1954 Mississippi Southern Southerners football team

1954 Mississippi Southern Southerners football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–4
Head coach	Thad Vann (6th season)
Home stadium	Faulkner Field

1954 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
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

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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	at No. 14 Alabama	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL (rivalry)	W 7–2	21,000	[1]
September 25	Louisiana Tech	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS (rivalry)	W 28–0		[2]
October 2	at North Texas State	Fouts Field Denton, TX	L 7–15	8,000	[3]
October 9	Abilene Christian	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	W 23–7	15,000	[4]
October 16	Southeastern Louisiana	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	L 7–13		[5]
October 30	Chattanooga	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	W 14–6	10,000	[6]
November 6	at Dayton	Baujan Field Dayton, OH	L 7–20	7,775	[7]
November 13	Villanova	Ladd Stadium Mobile, AL	W 27–0	14,617	[8]
November 20	Memphis State	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS (rivalry)	W 34–21	9,000	[9]
November 27	at Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 18–19		[10]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "There's renewed joy in Hattiesburg". The Birmingham News. September 18, 1954. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Techmen 28 to 0 victims of Mississippi Southern". Monroe Morning World. September 26, 1954. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Passes pump Eagles past Southern, 15–7". Denton Record-Chronicle. October 3, 1954. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Southern reserves outlast ACC, 23–7". The Abilene Reporter-News. October 10, 1954. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Southeastern Louisiana upsets Miss. Southern 13 to 7". The Clarion-Ledger. October 17, 1954. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Southern's 2nd half rally shades Chattanooga 14–6". Chattanooga Daily Times. October 31, 1954. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Flyers in upset of Southern". Dayton Daily News. November 7, 1954. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Villanova beaten". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 14, 1954. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Southern trips Memphis State in revenge win 34–21". The Clarion-Ledger. November 21, 1954. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Florida State shades Mississippi Southern 19–18". Tampa Bay Times. November 28, 1954. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.