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1948 Mississippi Southern Southerners football team

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1948 Mississippi Southern Southerners football
GSC champion
ConferenceGulf States Conference
Record7–3 (4–0 GSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumFaulkner Field
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 Gulf States Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Mississippi Southern $ 4 0 0 7 3 0
Louisiana Tech 4 1 0 7 2 1
Southwestern Louisiana 3 2 0 6 3 1
Northwestern State 2 3 0 5 3 1
Louisiana College 1 3 0 2 8 0
Southeastern Louisiana 0 5 0 3 6 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1948 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 1948 college football season. In their ninth year under head coach Reed Green, the team compiled a 7–3 record.

Mississippi Southern was ranked at No. 108 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at Auburn*L 14–2016,000[2]
October 1Austin*W 41–08,000[3]
October 9Trinity (TX)*
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
L 9–267,000[4]
October 15Southwestern LouisianaW 26–68,433[5]
October 23at Oklahoma City*W 55–206,000[6]
October 30at Northwestern State
W 38–145,000[7]
November 6at Alabama*L 0–2720,000[8]
November 13Louisiana Tech
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS (rivalry)
W 20–69,000[9]
November 19Southeastern Louisiana
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 27–0[10]
November 24Union (TN)*
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 47–8[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Auburn squeaks by Mississippi Southern 20 to 14". Alabama Journal. September 25, 1948. Retrieved March 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Southerners skunk Kangaroos, 41–0". Hattiesburg American. October 2, 1948. Retrieved March 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Trinity eleven wins, 26–9". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 11, 1948. Retrieved March 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Southerners top Southwestern by 26 to 6 margin". The Times. October 16, 1948. Retrieved March 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Southerners rips OCU 55–20 with ineligible player". Seminole Producer. October 24, 1948. Retrieved March 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Southern routs Northwestern by 38 to 14 score". The Times. October 31, 1948. Retrieved March 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tide tops Southern, 27 to 0". The Birmingham News. November 7, 1948. Retrieved March 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Bulldogs fall to Mississippi rivals, 20 to 6". Monroe Morning World. November 14, 1948. Retrieved March 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Southerners win Gulf States title". Hattiesburg American. November 20, 1948. Retrieved March 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Bulldogs are beaten by Mississippians in season's finale". The Jackson Sun. November 25, 1948. Retrieved March 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.