1951 Mississippi Southern Southerners football team
The 1951 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 1951 college football season. In their third year under head coach Thad Vann, the team compiled a 6–5 record.
| 1951 Mississippi Southern Southerners football | |
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GSC champion | |
| Conference | Gulf States Conference |
| Record | 6–5 (4–0 GSC) |
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| Home stadium | Faulkner Field |
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| Mississippi Southern $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwestern Louisiana | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana College | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 15 | East Carolina* | W 40–0 | [1] | ||
| September 22 | at LSU* | L 0–13 | 24,000 | [2] | |
| September 29 | Carswell Air Force Base* |
| L 0–26 | [3] | |
| October 6 | at McMurry* |
| W 54–7 | 10,000 | [4] |
| October 13 | at Southwestern Louisiana | W 41–0 | [5] | ||
| October 20 | Southeastern Louisiana |
| W 35–6 | [6] | |
| October 26 | at Chattanooga* | L 7–19 | 11,500 | [7] | |
| November 3 | Northwestern State |
| W 76–0 | 6,500 | [8] |
| November 10 | at Alabama* |
| L 7–40 | 14,000 | [9] |
| November 17 | at Louisiana Tech |
| W 33–7 | [10] | |
| November 23 | at Louisville* |
| L 13–14 | 1,200 | [11] |
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References
- "Southerners rip Carolinians 40–0". The Clarion-Ledger. September 16, 1951. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "LSU tops Southern, 13–0". The Times. September 23, 1951. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Southern get back into own class against McMurry". Hattiesburg American. September 30, 1951. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Southerners blast way by ailing McMurry, 54–7". The Abilene Reporter-News. October 7, 1951. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Southern takes 41–0 win over SLI". The Daily Advertiser. October 14, 1951. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "MSC takes GSC lad with 35–6 lead over S'Eastern". The Clarion-Ledger. October 21, 1951. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "UC beats Southern 19–7". Chattanooga Daily Times. October 27, 1951. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Southerners slaughter Northwestern crew, 76–0". The Times. November 4, 1951. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Tide whips Southern". The Birmingham News. November 11, 1951. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Southerners win over Tech, 33–7". Monroe Morning World. November 18, 1951. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "U.L. downs M.S. 14–13 in muddy season finale". The Courier-Journal. November 24, 1951. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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