The 1951 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 1951 college football season. In their third year under head coach Thad Vann, the team compiled a 6–5 record.
| 1951 Mississippi Southern Southerners football | |
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GSC champion | |
| Conference | Gulf States Conference |
| Record | 6–5 (4–0 GSC) |
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| Home stadium | Faulkner Field |
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| Mississippi Southern $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwestern Louisiana | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana College | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 15 | East Carolina* | W 40–0 | [1] | ||
| September 22 | at LSU* | L 0–13 | 24,000 | [2] | |
| September 29 | Carswell Air Force Base* |
| L 0–26 | [3] | |
| October 6 | at McMurry* |
| W 54–7 | 10,000 | [4] |
| October 13 | at Southwestern Louisiana | W 41–0 | [5] | ||
| October 20 | Southeastern Louisiana |
| W 35–6 | [6] | |
| October 26 | at Chattanooga* | L 7–19 | 11,500 | [7] | |
| November 3 | Northwestern State |
| W 76–0 | 6,500 | [8] |
| November 10 | at Alabama* |
| L 7–40 | 14,000 | [9] |
| November 17 | at Louisiana Tech |
| W 33–7 | [10] | |
| November 23 | at Louisville* | L 13–14 | 1,200 | [11] | |
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References
edit- ^ "Southerners rip Carolinians 40–0". The Clarion-Ledger. September 16, 1951. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "LSU tops Southern, 13–0". The Times. September 23, 1951. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern get back into own class against McMurry". Hattiesburg American. September 30, 1951. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southerners blast way by ailing McMurry, 54–7". The Abilene Reporter-News. October 7, 1951. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern takes 41–0 win over SLI". The Daily Advertiser. October 14, 1951. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "MSC takes GSC lad with 35–6 lead over S'Eastern". The Clarion-Ledger. October 21, 1951. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UC beats Southern 19–7". Chattanooga Daily Times. October 27, 1951. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southerners slaughter Northwestern crew, 76–0". The Times. November 4, 1951. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tide whips Southern". The Birmingham News. November 11, 1951. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southerners win over Tech, 33–7". Monroe Morning World. November 18, 1951. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "U.L. downs M.S. 14–13 in muddy season finale". The Courier-Journal. November 24, 1951. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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