re: How were tickets distributed when the Egg Bowl was in Jackson?

I saw numerous DH’s in Jackson in the 1970’s and 80’s. One year (1979, I think) USM played OM in the nightcap and beat the crap out of OM . Something like 35-6 but it was total domination. We stayed over from the State game and went to that game as well and thoroughly enjoyed OM getting pounded by Southern.

In 1975, I think OM-LSU played the day game. In the night game, State played Bama. We led 10-7 in the fourth quarter and had first and goal at the one yard line. Four plays later we failed to score to go up by 10. Bama eventually came back to win but we outplayed them that night but just did not ring the bell.

One unusual DH was 1973, State-OM played that afternoon and Meridian High played Jackson Murrah High in the Capital Bowl that night. We beat Murrah 20-0. In those days , you did not have HS playoffs, Conference championships were won and much like the college level, teams were invited to play in Bowl games. Red Carpet Bowl was in Vicksburg, Shrimp Bowl in Biloxi etc. were some of the HS bowl games played in MS during the era before the playoffs started in 1981.