NCAA violations. 2015: #18 Ole Miss raced to a 21-0 first quarter lead and never looked back in a decisive 38-27 win over #21 Mississippi State at Davis Wade Stadium. The Rebels finished 10-3 (6-2 in the SEC) after Sugar Bowl win over Oklahoma State. Mississippi State regrouped after the Egg Bowl to beat North Carolina State at the Belk Bowl and finished the year 9-4 (4-4 in the SEC). 2016: Ole Miss and Mississippi State entered the game tied with 2-5 conference records. A home win for Ole Miss would have clinched bowl eligibility for the Rebels whereas a win for Mississippi State would have given a 5-7 Bulldogs a chance to play in a bowl game due to the school's superior Academic Progress Rate. In a mild upset, Mississippi State defeated Ole Miss 55-20 thanks largely to the performance of sophomore quarterback Nick Fitzgerald who rushed for a school-record 258 yards. The 35-point win for the Bulldogs was the biggest-ever Mississippi State win in Oxford. 2017: Following a dislocated ankle injury for Mississippi State quarterback Nick Fitzgerald early in the first quarter, the unranked Rebels built a 24-6 third quarter lead over the Bulldogs in Starkville. Despite five Mississippi State turnovers, true freshman quarterback Keytaon Thompson would lead the Bulldogs to a unanswered 15-point rally in the fourth quarter to finish the game as a 31-28 loss for Mississippi State. After scoring a touchdown for Ole Miss in the third quarter, D.K. Metcalf mocked the home team by mimicking a dog urinating on the Bulldogs' playing turf, intentionally causing the imposition of a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty against his team. No apology for the behavior was issued by his Head Coach Matt Luke, the University of Mississippi, or any other responsible person; and apparently no discipline was imposed on Metcalf or anyone else. Rather, Metcalf's actions seemed to provide a source of pride and joy throughout much of the University of Mississippi community. Following the game, Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen departed to accept the head coaching position at Florida while the "interim" designation was dropped from Ole Miss' coach Matt Luke's title. 2018 – The Egg Brawl: This game was notable for a brawl that occurred at the end of the third quarter. Ole Miss, trailing 28-3, appeared to score a touchdown to end the quarter. One of the Mississippi State players continued fighting for the ball