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-
1956 Season Highlights
Thad Pie Vann enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Southern Mississippi.
1956 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 22 vs.
Louisiana Tech
14
0
W
Sat., Oct. 6 @ Dayton
23
6
W
Sat., Oct. 13 vs. Southeastern Louisiana
21
14
W
Sat., Oct. 20 vs.
Memphis
27
0
W
Sat., Oct. 27 vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga
33
0
W
Sat., Nov. 3 vs. Abilene Christian
36
6
W
Sat., Nov. 10 @ Trinity (TX)
20
13
W
Sat., Nov. 17 @
Florida State
19
20
L
Sat., Nov. 24 @
Alabama
13
13
T
Tue., Jan. 1 @ West Texas A&M
13
20
L
Tangerine Bowl
1956 Season Totals
Record 7-2
-1
Points Scored 219
Scoring Average 21.9
Points Allowed 92
Defense Average 9.2
Opponents Record 16-18
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-0
Away Record 2-2
-1
1956 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1956 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1956 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Throughout the 1960s, the University of Florida kept a real-life alligator named Albert on the sidelines.