1959 Mississippi Southern Southerners football team

1959 Mississippi Southern Southerners football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–4
Head coach	Thad Vann (11th season)
Home stadium	Faulkner Field Ladd Stadium
Seasons ←  1958 1960  →

1959 NCAA College Division independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Hofstra			–					9	–	0	–	0
Howard (AL)			–					9	–	1	–	0
Buffalo			–					8	–	1	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					7	–	1	–	0
Cal Poly Pomona			–					7	–	1	–	1
North Park			–					6	–	1	–	1
Santa Clara			–					4	–	1	–	0
No. 8 Southern Connecticut State ^			–					8	–	2	–	0
Northern Michigan			–					6	–	2	–	0
UC Riverside			–					5	–	2	–	0
Montana State			–					6	–	3	–	0
Carthage			–					5	–	3	–	1
Louisville			–					6	–	4	–	0
Memphis State			–					6	–	4	–	0
Mississippi Southern			–					6	–	4	–	0
Arlington State			–					4	–	3	–	0
Sewanee			–					4	–	3	–	1
Abilene Christian			–					5	–	5	–	0
Baldwin–Wallace			–					4	–	4	–	0
Washington and Lee			–					3	–	4	–	1
Xavier			–					4	–	6	–	0
Wabash			–					3	–	5	–	1
Rose Poly			–					2	–	4	–	1
Arkansas State			–					3	–	6	–	0
Hawaii			–					3	–	6	–	0
Trinity (TX)			–					3	–	6	–	0
Pepperdine			–					2	–	5	–	1
Chattanooga			–					3	–	7	–	0
Tampa			–					3	–	7	–	0
Drake			–					2	–	7	–	0
Northeastern			–					1	–	6	–	1
Washington University			–					1	–	7	–	0
St. Norbert			–					0	–	6	–	1
^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1959 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 1959 college football season. In their eleventh year under head coach Thad Vann, the team compiled a 6–4 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	Trinity (TX)	No. 1	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	W 29–8	12,500	[1]
October 3	Texas A&M	No. 1	Ladd Stadium Mobile, AL	L 3–7	25,781	[2]
October 10	Southeastern Louisiana	No. 1	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	W 26–6	12,200	[3]
October 17	at West Texas State	No. 1	Buffalo Bowl Canyon, TX	W 37–6	5,000	[4]
October 24	Abilene Christian	No. 1	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	W 30–10	14,200	[5]
October 31	at No. 15 Memphis State	No. 1	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)	L 6–21	9,262	[6]
November 7	NC State	No. 2	Ladd Stadium Mobile, AL	W 19–14	12,000	[7]
November 14	Chattanooga	No. 2	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	W 14–6	7,100	[8]
November 21	at No. 12 (UD) Auburn	No. 2	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	L 7–28	20,300	[9]
November 28	at No. 8 Louisiana Tech	No. 2	Tech Stadium Ruston, LA (rivalry)	L 0–16	7,000	[10]
Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Trinity in 29–8 loss". San Antonio Express and News. September 27, 1959. Retrieved March 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Aggies tip Southern, 7–3". The Austin American. October 4, 1959. Retrieved March 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Southern tops Southeastern by 26–6 count". Monroe Morning World. October 11, 1959. Retrieved March 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Mississippi S. smashes West Texas". The El Paso Times. October 18, 1959. Retrieved March 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Miss. Southern scores 30–10 homecoming win". The Clarion-Ledger. October 25, 1959. Retrieved March 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
6. "MSU tops Mississippi Southern". The Jackson Sun. November 1, 1959. Retrieved March 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Southern beats State in last seconds, 19–14". The News and Observer. November 8, 1959. Retrieved March 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Southern spanks stubborn UC 14–6". Chattanooga Daily Times. November 15, 1959. Retrieved March 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Auburn wallops Southern, 28–7". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 22, 1959. Retrieved March 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Tech spanks Southerners". The Times. November 29, 1959. Retrieved March 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.