1953 Mississippi Southern Southerners football team

The 1953 Mississippi Southern Southerners football team represented Mississippi Southern College (now known as the University of Southern Mississippi) in the 1953 college football season. The team played in the Sun Bowl against Texas Western.[1] The Southerners compiled a 9–2 record, and outscored their opponents 280 to 122. They were ranked for three weeks in the AP poll, and defeated a top 5 Alabama team that won the SEC to begin the season.[2]

1953 Mississippi Southern Southerners football
Sun Bowl, L 14–37 vs. UTEP
ConferenceIndependent
1953 record9–2
Head coachThad Vann (4th season)
Home stadiumFaulkner Field
1953 Southern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Delaware      7 1 0
Maryland State      7 1 0
Mississippi Southern      9 2 0
Western Maryland      4 3 1
Navy      4 3 2
Florida State      5 5 0
Tampa      6 6 0
Miami (FL)      4 5 0
Chattanooga      3 7 0
Louisville      1 7 0
Virginia      1 8 0

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 18at No. 5 AlabamaW 25–19
September 26Parris Island MarinesW 40–0
October 3Tampa
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 42–6
October 10at Southwestern LouisianaNo. 20Lafayette, LAW 41–14
October 17Southeastern LouisianaNo. 18
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 7–0
October 31at Memphis StateNo. 19Memphis, TNL 13–27
November 7Florida State
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 21–0
November 14at Louisiana TechW 30–0
November 21vs. GeorgiaW 14–0
November 26at ChattanoogaChattanooga, TNW 33–19
January 1, 1954at Texas WesternL 14–37
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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References

  1. "1953 Football Schedule". Southern Miss. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
  2. "Southern Mississippi Game by Game Results". web.archive.org. 2016-10-15. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
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