Mississippi State vs Ole Miss (1999)

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𝐍𝐨. 𝟏𝟗 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐁𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐝𝐨𝐠𝐬
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𝐍𝐨. 𝟐𝟒 𝐎𝐥𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐬

ESPN | Nᴏᴠᴇᴍʙᴇʀ 25ᴛʜ, 1999

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The 1999 Egg Bowl, nicknamed "The Pick and the Kick," is considered by many to be the greatest in the game’s history because of the late comeback that lifted Mississippi State to victory, along with the high stakes involved.

Ole Miss traveled to Starkville with a 7-3 record and a No. 23 ranking in the AP Top 25 to face a No. 18 Mississippi State squad with an 8-2 overall record, but had lost back-to-back games to Alabama and Arkansas.

The Rebels built a 10-0 lead in the second quarter that grew to 20-6 before State stormed back to tie the game with 27 seconds left. Instead of settling for overtime, Ole Miss attempted to get the ball into field goal range. Rebels quarterback Romaro Miller threw downfield, but the Bulldogs’ Robert Bean deflected the pass and kicked it high in the air. Eugene Clinton secured the improbable interception and ran it deep into Ole Miss territory with just eight seconds on the clock. Clinton’s return set up a 43-yard, game-winning field goal by Scott Westerfield.