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: Independent-
1953 Season Highlights
Thad Pie Vann enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Southern Mississippi.
1953 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Thu., Jan. 1 @ Pacific
7
26
L
Sun Bowl Fri., Sep. 18 @
Alabama
25
19
W
Sat., Sep. 26 vs. Parris Island Marines (SC)
40
0
W
Sat., Oct. 3 vs. Tampa
42
6
W
Sat., Oct. 10 @ Louisiana Lafayette
41
14
W
Sat., Oct. 17 vs. Southeastern Louisiana
7
0
W
Sat., Oct. 31 @
Memphis
13
27
L
Sat., Nov. 7 vs.
Florida State
21
0
W
Sat., Nov. 14 @
Louisiana Tech
30
0
W
Sat., Nov. 21 @
Georgia
14
0
W
Thu., Nov. 26 @ Tennessee-Chattanooga
33
19
W
1953 Season Totals
Record 9-2
Points Scored 273
Scoring Average 24.8
Points Allowed 111
Defense Average 10.1
Opponents Record 26-23
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-0
Away Record 5-2
1953 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1953 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1953 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
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