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1955 Mississippi Southern Southerners football |
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Conference | Independent |
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1955 record | 9–1 |
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Head coach | |
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Home stadium | Faulkner Field |
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The 1955 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 1955 college football season. In their seventh year under head coach Thad Vann, the team compiled a 9–1 record.
Schedule[]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 17 | Elon | | W 39–0 | 8,000 | [1] |
September 24 | at Louisiana Tech | | W 7–6 | 7,500 | [2] |
| at Chattanooga | | L 0–10 | 6,800 | [3] |
October 8 | North Texas State | - Faulkner Field
- Hattiesburg, MS
| W 26–0 | 12,500 | [4] |
October 15 | at Southeastern Louisiana | | W 33–0 | 8,000 | [5] |
October 21 | at Memphis State | | W 34–14 | 9,189 | [6] |
November 5 | at Abilene Christian | Abilene, TX | W 40–0 | 7,000 | [7] |
November 12 | North Dakota State | - Faulkner Field
- Hattiesburg, MS
| W 58–0 | 10,000 | [8] |
November 19 | Dayton | | W 19–13 | 6,500 | [9] |
| Florida State | - Faulkner Field
- Hattiesburg, MS
| W 21–6 | 7,000 | [10] |
References[]
- ^ "Miss. Southern smacks Elon". The Clarion-Ledger. September 18, 1955. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mississippi Southern is 7–6 winner over Tech". The Times. September 25, 1955. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mocs tumble Southerners". Chattanooga Daily Times. October 1, 1955. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern trounces N. Texas". The Clarion-Ledger. October 9, 1955. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern romps to 33–0 win". The Clarion-Ledger. October 16, 1955. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern rallies to drub Memphis State team, 34–14". The Delta Democrat-Times. October 23, 1955. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mississippi Southern rips ACC homecoming, 40–0". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 6, 1955. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern romps to 58 to 0 win". The Clarion-Ledger. November 13, 1955. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Flyers beaten by Southern, 19–13". Dayton Daily News. November 20, 1955. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "FSU falls, 21–6, to Southern team". Tallahassee Democrat. November 26, 1955. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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