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- ↑ "Writers Name Roberts as Outstanding". Orlando Sentinel . January 2, 1958. p. 17. Retrieved March 10, 2017– via newspapers.com.
- ↑ "East Texas Wins Tangerine Bowl". Montgomery Advertiser . Montgomery, Alabama. AP. January 2, 1958. p. 13. Retrieved January 1, 2019– via newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Southern Mississippi Yearly Results". Archived from the original on 2018-09-28.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ↑ "History: Bowl History". 2013 Southern Miss Golden Eagles Football Media Guide (PDF). Hattiesburg, Mississippi: University of Southern Mississippi Department of Athletics. 2013. p. 175. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
- ↑ "Southern Miss Football Bowl History". Archived from the original on 2018-03-07. Retrieved 2017-01-04.