50 Most crushing defeats and here are the LSU ones and we are the ones delivering the blow. #49 Nov. 22, 2003: In 2003, the No. 15 Rebels had second-generation hero Eli Manning at quarterback and All-American kicker Jonathan Nichols, who had missed one field goal all season. A defeat of No. 3 LSU in Oxford would send the Rebels to their first SEC championship game. Nichols missed two field goals. Manning -- facing fourth-and-10 with 1:55 to play -- took the snap, took two steps back and fell down, tripped by his own lineman. LSU won 17-14. Ole Miss still hasn't been to the SEC title game. #41 Dec. 8, 2001: One week earlier, playing a game postponed because of the Sept. 11 attacks, Tennessee upset Florida to win the SEC East and climb to No. 2 in the polls. A victory over the Tigers would allow Tennessee to play for its second crystal football in four seasons. The Vols counted those chickens but they never hatched. LSU dominated the game and initiated a change of the SEC guard. Phillip Fulmer coached the Vols for seven more seasons but never took them to such heights again. #25 Oct. 31, 1959: A game defined by Billy Cannon. No. 1 LSU trailed No. 3 Ole Miss 3-0 in the fourth quarter -- and even that small deficit seemed insurmountable against a defense that allowed just three TDs all season. But Cannon fielded a punt at the LSU 11-yard line and eluded six Ole Miss tacklers on the way to the end zone. The Rebs got revenge in a 21-0 Sugar Bowl win two months later, but the damage was done. ESPN's Ed Hinton once opined that this loss changed the course of his state's history for the worse. Nice video with this one so go check it out. Can't believe the LSU victory over #1 UF wasn't on the list. College Football: House of Pain - ESPN
