On October 31, 1959, The Number 1 in the Nation, LSU Tigers hosted the third-ranked Ole Miss Rebels in a classic SEC showdown. It was a defensive battle as well into the fourth quarter; neither team could muster a TD. The Rebels clung to a 3 -0 lead until LSU's Billy Cannon returned a punt 89 yards for a touchdown. Cannon fielded the punt against the wishes of Tigers head coach Paul Dietzel, then broke seven tackles as he raced down the sideline in front of the Rebels' bench. The return occurred late in the fourth quarter and provided the only touchdown scored in the game, as the Tigers won 7–3. It is memorialized as the play of the game by LSU radio broadcaster J.C. Politz, but the best play of the game came later when the Tigers won the game with a goal-line stand. On the last play of the game, fourth-and-goal from the LSU 1, Rebel quarterback Doug Elmore tried to run to his left, where Warren Raab and Cannon stopped him. ESPN in 2019 ranked it as the 9th Greatest College Game ever.
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