The 1954 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 1954 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach Thad Vann, the team compiled a 6–4 record.
| 1954 Mississippi Southern Southerners football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 6–4 |
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| Home stadium | Faulkner Field |
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| No. 9 Miami (FL) | – | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | – | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Navy | – | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tampa | – | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida State | – | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abilene Christian | – | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga | – | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Southern | – | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memphis State | – | 3 | – | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | – | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | – | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sewanee | – | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 17 | at No. 14 Alabama |
| W 7–2 | 21,000 | [1] |
| September 25 | Louisiana Tech | W 28–0 | [2] | ||
| October 2 | at North Texas State | L 7–15 | 8,000 | [3] | |
| October 9 | Abilene Christian |
| W 23–7 | 15,000 | [4] |
| October 16 | Southeastern Louisiana |
| L 7–13 | [5] | |
| October 30 | Chattanooga |
| W 14–6 | 10,000 | [6] |
| November 6 | at Dayton | L 7–20 | 7,775 | [7] | |
| November 13 | Villanova | W 27–0 | 14,617 | [8] | |
| November 20 | Memphis State |
| W 34–21 | 9,000 | [9] |
| November 27 | at Florida State | L 18–19 | [10] | ||
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References
edit- ^ "There's renewed joy in Hattiesburg". The Birmingham News. September 18, 1954. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Techmen 28 to 0 victims of Mississippi Southern". Monroe Morning World. September 26, 1954. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Passes pump Eagles past Southern, 15–7". Denton Record-Chronicle. October 3, 1954. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern reserves outlast ACC, 23–7". The Abilene Reporter-News. October 10, 1954. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southeastern Louisiana upsets Miss. Southern 13 to 7". The Clarion-Ledger. October 17, 1954. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern's 2nd half rally shades Chattanooga 14–6". Chattanooga Daily Times. October 31, 1954. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Flyers in upset of Southern". Dayton Daily News. November 7, 1954. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Villanova beaten". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 14, 1954. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern trips Memphis State in revenge win 34–21". The Clarion-Ledger. November 21, 1954. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Florida State shades Mississippi Southern 19–18". Tampa Bay Times. November 28, 1954. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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