1959 Mississippi Southern Southerners football team

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 NCAA College Division football season. In their eleventh year under head coach Thad Vann, the team compiled a 6–4 record.

1959 Mississippi Southern Southerners football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–4
Head coach
Home stadiumFaulkner Field
Ladd Stadium
1959 NCAA College Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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
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
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA poll

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Trinity (TX)No. 1
W 29–812,500[1]
October 3Texas A&MNo. 1
L 3–725,781[2]
October 10Southeastern LouisianaNo. 1
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 26–612,200[3]
October 17at West Texas StateNo. 1
W 37–65,000[4]
October 24Abilene ChristianNo. 1
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 30–1014,200[5]
October 31at No. 15 Memphis StateNo. 1
L 6–219,262[6]
November 7NC StateNo. 2
W 19–1412,000[7]
November 14ChattanoogaNo. 2
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 14–67,100[8]
November 21at No. 12 (UD) AuburnNo. 2
L 7–2820,300[9]
November 28at No. 8 Louisiana TechNo. 2
L 0–167,000[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.


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