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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1912  <-- 1960 <- 1961 -> 1962 --> 2024
1961 Season Highlights
 Thad Pie Vann enters his 13th season as Head Coach at Southern Mississippi.
 
1961 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 16  vs. Texas-Arlington  30   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 30  @ Louisiana Lafayette  22   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 7  vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga  24   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 14  @ Memphis  7   21   L       
 Sat., Oct. 21  vs. Arkansas State  20   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 28  vs. Abilene Christian  33   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 4  @ North Carolina State  6   7   L       
 Sat., Nov. 11  @ Louisiana Tech  7   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 18  @ Florida State  12   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 25  vs. Trinity (TX)  22   14   W       
 
1961 Season Totals
  Record8-2
  Points Scored183
  Scoring Average18.3
  Points Allowed68
  Defense Average6.8
  Opponents Record24-23
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record5-0
  Away Record3-2
1961 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1961 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Memphis 8-233275   Billy J. Murphy
Penn State 8-3261143Won  30-15  Charles A. Rip Engle
Southern Mississippi 8-218368   Thad Pie Vann
Syracuse 8-3268131Won  15-14  Floyd B. Ben Schwartzwalder
Miami 7-414685Lost  14-15  Andy Gustafson
Navy 7-3201136   Wayne Hardin
Army 6-4224118   Dale S. Hall
Louisville 6-318091   Frank Camp
San Jose State 6-4183185   Robert Bob Titchenal
Houston 5-4-1144138   Harold W. Lahar
Notre Dame 5-5175182   Joseph L. Joe Kuharich
Oregon State 5-5165137   J. Thompson Tommy Prothro
Boston College 4-6117189   Ernie Hefferle
Buffalo 4-5136163   Dick Offenhammer
Florida State 4-5-193128   Bill Peterson
Oregon 4-6152112   Leonard J. Len Casanova
Air Force 3-787173   Ben Martin
Arkansas State 3-684179   King Block
Pittsburgh 3-7145209   John P. Michelosen
Texas El Paso 3-7176283   Ben Collins
Washington State 3-7163213   James Jim Sutherland

1961 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1961 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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