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: Gulf States- 
 
	 
  
	
	
	
	
	
				
				 
				
				  
				
				 
				
				 
				
				 
			
		    	
				 
  
				
				 
				
				  
	  
 
 
 
 
	
		
1949 Season Highlights  
 Thad Pie Vann enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Southern Mississippi.  
    
		
		
1949 Season  
 Date   
 Opponent   Score   
   
 Sat., Sep. 17   @
Kentucky 
  
    
   	 7  
   	 71  
     L   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Sep. 24   vs. Delta State  
    
   	 20  
   	 13  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 8   vs. McMurry (TX)  
    
   	 55  
   	 32  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 15   @ Louisiana Lafayette  
    
   	 25  
   	 0  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Fri., Oct. 21   @ Tennessee-Chattanooga  
    
   	 33  
   	 20  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 29   vs. Northwestern State  
    
   	 67  
   	 28  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Nov. 5   vs. Oklahoma City  
    
   	 27  
   	 21  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Nov. 12   @
Louisiana Tech 
  
    
   	 13  
   	 34  
     L   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Nov. 19   @
Alabama 
  
    
   	 26  
   	 34  
     L   
    
   	   
   	   Thu., Nov. 24   vs.
Louisville 
  
    
   	 26  
   	 21  
     W   
    
   	   
   	  
 
 
		   	
	
1949 Season Totals  
  Record 7-3
  
  Points Scored 299  
  Scoring Average 29.9  
  Points Allowed 274  
  Defense Average 27.4  
  Opponents Record 30-11
  
  Conference Record 0-0  
  Home Record 5-0
  
  Away Record 2-3
     
  
 
		
1949 NCAA Final Rankings  
 Rank   
 Record   
 Source   
  was not ranked.   
  
        
 
        
  
        
        
    
 
1949 All American Awards  
  Player   
  Position   
 Class   
 Ht.   
 Wt.   
 Award   
 Team   
 Source   
 Coming Someday   
 
1949 All Gulf States Conference Players  
  Player   
  Position   
 Class   
 Ht.   
 Wt.   
 Team   
 Source   
 Coming Someday   
  
   
  
	
	  
Some records may be incomplete.  
	 
 
 
 
 
    
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