Ole Miss Loses to Rival Mississippi State in Brutal Fashion After Celebration Penalty

The Rebels lost to rival Mississippi State in the Egg Bowl after a player's dog peeing celebration moved back the extra point.

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Mississippi State beat rival Ole Miss, 21-20, in the 2019 edition of the always-heated Egg Bowl in one of the most memorable ways possible.

A thrilling final minute of action included the Rebels converting on 4th-and-24 from their own 14 when backup quarterback Matt Corral found Braylon Sanders for a 57-yard gain. A series of penalties then brought Ole Miss to just outside the Bulldogs' goal line when Corral connected with Elijah Moore for a two-yard TD with four seconds remaining.

It looked like the game was bound for overtime, but Moore proceeded to celebrate by miming a dog peeing in the end zone. The act immediately drew an excessive celebration penalty, which Mississippi State opted to enforce on the extra point attempt. Sure enough, Luke Logan missed wide right from the extended distance, capping an absurd ending to the rivalry matchup.

The one-point win was especially meaningful for the Bulldogs, as it was their sixth of the season, making them bowl eligible on the regular season's final weekend. The loss ended Ole Miss's season at 4–8.

Twitter predictably had a field day with everything that transpired late on a wild Thanksgiving night in Starkville.

OLE MISS PISSES THE GAME AWAY

— Chris Vannini (@ChrisVannini) November 29, 2019

College football is a perfect sport because sometimes the most memorable play of the season is a ridiculous highlight which shifts the national championship race and sometimes it’s a guy on a 4-8 team pretending to pee like a dog.

— Rodger Sherman (@rodger) November 29, 2019

The Egg Bowl being decided by a missed extra point that was pushed back 15 yards because an Ole Miss player’s touchdown celebration including pretending to piss like a dog is the most Egg Bowl things ever.

— Dan Wetzel (@DanWetzel) November 29, 2019

Imagine telling your grandkids someday you lost a nationally televised game against an in-state rival on Thanksgiving because you scored a touchdown in the final seconds but then pretended to be a dog pissing on the field. I’m dying. https://t.co/Vp3zdpYh8R

— Gary Parrish (@GaryParrishCBS) November 29, 2019

New Egg Bowl trophy pic.twitter.com/NZSvvHSvdZ

— Charles Power (@CharlesPower) November 29, 2019

the Egg Bowl was on Russian television and the ending is the FUNNIEST THING THE ANNOUNCERS HAVE EVER SEEN pic.twitter.com/Owvu6iAgRq

— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) November 29, 2019

Despite both programs being mired in down years, it's clear this year's Egg Bowl won't be forgotten anytime soon.