Southern Mississippi Football Team History 
Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles  
 
	
		
		
		 
		University of Southern Mississippi  
 
  Hattiesburg, MS   
Founded: 1910 Stadium: Roberts Stadium Capacity: 33,000 Colors: Black & Gold Coach: Thad Pie Vann Conference: Gulf States- 
 
	 
  
	
	
	
	
	
				
				 
				
				  
				
				 
				
				 
				
				 
			
		    	
				 
  
				
				 
				
				  
	  
 
 
 
 
	
		
1951 Season Highlights  
 Thad Pie Vann enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Southern Mississippi.  
 The Golden Eagles won the Gulf States Conference Championship.  
    
		
		
1951 Season  
 Date   
 Opponent   Score   
   
 Sat., Sep. 15   vs.
East Carolina 
  
    
   	 40  
   	 0  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Sep. 22   @
Louisiana State 
  
    
   	 0  
   	 13  
     L   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Sep. 29   vs. Carswell AFB (TX)  
    
   	 0  
   	 26  
     L   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 6   vs. McMurry (TX)  
    
   	 54  
   	 7  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 13   @ Louisiana Lafayette  
    
   	 41  
   	 0  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 20   vs. Southeastern Louisiana  
    
   	 35  
   	 6  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Fri., Oct. 26   @ Tennessee-Chattanooga  
    
   	 7  
   	 19  
     L   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Nov. 3   vs. Northwestern State  
    
   	 76  
   	 0  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Nov. 10   @
Alabama 
  
    
   	 7  
   	 40  
     L   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Nov. 17   @
Louisiana Tech 
  
    
   	 33  
   	 7  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Fri., Nov. 23   @
Louisville 
  
    
   	 13  
   	 14  
     L   
    
   	   
   	  
 
 
		   	
	
1951 Season Totals  
  Record 6-5
  
  Points Scored 306  
  Scoring Average 27.8  
  Points Allowed 132  
  Defense Average 12.0  
  Opponents Record 25-24
  
  Conference Record 0-0  
  Home Record 4-1
  
  Away Record 2-4
     
  
 
		
1951 NCAA Final Rankings  
 Rank   
 Record   
 Source   
  was not ranked.   
  
        
 
        
  
        
        
    
 
1951 All American Awards  
  Player   
  Position   
 Class   
 Ht.   
 Wt.   
 Award   
 Team   
 Source   
 Coming Someday   
 
1951 All Gulf States Conference Players  
  Player   
  Position   
 Class   
 Ht.   
 Wt.   
 Team   
 Source   
 Coming Someday   
  
   
  
	
	  
Some records may be incomplete.  
	 
 
 
 
 
    
      Great Moments in College Football History
	  
 The most points scored in a college football Bowl game is 66, scored by Nebraska against Northwestern in the 2000 Alamo Bowl.