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1947 Mississippi Southern Southerners football team

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1947 Mississippi Southern Southerners football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–3
Head coach
Home stadiumFaulkner Field
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Princess Anne   –   8 – 0 – 0
Grambling   –   10 – 2 – 0
Sewanee   –   6 – 1 – 1
Memphis State   –   6 – 2 – 1
Texas State   –   9 – 3 – 0
Mississippi Southern   –   7 – 3 – 0
Oklahoma City   –   7 – 3 – 0
Virginia   –   7 – 3 – 0
West Virginia   –   6 – 4 – 0
East Tennessee State   –   5 – 4 – 0
Catholic University   –   3 – 3 – 0
Delaware   –   4 – 4 – 0
Georgetown   –   3 – 4 – 1
Chattanooga   –   4 – 6 – 0
Tennessee Tech   –   4 – 7 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   2 – 7 – 0
Navy   –   1 – 7 – 1
CCUNC   –   1 – 3 – 0
Florida State   –   0 – 5 – 0

The 1947 Mississippi Southern Southerners football team was an American football team that represented Mississippi Southern College (now known as the University of Southern Mississippi) as an independent during the 1947 college football season. In their eighth year under head coach Reed Green, the team compiled a 7–3 record.

Mississippi Southern was ranked at No. 112 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Alabama
L 7–3430,000[2]
September 26at Auburn
W 19–1315,000[3]
October 11at Louisiana Tech
W 7–66,000[4]
October 18at Southwestern Louisiana
W 15–7[5]
October 25at Oklahoma City
L 6–214,800[6]
November 1Stephen F. Austin
W 20–79,500
November 7Northwestern State
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 20–0[7]
November 14Union (TN)
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 18–0[8]
November 22at Mississippi State
L 7–145,000[9]
November 27at Southeastern Louisiana
W 35–0[10]

References

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  1. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Tide beats Southerners, 34–7". The Birmingham News. September 21, 1947. Retrieved April 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Southern thwarts Auburn in opener here, 19 to 13". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 27, 1947. Retrieved April 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Louisiana Tech handed 7–6 loss by Southerners". The Times. October 12, 1947. Retrieved April 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Southerners trounce Southwestern, 15 to 7". Monroe Morning World. October 19, 1947. Retrieved April 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Oklahoma City Chiefs Down Mississippi Team". Seminole Producer. October 26, 1947. p. 7. Retrieved April 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Mississippi Southern tops Northwestern". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 8, 1947. Retrieved April 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Miss. Southern pops Union 18–0 in mud". The Tennessean. November 15, 1947. Retrieved April 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Maroons Top Southern 14–7 -- Eyeing Rebs". The Tennessean. November 23, 1947. p. 2C. Retrieved April 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Southern routs SLC to win SIAA title". Hattiesburg American. November 28, 1947. Retrieved April 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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