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.
| 1948 Mississippi Southern Southerners football | |
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GSC champion | |
| Conference | Gulf States Conference |
| Record | 7–3 (4–0 GSC) |
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| Home stadium | Faulkner Field |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mississippi Southern was ranked at No. 108 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[1]
Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 24 | at Auburn* | L 14–20 | 16,000 | [2] | |
| October 1 | Austin* | W 41–0 | 8,000 | [3] | |
| October 9 | Trinity (TX)* |
| L 9–26 | 7,000 | [4] |
| October 15 | Southwestern Louisiana | W 26–6 | 8,433 | [5] | |
| October 23 | at Oklahoma City* | W 55–20 | 6,000 | [6] | |
| October 30 | at Northwestern State |
| W 38–14 | 5,000 | [7] |
| November 6 | at Alabama* |
| L 0–27 | 20,000 | [8] |
| November 13 | Louisiana Tech |
| W 20–6 | 9,000 | [9] |
| November 19 | Southeastern Louisiana |
| W 27–0 | [10] | |
| November 24 | Union (TN)* |
| W 47–8 | [11] | |
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References edit
- ^ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Auburn squeaks by Mississippi Southern 20 to 14". Alabama Journal. September 25, 1948. Retrieved March 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southerners skunk Kangaroos, 41–0". Hattiesburg American. October 2, 1948. Retrieved March 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Trinity eleven wins, 26–9". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 11, 1948. Retrieved March 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southerners top Southwestern by 26 to 6 margin". The Times. October 16, 1948. Retrieved March 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southerners rips OCU 55–20 with ineligible player". Seminole Producer. October 24, 1948. Retrieved March 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern routs Northwestern by 38 to 14 score". The Times. October 31, 1948. Retrieved March 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tide tops Southern, 27 to 0". The Birmingham News. November 7, 1948. Retrieved March 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bulldogs fall to Mississippi rivals, 20 to 6". Monroe Morning World. November 14, 1948. Retrieved March 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southerners win Gulf States title". Hattiesburg American. November 20, 1948. Retrieved March 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bulldogs are beaten by Mississippians in season's finale". The Jackson Sun. November 25, 1948. Retrieved March 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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