1955 Mississippi Southern Southerners football team

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1955 Mississippi Southern Southerners football
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–1
Head coach
Home stadium Faulkner Field
Seasons
←  1954
1956  →
1955 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Centre  – 8 –0 –0
Mississippi Southern  – 9 –1 –0
Delaware  – 8 –1 –0
Louisville  – 7 –2 –0
Tampa  – 7 –2 –0
No. 18 Navy  – 6 –2 –1
Arkansas State  – 6 –3 –0
No. 14 Miami (FL)  – 6 –3 –0
Chattanooga  – 5 –4 –1
Florida State  – 5 –5 –0
Memphis State  – 2 –7 –0
Howard (AL)  – 1 –8 –0
Sewanee  – 1 –8 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955 Mississippi Southern Southerners football team was an American football team that represented Mississippi Southern College (now known as the University of Southern Mississippi) as an independent during the 1955 college football season. In their seventh year under head coach Thad Vann, the team compiled a 9–1 record.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17 Elon
W 39–08,000 [1]
September 24at Louisiana Tech
W 7–67,500 [2]
September 30at Chattanooga
L 0–106,800 [3]
October 8 North Texas State
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 26–012,500 [4]
October 15at Southeastern Louisiana
W 33–08,000 [5]
October 21at Memphis State
W 34–149,189 [6]
November 52:30 p.m.at Abilene Christian
W 40–07,000 [7] [8] [9]
November 12 North Dakota State
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 58–09,000 [10]
November 19 Dayton
W 19–136,500 [11]
November 25 Florida State
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 21–67,000 [12]

After the season

NFL Draft

The following Southerners were selected in the 1956 NFL Draft after the season. [13]

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Team
16184 George Herring Quarterback San Francisco 49ers

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References

  1. ↑ "Miss. Southern smacks Elon". The Clarion-Ledger. September 18, 1955. Retrieved March 30, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Mississippi Southern is 7–6 winner over Tech". The Times. September 25, 1955. Retrieved March 30, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Mocs tumble Southerners". Chattanooga Daily Times. October 1, 1955. Retrieved March 30, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Southern trounces N. Texas". The Clarion-Ledger. October 9, 1955. Retrieved March 30, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Southern romps to 33–0 win". The Clarion-Ledger. October 16, 1955. Retrieved March 30, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Southern rallies to drub Memphis State team, 34–14". The Delta Democrat-Times. October 23, 1955. Retrieved March 30, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "ACC to Open 4 Buildings Today". Abilene Reporter-News . Abilene, Texas. November 5, 1955. p. 1A. Retrieved January 28, 2022– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  8. ↑ Oliver, Don (November 5, 1955). "Rebels Two-TD Choice To Mar Cat 'Homecoming". Abilene Reporter-News . Abilene, Texas. p. 7A. Retrieved January 28, 2022– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  9. ↑ "Mississippi Southern rips ACC homecoming, 40–0". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 6, 1955. Retrieved March 30, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Southern romps to 58 to 0 win". The Clarion-Ledger. November 13, 1955. Retrieved March 30, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Flyers beaten by Southern, 19–13". Dayton Daily News. November 20, 1955. Retrieved March 30, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "FSU falls, 21–6, to Southern team". Tallahassee Democrat. November 26, 1955. Retrieved March 30, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "1956 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 20, 2023.


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