and I loved every minute of it.
Posted on 12/5/25 at 6:36 pm to Pop
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Archie had a broken left arm with a 7# cast. His 1st game back trying to play with it. Probably not that hard to stop him.
Archie wasn't on the field when LSU scored 61 points.
But he was on the field and healthy five weeks earlier when Southern Miss bitch slapped the Rebels 30-14.
This post was edited on 12/5/25 at 7:06 pm
Posted on 12/5/25 at 6:36 pm to HurricaneCamille
I was there. Still remember the oranges being thrown on the field from the stands.
Posted on 12/5/25 at 6:38 pm to Triggerbait
Was there!.. as a boy scout usher in the south upper deck
Posted on 12/5/25 at 6:38 pm to HurricaneCamille
Watched on TV & my parents went to the game.
Was 10 years old at the time & a big Archie fan until that night.
Game that turned me into a Tiger for life!
Was 10 years old at the time & a big Archie fan until that night.
Game that turned me into a Tiger for life!
Posted on 12/5/25 at 6:41 pm to Arbengal
we got some old folks on this board. I have lots of respect for the old tigers love to hear the stories of tiger stadium back then.
Posted on 12/5/25 at 6:43 pm to HurricaneCamille
The neighbors told me that they could hear me hollering, was in the 9th grade and had been having it out with an ole miss fan all week, lol.
Posted on 12/5/25 at 6:44 pm to bishop
Arthur, Kent Carlin, and Bill Thomason came to LSU from Sulphur’s state championship team. I was a freshman that year as well all of us lettered multiple years except for Kent.
Have to say that the Tigers of 1969 were special!!
Have to say that the Tigers of 1969 were special!!
Posted on 12/5/25 at 6:47 pm to BastropRam13
Also, Jack Doland was the defensive backs coach. He was the Sulphur head coach on the state championship team.
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