The Egg Bowl is an annual college football game played between the University of Mississippi Rebels and the Mississippi State University Bulldogs. The game has been played every year since 1901, making it the second-oldest rivalry in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The game is played on Thanksgiving Day in a rotating series of home and away games.

The Egg Bowl was first played in 1894. The two teams met in Memphis, Tennessee, and Ole Miss won the game by a score of 10-0. The game was moved to Thanksgiving Day in 1901, and it has been played on that day every year since then. The game was named the Egg Bowl in 1927 after a group of Ole Miss students painted an egg with the two teams’ logos on it and placed it in the middle of the field. The game has been played at a variety of stadiums over the years, including Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson, Mississippi, and Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi.

The Egg Bowl has been the site of many memorable moments over the years. In 1962, Ole Miss quarterback Archie Manning led the Rebels to a 10-7 victory over the Bulldogs. The win was the first for Manning in the Egg Bowl, and it helped to launch his legendary career. In 1999, Mississippi State quarterback Jeff Brantley threw a touchdown pass to receiver Chris Williams with just 13 seconds remaining to give the Bulldogs a 23-22 victory over the Rebels. The win was the first for Mississippi State in the Egg Bowl since 1991, and it was the first time that the Bulldogs had ever defeated Ole Miss in Oxford.

In recent years, the Egg Bowl has been a close and competitive rivalry. The Rebels and Bulldogs have each won five of the last ten games. In 2020, Ole Miss defeated Mississippi State 31-24 in a game that was played in Starkville, Mississippi. The win was the fourth straight for the Rebels in the Egg Bowl, and it was the first time that Ole Miss had won four straight games in the rivalry since 1956-1959. In 2022, Mississippi State defeated Ole Miss 24-22 in a game that was played in Oxford, Mississippi. The win was the first for the Bulldogs in the Egg Bowl since 2017, and it was the first time that Mississippi State had won in Oxford since 2014.

The Egg Bowl is one of the most intense and passionate rivalries in college football. The game is always played with great emotion and intensity, and it is always a sellout. The future of the Egg Bowl is bright, and it is sure to remain one of the most popular and exciting rivalries in college football for many years to come.