1960 Mississippi Southern Southerners football team

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1960 Mississippi Southern Southerners football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–4
Head coach
Home stadiumFaulkner Field
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
1960 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Montclair State   –   8 – 0 – 0
Washington and Lee   –   8 – 0 – 1
UC Riverside   –   7 – 0 – 1
Arlington State   –   9 – 2 – 0
Howard (AL)   –   8 – 1 – 0
Northern Michigan   –   8 – 1 – 1
Cal Poly Pomona   –   7 – 2 – 0
Louisville   –   7 – 2 – 0
Southern Connecticut State   –   7 – 3 – 0
Montana State   –   5 – 3 – 1
Mississippi Southern   –   6 – 4 – 0
Santa Clara   –   4 – 3 – 0
Baldwin–Wallace   –   4 – 3 – 1
Sewanee   –   4 – 3 – 1
Carthage   –   5 – 4 – 0
Abilene Christian   –   5 – 5 – 0
Chattanooga   –   5 – 5 – 0
St. Norbert   –   4 – 4 – 1
Arkansas State   –   4 – 5 – 0
Drake   –   4 – 5 – 0
North Park   –   4 – 5 – 0
Buffalo   –   4 – 6 – 0
Carnegie Tech   –   3 – 5 – 0
Northeastern   –   2 – 5 – 1
Union (NY)   –   2 – 5 – 1
Hawaii   –   3 – 7 – 0
Tampa   –   2 – 7 – 1
Trinity (TX)   –   2 – 7 – 1
Washington University   –   2 – 7 – 0
Rose Poly   –   1 – 5 – 1
Wabash   –   1 – 8 – 0
Pepperdine   –   1 – 9 – 0

The 1960 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 1960 NCAA College Division football season. In their twelfth year under head coach Thad Vann, the team compiled a 6–4 record.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Hardin–Simmons
W 27–08,112[1]
October 1West Texas State
W 28–1812,600[2]
October 8at Trinity (TX)
W 16–06,000[3]
October 15Florida State
  • Ladd Stadium
  • Mobile, AL
W 15–136,000[4]
October 22NC State
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
L 13–2016,100[5]
October 29at Abilene Christian
W 34–86,200[6]
November 5at Arkansas State
L 13–147,000[7]
November 12Louisiana Tech
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS (rivalry)
L 7–104,000[8]
November 18Memphis State
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS (rivalry)
L 6–712,500[9]
November 24at Chattanooga
W 30–67,367[10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Southerners Blank Cowboys, 27 to 0". The Abilene Reporter-News. September 24, 1960. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Buffaloes suffer 28–18 reversal". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. October 2, 1960. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Southerners win, 16–0, from Tigers". San Antonio Express and News. October 9, 1960. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Mississippi Southern holds off Florida State for 15–13 win". The Tampa Tribune. October 16, 1960. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Wolfpack posts 20–13 win over Southerners". The News and Observer. October 23, 1960. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Southerners whistle Dixie, blitz ACC, 34–8". Abilene Reporter-News. October 30, 1960. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Arkansas State topples Mississippi Southerners". The Clarion-Ledger. November 6, 1960. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Louisiana Tech noses Mississippi Southern 10–7". Lake Charles American-Press. November 13, 1960. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Memphis State is 7–6 victor". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 19, 1961. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Mississippi Southern humbles Moccasins by 30–6". Chattanooga Daily Times. November 25, 1960. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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