1951 Mississippi Southern Southerners football team

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1951 Mississippi Southern Southerners football
GSC champion
Conference Gulf States Conference
Record6–5 (4–0 GSC)
Head coach
Home stadium Faulkner Field
Seasons
←  1950
1952  →
1951 Gulf States Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Mississippi Southern $ 4 –0 –06 –5 –0
Southeastern Louisiana 4 –1 –07 –3 –0
Southwestern Louisiana 3 –2 –06 –4 –0
Louisiana Tech 2 –3 –04 –5 –0
Louisiana College 1 –4 –05 –6 –0
Northwestern State 0 –5 –01 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1951 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 1951 college football season. In their third year under head coach Thad Vann, the team compiled a 6–5 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15 East Carolina *
W 40–0 [1]
September 22at LSU *
L 0–1324,000 [2]
September 29 Carswell Air Force Base *
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
L 0–26 [3]
October 6at McMurry *
W 54–710,000 [4]
October 13at Southwestern Louisiana
W 41–0 [5]
October 20 Southeastern Louisiana
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 35–6 [6]
October 26at Chattanooga *
L 7–1911,500 [7]
November 3 Northwestern State
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 76–06,500 [8]
November 10at Alabama *
L 7–4014,000 [9]
November 17at Louisiana Tech
W 33–7 [10]
November 23at Louisville *
L 13–141,200 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "Southerners rip Carolinians 40–0". The Clarion-Ledger. September 16, 1951. Retrieved March 30, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "LSU tops Southern, 13–0". The Times. September 23, 1951. Retrieved March 30, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Southern get back into own class against McMurry". Hattiesburg American. September 30, 1951. Retrieved March 30, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Southerners blast way by ailing McMurry, 54–7". The Abilene Reporter-News. October 7, 1951. Retrieved March 30, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Southern takes 41–0 win over SLI". The Daily Advertiser. October 14, 1951. Retrieved March 30, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "MSC takes GSC lad with 35–6 lead over S'Eastern". The Clarion-Ledger. October 21, 1951. Retrieved March 30, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "UC beats Southern 19–7". Chattanooga Daily Times. October 27, 1951. Retrieved March 30, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Southerners slaughter Northwestern crew, 76–0". The Times. November 4, 1951. Retrieved March 30, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Tide whips Southern". The Birmingham News. November 11, 1951. Retrieved March 30, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Southerners win over Tech, 33–7". Monroe Morning World. November 18, 1951. Retrieved March 30, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "U.L. downs M.S. 14–13 in muddy season finale". The Courier-Journal. November 24, 1951. Retrieved March 30, 2021– via Newspapers.com.


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