1949 Mississippi Southern Southerners football team

1949 Mississippi Southern Southerners football
Conference	Gulf States Conference
Record	7–3 (2–1 GSC)
Head coach	Thad Vann (1st season)
Home stadium	Faulkner Field
Seasons ←  1948 1950  →

1949 Gulf States Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Louisiana Tech $	5	–	0	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Mississippi Southern	2	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Southeastern Louisiana	1	–	2	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Northwestern State	1	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Louisiana College	0	–	3	–	1			4	–	6	–	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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17		at Kentucky *	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	L 7–71	25,000	[1]
September 24		Delta State *	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	W 20–13		[2]
October 8		McMurry *	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	W 55–32	10,000	[3]
October 15		at Southwestern Louisiana	McNaspy Stadium Lafayette, LA	W 25–0	11,000	[4]
October 21		at Chattanooga *	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	W 33–20	7,500	[5]
October 29	8:00 p.m.	Northwestern State	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	W 67–28	9,000	[6] [7] [8] [9]
November 5		Oklahoma City *	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	W 27–21		[10]
November 12		at Louisiana Tech	Tech Stadium Ruston, LA (rivalry)	L 13–34	6,000	[11]
November 19		at Alabama *	Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	L 26–34	15,000	[12]
November 24		Louisville *	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	W 26–21	10,000	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

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 Buck Old Demon Jinx Tonight". Hattiesburg American . Hattiesburg, Mississippi. October 29, 1949. p. 1. Retrieved July 24, 2025– via Newspapers.com .
7. "Southern-Tech Game Again Will Decide GSC Championship". Hattiesburg American . Hattiesburg, Mississippi. October 31, 1949. p. 8. Retrieved July 24, 2025– via Newspapers.com .
8. "Southerners dump Demons in GSC game". The Times. October 31, 1949. Retrieved March 31, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Demons Lose Conference Tilt To Mississippi Southern 67-28". The Natchitoches Enterprise. Natchitoches, Louisiana. November 3, 1949. p. 2. Retrieved July 24, 2025– via Newspapers.com .
10. "Mississippi eleven edges Chiefs, 27–21". The Daily Oklahoman. November 6, 1949. Retrieved March 31, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Tech upsets Southern, 34 to 13". The Times. November 13, 1949. Retrieved March 31, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
12. "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.
13. "Mississippians beat U.L. 26–21". The Courier-Journal. November 25, 1949. Retrieved March 31, 2021– via Newspapers.com.