1948 Mississippi Southern Southerners football team

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1948 Mississippi Southern Southerners football
GSC champion
Conference Gulf States Conference
Record7–3 (4–0 GSC)
Head coach
Home stadium Faulkner Field
Seasons
←  1947
1949  →
1948 Gulf States Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Mississippi Southern $ 4 –0 –07 –3 –0
Louisiana Tech 4 –1 –07 –2 –1
Southwestern Louisiana 3 –2 –06 –3 –1
Northwestern State 2 –3 –05 –3 –1
Louisiana College 1 –3 –02 –8 –0
Southeastern Louisiana 0 –5 –03 –6 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1948 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 Gulf States Conference during the 1948 college football season. In their ninth year under head coach Reed Green, the team compiled a 7–3 record.

Mississippi Southern was ranked at No. 108 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at Auburn *
L 14–2016,000 [2]
October 1 Austin *
W 41–08,000 [3]
October 9 Trinity (TX) *
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
L 9–267,000 [4]
October 15 Southwestern Louisiana
W 26–68,433 [5]
October 23at Oklahoma City *
W 55–206,000 [6]
October 30at Northwestern State
W 38–145,000 [7]
November 6at Alabama *
L 0–2720,000 [8]
November 13 Louisiana Tech
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS (rivalry)
W 20–69,000 [9]
November 19 Southeastern Louisiana
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 27–0 [10]
November 24 Union (TN) *
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 47–8 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Auburn squeaks by Mississippi Southern 20 to 14". Alabama Journal. September 25, 1948. Retrieved March 31, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Southerners skunk Kangaroos, 41–0". Hattiesburg American. October 2, 1948. Retrieved March 31, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Trinity eleven wins, 26–9". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 11, 1948. Retrieved March 31, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Southerners top Southwestern by 26 to 6 margin". The Times. October 16, 1948. Retrieved March 31, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Southerners rips OCU 55–20 with ineligible player". Seminole Producer. October 24, 1948. Retrieved March 31, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Southern routs Northwestern by 38 to 14 score". The Times. October 31, 1948. Retrieved March 31, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Tide tops Southern, 27 to 0". The Birmingham News. November 7, 1948. Retrieved March 31, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Bulldogs fall to Mississippi rivals, 20 to 6". Monroe Morning World. November 14, 1948. Retrieved March 31, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Southerners win Gulf States title". Hattiesburg American. November 20, 1948. Retrieved March 31, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Bulldogs are beaten by Mississippians in season's finale". The Jackson Sun. November 25, 1948. Retrieved March 31, 2021– via Newspapers.com.


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