Saturday Marks 50th Anniversary of Cannon's Run

**GeauxTo** · 10-26-2009, 02:37 PM

Saturday night will mark the 50th anniversary of Billy Cannon's 89-yard punt return for a touchdown in LSU's 7-3 win over Ole Miss on Halloween Night in 1959. That punt return, considered one of the greatest plays in college football history, helped Cannon win the Heisman Trophy that year.
LSU holds the nation's longest non-conference winning streak at 21 straight games. LSU hasn't lost a non-conference game since a 30-25 defeat to Iowa in the Capital One Bowl to cap the 2004 season.
LSU has also won 26 consecutive non-conference games in Tiger Stadium, a stretch that goes back to the 2002 season when the Tigers dropped a 13-10 decision to UAB.
LSU has won 23 consecutive games over teams from Louisiana. The last time LSU lost to a team from Louisiana came in 1982 when the Green Wave beat the Tigers, 31-28, in Tiger Stadium.
LSU has won 33 of its last 34 Saturday night games in Tiger Stadium.
LSU is ranked in the top 10 during the month of October for the fifth straight year
Since the 2002 season, LSU is 49-11 in games which they were ranked in the Top 10.
LSU has limited its last 3 SEC opponents to a combined 36 points (Georgia 13, Florida 13, Auburn 10) - it's the fewest over any 3-game SEC span for LSU since 2005 when the Tigers held Mississippi State (7), Vanderbilt (6), and Florida (17) to a combined 30 points in a three-week stretch.
LSU coach Les Miles is 12-5 in games played during the month of October.
LSU has held its opponent scoreless in 9 of 20 quarters in SEC play this year, including first halves against both Georgia and Auburn.

LSU Aaron · 10-26-2009, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by GeauxTo

Saturday night will mark the 50th anniversary of Billy Cannon's 89-yard punt return for a touchdown in LSU's 7-3 win over Ole Miss on Halloween Night in 1959. That punt return, considered one of the greatest plays in college football history, helped Cannon win the Heisman Trophy that year.

I would tell you I was at that game... except I wasn't born until the 1970's, lol. I wish they had kept the Ole Miss game as the Halloween game.

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Originally Posted by GeauxTo

LSU has won 23 consecutive games over teams from Louisiana. The last time LSU lost to a team from Louisiana came in 1982 when the Green Wave beat the Tigers, 31-28, in Tiger Stadium.

I was at that game, however.

TPM · 10-26-2009, 07:18 PM

Cool info. Thanks geaux!

Rebel Chuck · 10-26-2009, 08:08 PM

Jan 1st marks the 50th aniversary of our revenge in the sugar bowl
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