1947 Mississippi Southern Southerners football team

1947 Mississippi Southern Southerners football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–3
Head coach	Reed Green (8th season)
Home stadium	Faulkner Field
Seasons ←  1946 1948  →

1947 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Princess Anne			–					8	–	0	–	0
Grambling			–					10	–	2	–	0
Sewanee			–					6	–	1	–	1
Memphis State			–					6	–	2	–	1
Texas State			–					9	–	3	–	0
Mississippi Southern			–					7	–	3	–	0
Oklahoma City			–					7	–	3	–	0
Virginia			–					7	–	3	–	0
West Virginia			–					6	–	4	–	0
East Tennessee State			–					5	–	4	–	0
Catholic University			–					3	–	3	–	0
Delaware			–					4	–	4	–	0
Georgetown			–					3	–	4	–	1
Chattanooga			–					4	–	6	–	0
Tennessee Tech			–					4	–	7	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					2	–	7	–	0
Navy			–					1	–	7	–	1
CCUNC			–					1	–	3	–	0
Florida State			–					0	–	5	–	0

The 1947 Mississippi Southern Southerners football team was an American football team that represented Mississippi Southern College (now known as the University of Southern Mississippi) as an independent during the 1947 college football season. In their eighth year under head coach Reed Green, the team compiled a 7–3 record.

Mississippi Southern was ranked at No. 112 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	at Alabama	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	L 7–34	30,000	[2]
September 26	at Auburn	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL	W 19–13	15,000	[3]
October 11	at Louisiana Tech	Tech Stadium Ruston, LA (rivalry)	W 7–6	6,000	[4]
October 18	at Southwestern Louisiana	McNaspy Stadium Lafayette, LA	W 15–7		[5]
October 25	at Oklahoma City	Taft Stadium Oklahoma City, OK	L 6–21	4,800	[6]
November 1	Stephen F. Austin	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	W 20–7	9,500
November 7	Northwestern State	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	W 20–0		[7]
November 14	Union (TN)	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	W 18–0		[8]
November 22	at Mississippi State	Scott Field Starkville, MS	L 7–14	5,000	[9]
November 27	at Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	W 35–0		[10]
Homecoming

References

1. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Tide beats Southerners, 34–7". The Birmingham News. September 21, 1947. Retrieved April 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Southern thwarts Auburn in opener here, 19 to 13". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 27, 1947. Retrieved April 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Louisiana Tech handed 7–6 loss by Southerners". The Times. October 12, 1947. Retrieved April 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Southerners trounce Southwestern, 15 to 7". Monroe Morning World. October 19, 1947. Retrieved April 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Oklahoma City Chiefs Down Mississippi Team". Seminole Producer. October 26, 1947. p. 7. Retrieved April 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Mississippi Southern tops Northwestern". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 8, 1947. Retrieved April 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Miss. Southern pops Union 18–0 in mud". The Tennessean. November 15, 1947. Retrieved April 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Maroons Top Southern 14–7 -- Eyeing Rebs". The Tennessean. November 23, 1947. p. 2C. Retrieved April 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Southern routs SLC to win SIAA title". Hattiesburg American. November 28, 1947. Retrieved April 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.