1946 Mississippi Southern Southerners football team

1946 Mississippi Southern Southerners football
Bacardi Bowl, W 55–0 vs. University of Havana
Conference	Independent
Record	7–3
Head coach	Reed Green (7th season)
Home stadium	Faulkner Field
Seasons ←  1942 1947  →

1946 Southern non-major college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Oklahoma City			–					10	–	1	–	0
Maryville (TN)			–					9	–	1	–	0
East Tennessee State			–					7	–	1	–	0
Millsaps			–					5	–	1	–	0
Middle Tennessee			–					6	–	2	–	1
Mississippi College			–					6	–	2	–	0
Trinity (TX)			–					6	–	2	–	0
Louisville Municipal			–					5	–	2	–	0
Fayetteville State			–					7	–	3	–	0
Mississippi Southern			–					7	–	3	–	0
East Carolina			–					5	–	3	–	1
Princess Anne			–					5	–	3	–	1
Austin Peay			–					5	–	4	–	0
Arkansas State			–					4	–	3	–	3
Sewanee			–					4	–	3	–	0
Livingston State			–					4	–	3	–	0
Tennessee Tech			–					5	–	5	–	0
Troy State			–					4	–	4	–	0
Grambling			–					5	–	6	–	0
Texas A&I			–					2	–	7	–	0
CCUNC			–					2	–	4	–	0
Centre			–					0	–	7	–	0

The 1946 Mississippi Southern Southerners football team represented Mississippi Southern College (now known as the University of Southern Mississippi) in the 1946 college football season. The team played in the Bacardi Bowl against the University of Havana. ^[1]

Mississippi Southern was ranked at No. 64 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946. ^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	Louisiana Tech	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS (rivalry)	W 7–6	7,000	[3]
September 27	at Auburn	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL	L 12–13	12,000	[4]
October 4	Jacksonville State	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	W 65–0	6,500	[5]
October 18	Southwestern Louisiana	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	W 6–0	8,000
October 25	Oklahoma City	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	W 20–6
November 1	at Stephen F. Austin	Nacogdoches, TX	W 7–0
November 11	at Northwestern State	Natchitoches, LA	L 6–7
November 15	Louisiana College	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	W 65–0	5,000
November 22	Southeastern Louisiana	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	L 0–20		[6]
December 7	at Havana University	Havana, Cuba (Bacardi Bowl)	W 55–0
Homecoming

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After the season

Main article: 1947 NFL draft

The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Southerner was selected. ^[8]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
25	234	Dick Thomas	Guard	New York Giants

References

1. "100 Years of Southern Miss Athletics". Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
2. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 15, 1946). "Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. p. B4 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Southern edges out La. Tech in season opener". The Clarion-Ledger. September 22, 1946. Retrieved June 24, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
4. Max Morris (September 28, 1946). "Auburn Wins Grid Opener: Tidwell Scores Twice For Plainsmen In Triumph, 13-12; Mississippi Southern Puts Up Stiff Battle In Bowl Opener Before 12,000 Fans". The Montgomery Advertiser. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Southerners wallop Peds in 65–0 tilt". The Clarion-Ledger. October 6, 1946. Retrieved December 6, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Southeastern Louisiana College Winners Over Mississippi Southern". The Daily Advertiser. November 23, 1946. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "1946 Football Schedule".
8. "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.