1959 Mississippi Southern Southerners football team

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1959 Mississippi Southern Southerners football
ConferenceIndependent
1959 record6–4
Head coach
Home stadiumFaulkner Field
Ladd Stadium
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 NCAA College Division independents football records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   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
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
Sewanee   –   4 – 3 – 1
Abilene Christian   –   5 – 5 – 0
Baldwin–Wallace   –   4 – 4 – 0
Wabash   –   3 – 5 – 1
Xavier   –   4 – 6 – 0
Arlington State   –   4 – 3 – 0
Rose Poly   –   2 – 4 – 1
Hawaii   –   3 – 6 – 0
La Verne   –   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

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.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Trinity (TX)
W 29–812,500[1]
October 3Texas A&M
L 3–725,781[2]
October 10Southeastern Louisiana
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 26–612,200[3]
October 17at West Texas State
W 37–65,000[4]
October 24Abilene Christian
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 30–1014,200[5]
October 31at Memphis State
L 6–219,262[6]
November 7NC State
W 19–1412,000[7]
November 14Chattanooga
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 14–67,100[8]
November 21at No. 12 Auburn
L 7–2820,300[9]
November 28at Louisiana Tech
L 0–167,000[10]

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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