1964 Southern Miss Southerners football team

The 1964 Southern Miss Southerners football team was an American football team that represented the University of Southern Mississippi as an independent during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. In their sixteenth year under head coach Thad Vann, the team compiled a 6–3 record.[1]

1964 Southern Miss Southerners football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3
Head coach
Home stadiumFaulkner Field
Seasons
← 1963
1965 →
1964 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Notre Dame     9 1 0
Florida State     9 1 1
Colgate     7 2 0
Georgia Tech     7 3 0
Syracuse     7 4 0
Villanova     6 2 0
Boston College     6 3 0
Southern Miss     6 3 0
New Mexico State     6 4 0
Penn State     6 4 0
Memphis State     5 4 0
Utah State     5 4 1
Holy Cross     5 5 0
Buffalo     4 4 1
Colorado State     5 6 0
Air Force     4 5 1
Miami (FL)     4 5 1
Xavier     4 5 1
Army     4 6 0
Idaho     4 6 0
West Texas State     4 6 0
San Jose State     4 6 0
Pittsburgh     3 5 2
Navy     3 6 1
Dayton     3 7 0
Detroit     3 7 0
Boston University     2 7 0
Houston     2 6 1
Texas Western     0 8 2
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Southwestern LouisianaW 30–09,500[2]
October 3Richmond
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 14–97,500[3]
October 10at Memphis StateW 20–1418,005[4]
October 17at Mississippi StateL 7–4819,000[5]
October 24at AuburnL 7–1422,000[6]
October 31at Florida StateL 0–3426,142[7]
November 7Chattanooga
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 31–011,000[8]
November 14Louisiana Tech
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS (rivalry)
W 14–710,000[9]
November 21Memphis StateW 20–189,000[10]

References

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  1. ^ "1964 Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  2. ^ "USM crushes Southwestern". The Daily Advertiser. September 27, 1964. Retrieved March 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Vic Purvis' 2 TDs topple Spiders, 14–9". Daily Press. October 4, 1964. Retrieved March 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tigers take 20–14 loss". The Tennessean. October 11, 1964. Retrieved March 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Miss. State clobbers Southern Miss, 48–7". The Clarion-Ledger. October 18, 1964. Retrieved March 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Auburn ekes by Southern, 14–7". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 25, 1964. Retrieved March 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Explosive Florida State Bombs Hapless Southern". Tallahassee Democrat. November 1, 1964. Retrieved March 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "USM blanks 'Nooga 31–0". The Clarion-Ledger. November 8, 1964. Retrieved March 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Southern hands Tech first loss". The Times. November 15, 1964. Retrieved March 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Southern pulls out last minute win over Tigers". The Clarion-Ledger. November 22, 1964. Retrieved March 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.