1957 Mississippi Southern Southerners football team

The 1957 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 1957 college football season. In their ninth year under head coach Thad Vann, the team compiled a 8–3 record.

1957 Mississippi Southern Southerners football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–3
Head coach
Home stadiumFaulkner Field
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →
1957 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
St. Norbert     8 0 0
Juniata     7 0 0
Hobart     6 0 0
Hofstra     9 1 0
Louisville     9 1 0
Rose Poly     7 1 0
Cal Poly Pomona     7 1 1
Montana State     8 2 0
Northern Michigan     6 2 0
Mississippi Southern     8 3 0
Sewanee     5 2 1
Tampa     6 3 0
Carnegie Tech     4 2 1
Franklin & Marshall     4 2 1
Washington University     5 3 0
Abilene Christian     5 3 1
Delaware     4 3 0
Carthage     4 3 1
Memphis State     6 4 0
Buffalo     5 4 0
Wabash     5 4 0
Hawaii     4 4 1
Chattanooga     4 5 1
Arkansas State     4 5 0
Howard (AL)     4 5 0
Trinity (TX)     3 5 0
Bucknell     3 6 0
Pepperdine     3 6 0
La Verne     3 7 1
UC Riverside     1 4 1
Baldwin–Wallace     1 6 1
Washington & Jefferson     1 6 1
Drexel     1 7 0
Temple     1 7 0
Washington and Lee     0 8 0

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Louisiana Tech
W 7–07,500[1]
September 28Trinity (TX)W 13–07,000[2]
October 5at West Texas State
W 34–010,000[3]
October 12at Southeastern LouisianaW 14–05,000[4]
October 19at Memphis StateW 14–610,614[5]
October 25at ChattanoogaW 20–06,500[6]
November 2Abilene Christian
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 7–011,000[7]
November 9HoustonL 12–2711,000[8]
November 16Florida State 
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 20–012,500[9]
November 23at AlabamaL 2–2918,500[10]
January 1, 1958vs. East Texas StateL 9–1012,000[11]
  •  Homecoming

References

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  1. ^ "Southern beats Tech, 7–0, with 1st period touchdown". Monroe Morning World. September 22, 1957. Retrieved March 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Southern wins on wet field". The Clarion-Ledger. September 29, 1957. Retrieved March 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "WTSC trounced by Southern". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. October 6, 1957. Retrieved March 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Southern defeats Southeastern 14–0". The Daily Advertiser. October 13, 1957. Retrieved March 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Southerners turn back Memphis St". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 20, 1957. Retrieved March 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Southerners score 2 quickly, rap Moccasins 20–0". Chattanooga Daily Times. October 26, 1957. Retrieved March 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "ACC holds mighty Southerners to 7–0". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 3, 1957. Retrieved March 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "King sparks Houston by Southerners, 27–12". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 10, 1957. Retrieved March 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Mississippi Southern rips FSU, 20–0". The Orlando Sentinel. November 17, 1957. Retrieved March 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tide rolls, 29–2". The Birmingham News. November 24, 1957. Retrieved March 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Tangerine tilt clicks again as E. Texas takes thriller". Orlando Evening Star. January 2, 1958. Retrieved March 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.