"We had to wait for the rain to stop before we went out and warm up", Cannon remembered, "and when it finally quit raining, things weren't much better. They had these plank bridges over pools of water and slop to get you onto the field." His first fumble came in the first quarter at the LSU twenty, but the Bandits were able to hold Mississippi State to a missed field goal attempt.
"We had to wait for the rain to cease before we went out and warmed up," Cannon recalled, "and when it finally stopped raining, things weren't much better. They had these wooden planks over puddles and mud to get onto the field." His first fumble occurred in the first quarter at LSU's twenty-yard line, but the Bandits were able to prevent Mississippi State from making a missed field goal attempt.