1958 Mississippi Southern Southerners football team

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1958 Mississippi Southern Southerners football
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–0
Head coach
Home stadium Faulkner Field
Ladd Stadium
Seasons
←  1957
1959  →
1958 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Mississippi Southern  – 9 –0 –0
Rochester  – 8 –0 –0
Rose Poly  – 8 –0 –0
Sewanee  – 8 –0 –0
No. 10 Buffalo  – 8 –1 –0
No. 6 Montana State  – 8 –1 –0
North Park  – 7 –1 –0
Carthage  – 7 –2 –0
Southern Connecticut State  – 7 –2 –0
Carnegie Tech  – 6 –2 –0
Northeastern  – 6 –2 –0
Cal Poly Pomona  – 7 –3 –0
Trinity (TX)  – 6 –3 –0
Hofstra  – 6 –4 –0
Tampa  – 6 –4 –0
Abilene Christian  – 5 –5 –0
No. 8 Chattanooga  – 5 –5 –0
Baldwin–Wallace  – 4 –4 –1
Louisville  – 4 –4 –0
Northern Michigan  – 5 –5 –0
Xavier  – 5 –5 –0
Washington University  – 4 –4 –0
Arkansas State  – 4 –5 –0
No. 18 Memphis State  – 4 –5 –0
UC Riverside  – 2 –3 –2
Hawaii  – 5 –7 –0
St. Norbert  – 3 –6 –0
Wabash  – 3 –6 –0
Howard (AL)  – 1 –5 –1
Pepperdine  – 1 –7 –0
Washington and Lee  – 1 –7 –0
Rankings from UPI small college poll

The 1958 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 1958 college football season. In their tenth year under head coach Thad Vann, the team compiled a 9–0 record and finished as UPI small college national champion.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20 Louisiana Tech
W 14–07,500 [1]
September 27at Trinity (TX) No. 1
W 15–07,058 [2]
October 4No. T–15 Memphis State No. 1
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS (rivalry)
W 24–2211,000 [3]
October 11 Southeastern Louisiana No. 1
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 33–69,500 [4]
October 25 West Texas State No. 1
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 15–014,000 [5]
November 1at Abilene Christian No. 1 Abilene, TX W 22–07,000 [6]
November 8 NC State No. 1
W 26–1418,987 [7]
November 15 VPI No. 1
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 41–011,000 [8]
November 27at No. 7 Chattanooga No. 1
W 20–139,500 [9]
  • Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ↑ "Southern halts La. Tech, 14–0". Monroe Morning World. September 21, 1958. Retrieved March 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Mississippi Southern beats Trinity, 15–0". El Paso Times. September 28, 1958. Retrieved March 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Southern down Memphis". The Clarion-Ledger. October 5, 1958. Retrieved March 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Miss. Southern overpowers SLC". Monroe Morning World. October 12, 1958. Retrieved March 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Southern turns back West Texas". El Paso Times. October 26, 1958. Retrieved March 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Southerners spoil ACC homecoming before 7,000 fans, 22 to 0". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 2, 1958. Retrieved March 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "State bows, 26–14". The News and Observer. November 9, 1958. Retrieved March 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "VPI bows by 41–0". The Times Dispatch. November 16, 1958. Retrieved March 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "12,000 at Chamberlain Field see Mocs lose 20–13". Chattanooga Daily Times. November 28, 1958. Retrieved March 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
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