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-
1954 Season Highlights
Thad Pie Vann enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Southern Mississippi.
1954 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Fri., Jan. 1 @
Texas El Paso
14
37
L
Sun Bowl Fri., Sep. 17 @
Alabama
7
2
W
Sat., Sep. 25 vs.
Louisiana Tech
28
0
W
Sat., Oct. 2 @
North Texas
7
15
L
Sat., Oct. 9 vs. Abilene Christian
23
7
W
Sat., Oct. 16 vs. Southeastern Louisiana
7
13
L
Sat., Oct. 30 vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga
14
6
W
Sat., Nov. 6 @ Dayton
7
20
L
Sat., Nov. 13 @ Villanova
27
0
W
Sat., Nov. 20 vs.
Memphis
34
21
W
Sat., Nov. 27 @
Florida State
18
19
L
1954 Season Totals
Record 6-5
Points Scored 186
Scoring Average 16.9
Points Allowed 140
Defense Average 12.7
Opponents Record 33-25
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 2-4
1954 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1954 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1954 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.