1950 Mississippi Southern Southerners football team

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.

1950 Mississippi Southern Southerners football
GSC champion
Conference	Gulf States Conference
Record	5–5 (3–1 GSC)
Head coach	Thad Vann (2nd season)
Home stadium	Faulkner Field
Seasons ← 1949 1951 →

1950 Gulf States Conference football standings

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	at No. 4 Tennessee*	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	L 0–56	23,000	^[1]
September 30	Delta State*	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	L 13–19	7,500	^[2]
October 7	at McMurry*	Fair Park Stadium Abilene, TX	L 19–37	3,000	^[3]
October 14	Southwestern Louisiana	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	W 6–0		^[4]
October 21	at Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	L 0–7	4,000	^[5]
October 27	Chattanooga*	Ladd Stadium Mobile, AL	W 14–13	5,000	^[6]
November 5	at Northwestern State	Demon Stadium Natchitoches, LA	W 7–0		^[7]
November 11	at Alabama*	Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)	L 0–53	15,000	^[8]
November 18	Louisiana Tech	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS (rivalry)	W 41–20		^[9]
November 25	Louisville*	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	W 34–28	3,000	^[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Souped-up Vols trim Southern, 56–0". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. September 24, 1950. Retrieved March 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Delta State in surprise win over Southern". The Crowley Post-Signal. October 2, 1950. Retrieved March 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Indians get 37–19 revenge over M–S". The Abilene Reporter-News. October 8, 1950. Retrieved March 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Bulldogs fall to Southern team". The Daily Advertiser. October 15, 1950. Retrieved March 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Southeastern tumbles Mississippi Southern". The Daily Advertiser. October 23, 1950. Retrieved March 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Southern tops UC, 14–13". Chattanooga Daily Times. October 28, 1950. Retrieved March 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Southerners beat Demon eleven, 7–0". The Times. November 6, 1950. Retrieved March 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Tide surges to 53–0 win". The Birmingham News. November 12, 1950. Retrieved March 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Mississippi Southern whips Tech to take league crown". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 20, 1950. Retrieved March 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Louisville bows, 34–28, to Mississippi Southern". The Lexington Herald. November 26, 1950. Retrieved March 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.