1948 Mississippi Southern Southerners football team

1948 Mississippi Southern Southerners football
GSC champion
Conference	Gulf States Conference
Record	7–3 (4–0 GSC)
Head coach	Reed Green (9th season)
Home stadium	Faulkner Field

1948 Gulf States Conference football standings

v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	at Auburn*	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL	L 14–20	16,000	[2]
October 1	Austin*	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	W 41–0	8,000	[3]
October 9	Trinity (TX)*	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	L 9–26	7,000	[4]
October 15	Southwestern Louisiana	Ladd Stadium Mobile, AL	W 26–6	8,433	[5]
October 23	at Oklahoma City*	Taft Stadium Oklahoma City, OK	W 55–20	6,000	[6]
October 30	at Northwestern State	Demon Stadium Natchitoches, LA	W 38–14	5,000	[7]
November 6	at Alabama*	Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)	L 0–27	20,000	[8]
November 13	Louisiana Tech	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS (rivalry)	W 20–6	9,000	[9]
November 19	Southeastern Louisiana	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	W 27–0		[10]
November 24	Union (TN)*	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	W 47–8		[11]
*Non-conference game

References

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.