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LSU vs. Ole Miss: Five memorable games from the Tigers' storied rivalry with the Rebels

There isn't another LSU rivalry filled with more memorable games than the Tigers' series with Ole Miss. Finding five memorable games isn't the problem. The problem is trimming the list.

Oct. 31, 1959

LSU 7, Ole Miss 3

Billy Cannon’s 89-yard Halloween night punt return wins him the Heisman Trophy and still stands as the most iconic moment in LSU football history, but it would be a mere footnote if Cannon and Warren Rabb don’t stop Rebels quarterback Doug Elmore on the goal line in the final minute.

Nov. 1, 1969

Ole Miss 26, LSU 23

Archie Manning passes and scrambles the Rebels to a second-straight three-point win over the Tigers, costing LSU a shot at a perfect season.