re: What is the greatest single play in LSU football history?

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Bert Jones to Brad Davis last-second TD to beat Ole Miss in 1972. I was there.

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So was I. I was a freshman in Tiger Band. I had a couple of classes with Brad Davis the next year. He admitted that he lost the ball in the lights, caught it by feel only, then didn't know if he was in bounds. The thunderous cheer moments later let him know the outcome.

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Bert Jones to Brad Davis last-second TD to beat Ole Miss in 1972. I was there.

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Me too, but I’m taking Cannon for a lot of other reasons. The fact that there was controversy involved eliminates it for me.

I was there as well.

I had an opportunity to talk to Jones about it. He said that they were discussing the play on the sideline and he told Mac something like "We got this" and trotted back onto the field.

While I think the Cannon punt return was the greatest single play and probably no other play has been so much a part of the lore of Tiger football, the Jones to Davis TD is up there. I was there too. From the N. Endzone we couldn't tell if Davis caught the ball in or out of bounds, but then we saw the refs signal and the crowd erupted with a truly deafening roar. It was a great ending to a game where for more than 3 quarters the Tigers seemed to play uninspired ball. Then the last drive started and it was electric.