1959 Mississippi Southern Southerners football team

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1959
Mississippi Southern Southerners football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–4
Head coach
Home stadiumFaulkner Field
Ladd Stadium
Seasons
1959 NCAA College Division independents football records
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
No. 8
Southern Connecticut State
^ 		  –   8 – 2 – 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
Arlington State   –   4 – 3 – 0
Sewanee   –   4 – 3 – 1
Abilene Christian   –   5 – 5 – 0
Baldwin–Wallace
   –   4 – 4 – 0
Washington and Lee   –   3 – 4 – 1
Xavier   –   4 – 6 – 0
Wabash   –   3 – 5 – 1
Rose Poly
   –   2 – 4 – 1
Arkansas State   –   3 – 6 – 0
Hawaii   –   3 – 6 – 0
Trinity (TX)
   –   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
St. Norbert   –   0 – 6 – 1
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA poll

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

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26
Trinity (TX)
No. 1
W 29–812,500[1]
October 3Texas A&MNo. 1
L 3–725,781[2]
October 10Southeastern LouisianaNo. 1
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 26–612,200[3]
October 17at
Buffalo Bowl
  • Canyon, TX
    		• W 37–65,000[4]
    October 24Abilene ChristianNo. 1
    • Faulkner Field
    • Hattiesburg, MS
    		W 30–1014,200[5]
    October 31at No. 15 Memphis StateNo. 1
    		L 6–219,262[6]
    November 7NC StateNo. 2
    		W 19–1412,000[7]
    November 14ChattanoogaNo. 2
    • Faulkner Field
    • Hattiesburg, MS
    		W 14–67,100[8]
    November 21at No. 12 (
    Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
    		• L 7–2820,300[9]
    November 28at No. 8 Louisiana TechNo. 2
    		L 0–167,000[10]
    • Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

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