"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.
Cannon remembered that they had to wait for the rain to stop before going out and warming up. When it finally stopped raining, conditions on the field weren't much improved. There were wooden planks over puddles and mud to get onto the field. His first fumble happened in the first quarter at LSU's twenty-yard line, but Mississippi State missed a field goal attempt.