1950 Mississippi Southern Southerners football team

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1950 Mississippi Southern Southerners football
GSC champion
Conference Gulf States Conference
Record5–5 (3–1 GSC)
Head coach
Home stadium Faulkner Field
Seasons
←  1949
1951  →
1950 Gulf States Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Mississippi Southern $ 3 –1 –05 –5 –0
Louisiana Tech 3 –2 –05 –4 –1
Louisiana College 2 –2 –05 –5 –0
Northwestern State 2 –3 –06 –4 –0
Southeastern Louisiana 2 –3 –06 –4 –0
Southwestern Louisiana 2 –3 –05 –4 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1950 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 1950 college football season. In their second year under head coach Thad Vann, the team compiled a 5–5 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at No. 4 Tennessee *
L 0–5623,000 [1]
September 30 Delta State *
L 13–197,500 [2]
October 7at McMurry *
L 19–373,000 [3]
October 14 Southwestern Louisiana
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 6–0 [4]
October 21at Southeastern Louisiana
L 0–74,000 [5]
October 27 Chattanooga *
W 14–135,000 [6]
November 5at Northwestern State
W 7–0 [7]
November 11at Alabama *
L 0–5315,000 [8]
November 18 Louisiana Tech
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS (rivalry)
W 41–20 [9]
November 25 Louisville *
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 34–283,000 [10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ↑ "Souped-up Vols trim Southern, 56–0". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. September 24, 1950. Retrieved March 31, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Delta State in surprise win over Southern". The Crowley Post-Signal. October 2, 1950. Retrieved March 31, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Indians get 37–19 revenge over M–S". The Abilene Reporter-News. October 8, 1950. Retrieved March 31, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Bulldogs fall to Southern team". The Daily Advertiser. October 15, 1950. Retrieved March 31, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Southeastern tumbles Mississippi Southern". The Daily Advertiser. October 23, 1950. Retrieved March 31, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Southern tops UC, 14–13". Chattanooga Daily Times. October 28, 1950. Retrieved March 31, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Southerners beat Demon eleven, 7–0". The Times. November 6, 1950. Retrieved March 31, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Tide surges to 53–0 win". The Birmingham News. November 12, 1950. Retrieved March 31, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Mississippi Southern whips Tech to take league crown". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 20, 1950. Retrieved March 31, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Louisville bows, 34–28, to Mississippi Southern". The Lexington Herald. November 26, 1950. Retrieved March 31, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
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