1963 Southern Miss Southerners football team

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1963 Southern Miss Southerners football
ConferenceIndependent
1963 record5–3–1
Head coach
Home stadiumFaulkner Field
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
1963 NCAA University Division independents football records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Memphis State   –   9 – 0 – 1
No. 4 Pittsburgh   –   9 – 1 – 0
No. 2 Navy   –   9 – 2 – 0
Syracuse   –   8 – 2 – 0
Utah State   –   8 – 2 – 0
Oregon   –   8 – 3 – 0
Penn State   –   7 – 3 – 0
Army   –   7 – 3 – 0
Air Force   –   7 – 4 – 0
Boston College   –   6 – 3 – 0
Buffalo   –   5 – 3 – 1
Southern Miss   –   5 – 3 – 1
Idaho   –   5 – 4 – 0
Villanova   –   5 – 4 – 0
Oregon State   –   5 – 5 – 0
San Jose State   –   5 – 5 – 0
Xavier   –   5 – 4 – 1
West Texas State   –   4 – 4 – 1
Florida State   –   4 – 5 – 1
Colgate   –   3 – 4 – 1
New Mexico State   –   3 – 6 – 1
Colorado State   –   3 – 7 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   3 – 7 – 0
Texas Western   –   3 – 7 – 0
Detroit   –   2 – 6 – 1
Holy Cross   –   2 – 6 – 1
Notre Dame   –   2 – 7 – 0
Pacific (CA)   –   2 – 8 – 0
Houston   –   2 – 8 – 0
Boston University   –   1 – 6 – 1
Dayton   –   1 – 7 – 2
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1963 Southern Miss Southerners football team was an American football team that represented the University of Southern Mississippi as an independent during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. In their fifteenth year under head coach Thad Vann, the team compiled a 5–3–1 record.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14Memphis State
L 7–2824,000[2]
September 28NC State
L 0–1411,500[3]
October 12Richmond
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 7–010,000[4]
October 19Florida State
T 0–011,353[5]
October 26Arkansas State
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 25–07,500[6]
November 2at Southwestern Louisiana
W 28–06,000[7]
November 16at Louisiana Tech
L 0–107,000[8]
November 23The Citadel
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 37–124,000[9]
November 28at Chattanooga
W 24–06,000[10]

References[]

  1. ^ "1963 Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  2. ^ "Memphis Tigers crush fighting Southern, 28–7". The Clarion-Ledger. September 15, 1963. Retrieved March 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "State wins, 14–0". The News and Observer. September 29, 1963. Retrieved March 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "To Southern Mississippi Richmond bows, 7–0". The Times Dispatch. October 13, 1963. Retrieved March 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "FSU plays scoreless tie". Tallahassee Democrat. October 20, 1963. Retrieved March 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Southern rips Arkies by 25–0". The Clarion-Ledger. October 27, 1963. Retrieved March 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Cajuns smothered by USM, 28–0". The Daily Advertiser. November 3, 1963. Retrieved March 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Techmen post upset win over Southern". The Times. November 17, 1963. Retrieved March 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Southern rips Citadel by 37–12". The Clarion-Ledger. November 24, 1963. Retrieved March 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Southerners win over Mocs, 24–0". Chattanooga Daily Times. November 29, 1963. Retrieved March 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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