The 1949 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 1949 college football season. In their first year under head coach Thad Vann, the team compiled a 7–3 record.
| 1949 Mississippi Southern Southerners football | |
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| Conference | Gulf States Conference |
| Record | 7–3 (2–1 GSC) |
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| Home stadium | Faulkner Field |
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| Louisiana Tech $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Southern | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwestern Louisiana | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana College | 0 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ? | – | ? | – | ? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 17 | at Kentucky* | L 7–71 | 25,000 | [1] | |
| September 24 | Delta State* | W 20–13 | [2] | ||
| October 8 | McMurry* |
| W 55–32 | 10,000 | [3] |
| October 15 | at Southwestern Louisiana | W 25–0 | 11,000 | [4] | |
| October 21 | at Chattanooga* | W 33–20 | 7,500 | [5] | |
| October 29 | Northwestern State |
| W 67–28 | [6] | |
| November 5 | Oklahoma City* |
| W 27–21 | [7] | |
| November 12 | at Louisiana Tech |
| L 13–34 | 6,000 | [8] |
| November 19 | at Alabama* |
| L 26–34 | 15,000 | [9] |
| November 24 | Louisville* |
| W 26–21 | 10,000 | [10] |
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References
edit- ^ "Kentucky roll to 71-to-7 win in opener". Lexington Herald-Leader. September 18, 1949. Retrieved March 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southerners nip Delta but must get better". Hattiesburg American. September 26, 1949. Retrieved March 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southerners conquer McMurry, 55 to 32". The Abilene Reporter-News. October 9, 1949. Retrieved March 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern scores four times on passes for win". The Clarion-Ledger. October 17, 1949. Retrieved March 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southerners beat UC, 33–20". Chattanooga Daily Times. October 22, 1949. Retrieved March 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southerners dump Demons in GSC game". The Times. October 31, 1949. Retrieved March 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mississippi eleven edges Chiefs, 27–21". The Daily Oklahoman. November 6, 1949. Retrieved March 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tech upsets Southern, 34 to 13". The Times. November 13, 1949. Retrieved March 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tide wins 34–26, as Southerners steal show from subs in late spree". The Birmingham News. November 20, 1949. Retrieved March 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mississippians beat U.L. 26–21". The Courier-Journal. November 25, 1949. Retrieved March 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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