Worst weather you've suffered through at a MSU football game?

[Tbonewannabe]

2001, I think it may have been Troy, there was a serious tornado threat in the middle of the 3rd quarter. They emptied the stadium.

Yes, everyone was under the stands and it was a constant rain. Combine that with losing to Troy and that was a miserable experience.

[Tbonewannabe]

My rankings:

1. @Memphis 2000 - I believe the temp on the field was around 120 degrees. People passing out like crazy. Water was luke warm at best. Throw in the fact that Memphis turned off the AC to our locker room so our entire team was just standing in what shade they could find.

2. Ark at home 2000 - the other end of the spectrum. It was the perfect temperature to keep the rain at a sleet instead of snow so you were drenched and steadily freezing. Refs refused to give Westerfield a dry ball to attempt a game winning field goal. Donte Walker runs into two people to keep him out of the endzone on the goal line to lose in overtime.

3. Troy at home - 2001 - constant rain that only slackened up when there was a tornado close to campus. My buddy had a dry suit that he was bragging about only to wear some shoes that were suede so his feet were soaking wet (that was the only highlight of that experience).

4. Snow Bowl - 2000. The game wasn't bad except for walking down the steps was like using roller skates. This is up there for the attempt at driving home. The car just floated on the roads and then we came to the bridge across the river and realized no cars were able to go up it. Stayed in a shitty motel after freezing for 4 hours.

5. Any game in late Aug to first week of Sept. It is always 100 degrees and people passing out like crazy.

[MoreCowbell]

UAB 2014. Shitty game and it was 110 degrees I swear. Old women were passing out, I went with my mom and we had to leave at halftime bc she was having a heat stroke

[MedDawg]

Worst MSU game was 2000 Arkansas, stayed for the whole game and looked up at the East Side construction and vowed to buy club level tickets the next season when it opened. It was cold and sleeting, would have been better if it had snowed, but the sleet made everything wet and therefore colder. Wish our defensive player who intercepted a pass didn't step out of bounds--he had the whole field open in front of him and it would have made the difference in the game. Also wish the ref didn't stand over the ball on the 1 or 2 yard line and let the halftime clock run out.

Another miserable game I went to was 1987 Penn State vs Notre Dame--the windchill was -20 degrees! My new bride and I left at halftime and watched the rest on tv.

[PMDawg]

Arkansas 2000. We lost in overtime in the sleet and rain.

I agree. I was there until the bitter end.

[Maroonthirteen]

The 2000 Memphis game......at least I was able to get some relief from the heat under the skyboxes. But that was the hottest game that I have attended. I went to the last USM game too.

The 2000 Arkansas game ....Id vote the most miserable weather. Lucky we thought to bring a blanket but it was basically frozen by the 4th quarter. My wife had enough when we went to OT. She went underneath to wait on me. I watched from the portal as best I could. I can still see the fumbled snap for the game winning kick. THen Walker come up short at the goal line. Brutal day.

[Offshore Dawg]

2000 Arkansas game, drove home 4 hours soaking with the seat heater on, had to leave the windows down from the steam inside my Jeep.
2001 Troy game, rain and tornado.

[Joebob]

I've been really lucky and never had any miserable weather at an MSU game, just some really weird weather. Was at the '99 Cotton Bowl against Texas when it was so foggy you could barely see the players. Ironically, DFW *never* has fog like that. Was also at the '83 Egg Bowl when that gust of wind blew the ball backwards on the field goal try at the end of the game ( the Immaculate Deflection). Weirdest thing I ever saw at a football game.

[ArrowDawg]

This is the answer for me. As I recall the cold was expected, but I think the sleet was somewhat of a surprise based on the forecast because there were a lot of people like me without a poncho that we're walking out of there with numb legs and a solid sheet of ice on the tops of their jeans.

The fact we then lost in overtime was insult added to injury.

Arkansas 2000 for me too. Didn't expect the precipitation, so I was totally unprepared. Just like you, the lower half of my body was numb and I even felt a little hypothermic. I went straight to my truck and got the heater going full blast, but it took me probably 30 minutes or so before I started to feel a bit more normal again.

[BayouDawg]

This is the answer for me. As I recall the cold was expected, but I think the sleet was somewhat of a surprise based on the forecast because there were a lot of people like me without a poncho that we're walking out of there with numb legs and a solid sheet of ice on the tops of their jeans.

The fact we then lost in overtime was insult added to injury.

For sure. I was 9 and that?s probably the closest Ive been to hypothermia lol

[BorneDawg]

Egg Bowl 2003. Jackie?s last game and Eli?s last egg bowl. We got destroyed in the coldest rain I can ever remember.

Yes this! I was hoping someone else replied with this. I couldn't remember the year but not only did we get skull drug by ole piss but it was some of the hardest and coldest rain I can every remember. My bones were soggy that day! about froze to death.......

[IMissJack]

Kentucky mid 90?s. Freezing and and rain. Not exactly sure of the year.

[klong-dog]

The 2000 Arkansas game. Miserably cold, windy, and with miserable results.

[preachermatt83]

Arkansas 2000. We lost in overtime in the sleet and rain.

This is the correct answer

[PGHBulldogBG]

Georgia 2005 with the outer bands of hurricane Rita. Next day a tornado came on campus and flipped UGA fan RV near vet school

[BuckyIsAB****]

Georgia 2005 with the outer bands of hurricane Rita. Next day a tornado came on campus and flipped UGA fan RV near vet school

I was there. I remember being excited it was only 24-10

[msudawg1200]

I see a lot of you had the same awful experience at the 2000 Arkansas game as I did. It was supposed to be cold, but no precipitation. Just like some of you my legs were frozen from wet jeans. My feet felt like blocks of ice from my wet socks that I took off in the car ride home. Overlooked in the loss was that George H.W Bush was at the game with Sonny Montgomery. First time I had ever seen a current or former President live in person. I remember eating nachos with jalape?os and nothing to drink to warm up at halftime.
Others:
Snow Bowl (2000)- it was cold and snowing, but I was prepared. Had major fun though.
Liberty Bowl (2007)- just miserable cold. The Liberty Bowl bottlenecked that day. We won but it was a typical boring Croom game.
Kansas State(2019)- underrated as a hot as balls game. This was the day I was pretty certain Moorhead was not the guy.
Ole Miss vs Auburn in Jackson(1990)- hottest game I've ever attended. At halftime I stood in line and got the biggest Coke they had. Drank it all before I got back to my seat with 7 minutes left in the 3rd. Also saw the hardest hit I'd ever seen in person when an Auburn player destroyed OM QB Tom Luke. Today, he would've definitely been ejected for targeting. I read where Luke had to get braces after the year because it knocked his teeth crooked.

[Leeshouldveflanked]

Memphis 2000, Liberty Bowl vs AF, Tech Game the Tech and 10 year.

[Noxdog]

That was no doubt #1 --------# 2 was colorado state game around 1976 at scott field rained about 6 inches during game almost caught pneumonia

The North Texas State game. We didn't play CSU till the early to mid 80's.

I was there for that monsoon but really wasn't that bad. We won 7-6. I believe Threadgill hit Robert Chatmon for the game winner.

[lastmajordog]

Felker?s first year as coach I think. In Jackson in torrential downpour. For some reason Rocky kept insisted on running into the lake @ the 30 yard line in the south end of the field. Besides Bellards and ******* complete brain ***** against om, this was the worst, and getting drenched in a monsoon did not help feelings. On the other hand the DOGS first night game in STARKVILLE with temp lights against #4 LSU (if memory serves) was so cold, it hurt. But Bond and company put another whipping on the Tigahs.......just an incredible game.