Fun Facts About The Egg Bowl {Life}

Who is ready for The Battle for the Golden Egg?  It is finally time for the infamous Egg Bowl, when Ole Miss and Mississippi State go head-to-head in the most anticipated football game of the season!  

Whether you root for the Rebels or the Bulldogs, here are a few fun facts about the Egg Bowl you need to know:

• The Egg Bowl is the 10th longest uninterrupted series in the USA!

• In the early 1900's, Ole Miss was known as the Red and the Blue and MSU as the Mississippi A&M College Aggies

• The first Egg Bowl game was played in 1901.  The game started 40 minutes late because of a dispute over the eligibility of A&M's Norvin E. Green, who had played for Ole Miss the previous year.  In the end, it was decided Green could not play in the game! 

• Since 1927, the winning team has been presented with the Egg Bowl Trophy!

• Ole Miss adopted the nickname the Rebels in 1936 and MSU the Bulldogs in 1961

• The 2013 game was the first EVER Egg bowl to go into overtime!

• This year's game will be the 113th meeting between the two schools and the 87th Egg Bowl.
  

Hotty Toddy and Hail State!  Good luck to both of Mississippi's fine teams! 

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