1950 Mississippi Southern Southerners football team

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1950
Mississippi Southern Southerners football
GSC champion
ConferenceGulf States Conference
Record5–5 (3–1 GSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumFaulkner Field
Seasons
1950 Gulf States Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Mississippi Southern $ 3 1 0 5 5 0
Louisiana Tech 3 2 0 5 4 1
Louisiana College
2 2 0 5 5 0
Northwestern State 2 3 0 6 4 0
Southeastern Louisiana 2 3 0 6 4 0
Southwestern Louisiana 2 3 0 5 4 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1950 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 1950 college football season. In their second year under head coach Thad Vann, the team compiled a 5–5 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at No. 4
Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
  • L 0–5623,000[1]
    September 30
    Delta State*
    L 13–197,500[2]
    October 7at
    McMurry*
    L 19–373,000[3]
    October 14Southwestern Louisiana
    • Faulkner Field
    • Hattiesburg, MS
    W 6–0[4]
    October 21at Southeastern LouisianaL 0–74,000[5]
    October 27Chattanooga*W 14–135,000[6]
    November 5at Northwestern State
    W 7–0[7]
    November 11at Alabama*L 0–5315,000[8]
    November 18Louisiana Tech
    • Faulkner Field
    • Hattiesburg, MS (rivalry)
    W 41–20[9]
    November 25Louisville*
    • Faulkner Field
    • Hattiesburg, MS
    W 34–283,000[10]
    • *Non-conference game
    • Rankings from
      Coaches' Poll
      released prior to the game

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