1950 Mississippi Southern Southerners football team
| 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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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.
Schedule[edit]
| 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[edit]
- ^ "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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