1949 Mississippi Southern Southerners football team

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1949
Mississippi Southern Southerners football
ConferenceGulf States Conference
Record7–3 (2–1 GSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumFaulkner Field
Seasons
1949 Gulf States Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Louisiana Tech $ 5 0 0 7 2 0
Mississippi Southern 2 1 0 7 3 0
Southwestern Louisiana 3 2 0 6 3 0
Southeastern Louisiana 1 2 1 4 5 1
Louisiana College
0 2 2 ? ? ?
Northwestern State 0 4 1 4 4 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1949 Mississippi Southern Southerners football team was an American football team that represented Mississippi Southern College (now known as the University of Southern Mississippi) as a member of the Gulf States Conference during the 1949 college football season. In their first year under head coach Thad Vann, the team compiled a 7–3 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at Kentucky*L 7–7125,000[1]
September 24
Delta State*
W 20–13[2]
October 8McMurry*
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 55–3210,000[3]
October 15at Southwestern LouisianaW 25–011,000[4]
October 21at Chattanooga*W 33–207,500[5]
October 29Northwestern State
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 67–28[6]
November 5Oklahoma City*
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 27–21[7]
November 12at Louisiana Tech
L 13–346,000[8]
November 19at
Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)
L 26–3415,000[9]
November 24Louisville*
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 26–2110,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game

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