1950 Mississippi Southern Southerners football team
The 1950 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 1950 college football season. In their second year under head coach Thad Vann, the team compiled a 5–5 record.
| 1950 Mississippi Southern Southerners football | |
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GSC champion | |
| Conference | Gulf States Conference |
| Record | 5–5 (3–1 GSC) |
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| Home stadium | Faulkner Field |
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| Mississippi Southern $ | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana College | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwestern Louisiana | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 23 | at No. 4 Tennessee* | L 0–56 | 23,000 | [1] | |
| September 30 | Delta State* | L 13–19 | 7,500 | [2] | |
| October 7 | at McMurry* |
| L 19–37 | 3,000 | [3] |
| October 14 | Southwestern Louisiana |
| W 6–0 | [4] | |
| October 21 | at Southeastern Louisiana | L 0–7 | 4,000 | [5] | |
| October 27 | Chattanooga* | W 14–13 | 5,000 | [6] | |
| November 5 | at Northwestern State |
| W 7–0 | [7] | |
| November 11 | at Alabama* |
| L 0–53 | 15,000 | [8] |
| November 18 | Louisiana Tech |
| W 41–20 | [9] | |
| November 25 | Louisville* |
| W 34–28 | 3,000 | [10] |
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References
- "Souped-up Vols trim Southern, 56–0". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. September 24, 1950. Retrieved March 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Delta State in surprise win over Southern". The Crowley Post-Signal. October 2, 1950. Retrieved March 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Indians get 37–19 revenge over M–S". The Abilene Reporter-News. October 8, 1950. Retrieved March 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Bulldogs fall to Southern team". The Daily Advertiser. October 15, 1950. Retrieved March 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Southeastern tumbles Mississippi Southern". The Daily Advertiser. October 23, 1950. Retrieved March 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Southern tops UC, 14–13". Chattanooga Daily Times. October 28, 1950. Retrieved March 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Southerners beat Demon eleven, 7–0". The Times. November 6, 1950. Retrieved March 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Tide surges to 53–0 win". The Birmingham News. November 12, 1950. Retrieved March 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Mississippi Southern whips Tech to take league crown". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 20, 1950. Retrieved March 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Louisville bows, 34–28, to Mississippi Southern". The Lexington Herald. November 26, 1950. Retrieved March 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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