1942 Mississippi Southern Southerners football team

1942 Mississippi Southern Southerners football
1942 Mississippi Southern Southerners football
Conference	Independent
1942 record	4–0
Head coach	Reed Green (6th season);
Home stadium	Faulkner Field
	Seasons ← 1941 1946 →

The 1942 Mississippi Southern Southerners football team represented Mississippi Southern College (now known as the University of Southern Mississippi) in the 1942 college football season. The team compiled a 4–0 record in the wartime football setting of WWII, and outscored their opponents by a total of 142 to 7.

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
	Tampa		Cancelled	^[1]
	Alabama		Cancelled	^[2]
	Louisiana Tech		Cancelled	^[3]
	Southeastern Louisiana		Cancelled	^[4]
	Louisiana Normal		Cancelled	^[5]
	Southwestern Louisiana		Cancelled	^[6]
	Spring Hill		Cancelled	^[7]
	Louisiana College		Cancelled	^[8]
October 23	Sixth Service Squad	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	W 41–0	^[9]
October 31	Mobile Shipbuilders	Mobile, AL	W 26–7	^[10]
November 20	Mobile Shipbuilders (Chickasaw Redskins?)	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	W 42–0	^[11]
November 27	St. Mary's (TX)	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	Cancelled	^[12]
December 4	Brookley Field	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	W 33–0	^[13]

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References[]

^ "Southern Loses Another Grid Opponent". Hattiesburg American. 1942-01-24. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
^ "Southern Loses Another Grid Opponent". Hattiesburg American. 1942-01-24. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
^ "Southern Loses Another Grid Opponent". Hattiesburg American. 1942-01-24. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
^ "Southern Loses Another Grid Opponent". Hattiesburg American. 1942-01-24. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
^ "Southern Loses Another Grid Opponent". Hattiesburg American. 1942-01-24. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
^ "Southern Loses Another Grid Opponent". Hattiesburg American. 1942-01-24. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
^ "Southern Loses Another Grid Opponent". Hattiesburg American. 1942-01-24. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
^ "Southern Loses Another Grid Opponent". Hattiesburg American. 1942-01-24. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
^ "Team Too Good for the Airmen". Hattiesburg American. 1942-10-24. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
^ "Southern College Team Idle This Week". Hattiesburg American. 1942-11-02. p. 7. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
^ "Runaway". Hattiesburg American. 1942-11-21. p. 4. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
^ "Southern Loses Another Grid Opponent". Hattiesburg American. 1942-01-24. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
^ "M. S. C." Hattiesburg American. 1942-12-05. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
^ "2019 USM Football Almanac (PDF)" (PDF). Southern Miss. Retrieved 2020-07-22.

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[1] "Southern Loses Another Grid Opponent". Hattiesburg American. 1942-01-24. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-07-22.

[2] "Southern Loses Another Grid Opponent". Hattiesburg American. 1942-01-24. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-07-22.

[3] "Southern Loses Another Grid Opponent". Hattiesburg American. 1942-01-24. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-07-22.

[4] "Southern Loses Another Grid Opponent". Hattiesburg American. 1942-01-24. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-07-22.

[5] "Southern Loses Another Grid Opponent". Hattiesburg American. 1942-01-24. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-07-22.

[6] "Southern Loses Another Grid Opponent". Hattiesburg American. 1942-01-24. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-07-22.

[7] "Southern Loses Another Grid Opponent". Hattiesburg American. 1942-01-24. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-07-22.

[8] "Southern Loses Another Grid Opponent". Hattiesburg American. 1942-01-24. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-07-22.

[9] "Team Too Good for the Airmen". Hattiesburg American. 1942-10-24. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-07-22.

[10] "Southern College Team Idle This Week". Hattiesburg American. 1942-11-02. p. 7. Retrieved 2020-07-22.

[11] "Runaway". Hattiesburg American. 1942-11-21. p. 4. Retrieved 2020-07-22.

[12] "Southern Loses Another Grid Opponent". Hattiesburg American. 1942-01-24. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-07-22.

[13] "M. S. C." Hattiesburg American. 1942-12-05. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-07-22.

[14] "2019 USM Football Almanac (PDF)" (PDF). Southern Miss. Retrieved 2020-07-22.

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National championship seasons in bold

1942 Southern college football independents records
v t	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Delaware		–		8	–	0	–	0
Mississippi Southern		–		4	–	0	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		7	–	2	–	0
Delaware State		–		3	–	1	–	1
Middle Tennessee State Teachers		–		4	–	2	–	1
Chattanooga		–		7	–	4	–	0
Georgetown		–		5	–	3	–	1
Navy		–		5	–	4	–	0
West Virginia		–		5	–	4	–	0
Western Maryland		–		4	–	4	–	1
Virginia		–		2	–	6	–	1
Marshall		–		1	–	7	–	1