1940 Mississippi Southern Southerners football team

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1940 Mississippi Southern Southerners football
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record7–4 (3–2 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadium Faulkner Field
Seasons
←  1939
1941  →
1940 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Rollins $ 6 –0 –08 –1 –0
Newberry 4 –0 –07 –2 –1
Mississippi College 2 –0 –05 –1 –1
Eastern Kentucky 1 –0 –08 –0 –0
Western Kentucky State Teachers 4 –1 –17 –1 –1
Louisiana Normal 4 –1 –16 –3 –1
SW Louisiana 4 –1 –06 –3 –1
Union (TN) 3 –1 –06 –3 –0
Georgetown (KY) 2 –1 –05 –3 –2
Murray State 4 –2 –14 –3 –2
Centre 2 –1 –03 –6 –0
Miami (FL) 2 –1 –03 –7 –0
Presbyterian 5 –3 –06 –4 –0
Mississippi Southern 3 –2 –07 –4 –0
Louisiana Tech 3 –2 –06 –4 –0
West Tennessee State Teachers 4 –3 –05 –5 –0
Morehead State 1 –1 –23 –3 –2
Wofford 2 –2 –13 –4 –2
Middle Tennessee State Teachers 2 –4 –04 –4 –0
Tampa 2 –4 –03 –6 –0
Oglethorpe 2 –4 –02 –6 –0
Tennessee Tech 1 –2 –02 –6 –0
Transylvania 1 –2 –15 –3 –1
Stetson 2 –5 –12 –5 –1
Troy State 1 –3 –03 –6 –0
Louisiana College 1 –4 –22 –5 –2
Union (KY) 0 –1 –15 –1 –1
Centenary 0 –2 –03 –7 –0
Louisville 0 –2 –03 –5 –1
Jacksonville State 0 –2 –03 –5 –0
Erskine 0 –5 –01 –8 –0
Delta State 0 –5 –10 –8 –2
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1940 Mississippi Southern Southerners football team was an American football team that represented Mississippi Southern College (now known as the University of Southern Mississippi) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association during the 1940 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Reed Green, the team compiled a 7–4 record.

Mississippi Southern was ranked at No. 164 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 27 Troy State
W 25–0 [2]
October 4 Sam Houston State *
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
L 16–18 [3]
October 11at Southeastern Louisiana *
W 13–6 [4]
October 19at Millsaps * Jackson, MS L 7–14 [5]
October 26 Spring Hill *
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 38–6 [6]
November 2at Louisiana College
L 0–7 [7]
November 9at Louisiana Normal
L 6–9 [8]
November 15 Southwestern Louisiana
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 21–14 [9]
November 22 Delta State
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 41–0 [10]
December 5at St. Mary's (TX) *
W 27–6 [11]
December 14 37th Infantry Division (OH) *
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 26–0 [12]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Confederate squad takes opener 25–0". The Clarion-Ledger. September 29, 1940. Retrieved April 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Confederate 11 beaten in hard battle". The Clarion-Ledger. October 6, 1940. Retrieved April 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Mississippi Southern 13, Southeastern Louisiana 6". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 12, 1940. Retrieved April 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Millsaps drives hard in final period to win 14 to 7". The Clarion-Ledger. October 20, 1940. Retrieved April 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Spring Hill is swamped by Southern". The Clarion-Ledger. October 27, 1940. Retrieved April 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Play-by-play Louisiana College, Mississippi Southern game here". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 4, 1940. Retrieved April 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Demons rally in last quarter to defeat Mississippi Southern". The Times. November 10, 1940. Retrieved April 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Miss. Southern defeats Bulldogs by 21–14 score". The Daily Advertiser. November 16, 1940. Retrieved April 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Southerners idle next week; beat Delta 41–0". Hattiesburg American. November 23, 1940. Retrieved April 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Mississippi Southern College eleven rolls over Rattlers, 27–6". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. December 6, 1940. Retrieved April 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Mississippi wins over Ohio Guards by score of 26–0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. December 15, 1940. Retrieved April 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.


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