1949 Mississippi Southern Southerners football team

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1949 Mississippi Southern Southerners football
Conference Gulf States Conference
Record7–3 (2–1 GSC)
Head coach
Home stadium Faulkner Field
Seasons
←  1948
1950  →
1949 Gulf States Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Louisiana Tech $ 5 –0 –07 –2 –0
Mississippi Southern 2 –1 –07 –3 –0
Southwestern Louisiana 3 –2 –06 –3 –0
Southeastern Louisiana 1 –2 –14 –5 –1
Louisiana College 0 –2 –2 ? – ? – ?
Northwestern State 0 –4 –14 –4 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1949 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 1949 college football season. In their first year under head coach Thad Vann, the team compiled a 7–3 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at Kentucky *
L 7–7125,000 [1]
September 24 Delta State *
W 20–13 [2]
October 8 McMurry *
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 55–3210,000 [3]
October 15at Southwestern Louisiana
W 25–011,000 [4]
October 21at Chattanooga *
W 33–207,500 [5]
October 29 Northwestern State
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 67–28 [6]
November 5 Oklahoma City *
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 27–21 [7]
November 12at Louisiana Tech
L 13–346,000 [8]
November 19at Alabama *
L 26–3415,000 [9]
November 24 Louisville *
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 26–2110,000 [10]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "Kentucky roll to 71-to-7 win in opener". Lexington Herald-Leader. September 18, 1949. Retrieved March 31, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Southerners nip Delta but must get better". Hattiesburg American. September 26, 1949. Retrieved March 31, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Southerners conquer McMurry, 55 to 32". The Abilene Reporter-News. October 9, 1949. Retrieved March 31, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Southern scores four times on passes for win". The Clarion-Ledger. October 17, 1949. Retrieved March 31, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Southerners beat UC, 33–20". Chattanooga Daily Times. October 22, 1949. Retrieved March 31, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Southerners dump Demons in GSC game". The Times. October 31, 1949. Retrieved March 31, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Mississippi eleven edges Chiefs, 27–21". The Daily Oklahoman. November 6, 1949. Retrieved March 31, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Tech upsets Southern, 34 to 13". The Times. November 13, 1949. Retrieved March 31, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Tide wins 34–26, as Southerners steal show from subs in late spree". The Birmingham News. November 20, 1949. Retrieved March 31, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Mississippians beat U.L. 26–21". The Courier-Journal. November 25, 1949. Retrieved March 31, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
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