1955 Mississippi Southern Southerners football team

The 1955 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 1955 college football season. In their seventh year under head coach Thad Vann, the team compiled a 9–1 record.

1955 Mississippi Southern Southerners football
Conference	Independent
Record	9–1
Head coach	Thad Vann (7th season)
Home stadium	Faulkner Field
Seasons ← 1954 1956 →

1955 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Centre			–					8	–	0	–	0
Mississippi Southern			–					9	–	1	–	0
Delaware			–					8	–	1	–	0
Louisville			–					7	–	2	–	0
Tampa			–					7	–	2	–	0
No. 18 Navy			–					6	–	2	–	1
Arkansas State			–					6	–	3	–	0
No. 14 Miami (FL)			–					6	–	3	–	0
Chattanooga			–					5	–	4	–	1
Florida State			–					5	–	5	–	0
Memphis State			–					2	–	7	–	0
Howard (AL)			–					1	–	8	–	0
Sewanee			–					1	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17		Elon	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	W 39–0	8,000	^[1]
September 24		at Louisiana Tech	Tech Stadium Ruston, LA (rivalry)	W 7–6	7,500	^[2]
September 30		at Chattanooga	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	L 0–10	6,800	^[3]
October 8		North Texas State	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	W 26–0	12,500	^[4]
October 15		at Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	W 33–0	8,000	^[5]
October 21		at Memphis State	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)	W 34–14	9,189	^[6]
November 5	2:30 p.m.	at Abilene Christian	Fair Park Stadium Abilene, TX	W 40–0	7,000	^[7]^[8]^[9]
November 12		North Dakota State	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	W 58–0	9,000	^[10]
November 19		Dayton	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	W 19–13	6,500	^[11]
November 25		Florida State	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	W 21–6	7,000	^[12]
All times are in Central time

References

1. "Miss. Southern smacks Elon". The Clarion-Ledger. September 18, 1955. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Mississippi Southern is 7–6 winner over Tech". The Times. September 25, 1955. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Mocs tumble Southerners". Chattanooga Daily Times. October 1, 1955. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Southern trounces N. Texas". The Clarion-Ledger. October 9, 1955. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Southern romps to 33–0 win". The Clarion-Ledger. October 16, 1955. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Southern rallies to drub Memphis State team, 34–14". The Delta Democrat-Times. October 23, 1955. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "ACC to Open 4 Buildings Today". Abilene Reporter-News. Abilene, Texas. November 5, 1955. p. 1A. Retrieved January 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
8. Oliver, Don (November 5, 1955). "Rebels Two-TD Choice To Mar Cat 'Homecoming". Abilene Reporter-News. Abilene, Texas. p. 7A. Retrieved January 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
9. "Mississippi Southern rips ACC homecoming, 40–0". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 6, 1955. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Southern romps to 58 to 0 win". The Clarion-Ledger. November 13, 1955. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Flyers beaten by Southern, 19–13". Dayton Daily News. November 20, 1955. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "FSU falls, 21–6, to Southern team". Tallahassee Democrat. November 26, 1955. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.