The Egg Bowl 🏈 - the name results from wooden chair melee not chickens
Egg Bowl
Teams: Ole Miss, Mississippi State
In 1926, Ole Miss edged out Mississippi A&M for a 7-6 victory in Starkville, which led to what then seemed to be a typical celebration from a fan base after pulling off a tough, hard-fought rivalry win. Ole Miss rushed the field to celebrate the win by taking down the goalposts.
Then things went south.
Mississippi A&M fans were too late to protect their goalposts from coming down. In retaliation, they fought the opposing fans, using old-fashioned wooden folding chairs in the melee.
To prevent the brawl from happening between the two schools year after year, a solution was presented: Let the teams play for a trophy called the "Golden Egg."
In 1927, the rivalry between Ole Miss and Mississippi A&M adopted the official name: the Battle for the Golden Egg.
In 1978, though, Ole Miss held a 4-6 record with Mississippi State going 6-4, each not eligible for bowl contention. With the two facing each other in their final game of the regular season, the Clarion Ledger deemed the game "The Egg Bowl," with Ole Miss winning the first edition 27-7.
https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/47112519/college-football-rivalries-nicknames-history-egg-bowl-iron-bowl-game