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-
1957 Season Highlights
Thad Pie Vann enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Southern Mississippi.
1957 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 21 @
Louisiana Tech
7
0
W
Sat., Sep. 28 vs. Trinity (TX)
13
0
W
Sat., Oct. 5 @ West Texas A&M
34
0
W
Sat., Oct. 12 @ Southeastern Louisiana
14
0
W
Sat., Oct. 19 @
Memphis
14
6
W
Sat., Oct. 26 @ Tennessee-Chattanooga
20
0
W
Sat., Nov. 2 vs. Abilene Christian
7
0
W
Sat., Nov. 9 @
Houston
12
27
L
Sat., Nov. 16 vs.
Florida State
20
0
W
Sat., Nov. 23 @
Alabama
2
29
L
1957 Season Totals
Record 8-2
Points Scored 143
Scoring Average 14.3
Points Allowed 62
Defense Average 6.2
Opponents Record 23-25
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-0
Away Record 5-2
1957 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1957 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1957 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
In 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.