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-
1955 Season Highlights
Thad Pie Vann enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Southern Mississippi.
1955 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 17 vs. Elon
39
0
W
Sat., Sep. 24 @
Louisiana Tech
7
6
W
Fri., Sep. 30 @ Tennessee-Chattanooga
0
10
L
Sat., Oct. 8 vs.
North Texas
26
0
W
Sat., Oct. 15 @ Southeastern Louisiana
33
0
W
Fri., Oct. 21 @
Memphis
34
14
W
Sat., Nov. 5 @ Abilene Christian
40
0
W
Sat., Nov. 12 vs. North Dakota State
58
0
W
Sat., Nov. 19 @ Dayton
19
13
W
Fri., Nov. 25 vs.
Florida State
21
6
W
1955 Season Totals
Record 9-1
Points Scored 277
Scoring Average 27.7
Points Allowed 49
Defense Average 4.9
Opponents Record 21-17
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-0
Away Record 5-1
1955 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1955 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1955 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.