OXFORD, Miss. \u2013 The Egg Bowl is returning to Thanksgiving Day for the first time since 2003.<\/p>\n
This year\u2019s version of the annual rivalry game between Ole Miss and Mississippi State will be played at Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville on Thursday, Nov. 28. The game will be televised on ESPN with a 6:30 p.m. CT kickoff.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think it’s great for this storied rivalry to return to Thanksgiving Day,\u201d said second-year Rebel head coach Hugh Freeze. \u201cThere were so many memorable moments from our meetings on that holiday in the past, and I hope to see a big Rebel turnout in Starkville this year.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ole Miss holds a 61-42-6 all-time record against Mississippi State, including a 55-25-5 lead in the Battle for the Golden Egg that began in 1927. Last year, the Rebels won state bragging rights with a 41-24 victory in Oxford.<\/p>\n
The Rebels shut out the Bulldogs 31-0 in Starkville in their last Thanksgiving meeting, which gave Ole Miss a share of the 2003 Southeastern Conference Western Division Championship. It was the end of a six-year stretch from 1998-2003 that the Egg Bowl was played on Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n
The in-state SEC foes have played on Thanksgiving 25 times, and Ole Miss holds a 15-9-1 edge in those games. They have battled for the Golden Egg on the holiday 16 times, with the Rebels leading 10-5-1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"