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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  <-- 1959 <- 1960 -> 1961 --> 2024
1960 Season Highlights
 Thad Pie Vann enters his 12th season as Head Coach at Southern Mississippi.
 
1960 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 23  @ Hardin-Simmons  27   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  vs. West Texas A&M  28   18   W       
 Sat., Oct. 8  @ Trinity (TX)  16   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  @ Florida State  15   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. North Carolina State  13   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 29  @ Abilene Christian  34   8   W       
 Sat., Nov. 5  @ Arkansas State  13   14   L       
 Sat., Nov. 12  vs. Louisiana Tech  7   10   L       
 Fri., Nov. 18  vs. Memphis  6   7   L       
 Thu., Nov. 24  @ Tennessee-Chattanooga  30   6   W       
 
1960 Season Totals
  Record6-4
  Points Scored189
  Scoring Average18.9
  Points Allowed96
  Defense Average9.6
  Opponents Record29-18
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record1-3
  Away Record5-1
1960 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1960 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Navy 9-2262103Lost  14-21  Wayne Hardin
Memphis 8-230385   Billy J. Murphy
Louisville 7-219677   Frank Camp
Oregon 7-3-1206130Lost  12-41  Leonard J. Len Casanova
Penn State 7-3228113Won  41-12  Charles A. Rip Engle
Syracuse 7-220374   Floyd B. Ben Schwartzwalder
Army 6-3-122295   Dale S. Hall
Houston 6-4141150   Harold W. Lahar
Miami 6-4163143   Andy Gustafson
Oregon State 6-3-1197145   J. Thompson Tommy Prothro
Southern Mississippi 6-418996   Thad Pie Vann
San Jose State 5-4175176   Robert Bob Titchenal
Air Force 4-6147178   Ben Martin
Arkansas State 4-5116137   King Block
Buffalo 4-6213238   Dick Offenhammer
Pittsburgh 4-3-313477   John P. Michelosen
Texas El Paso 4-5-1167176   Ben Collins
Washington State 4-5-1210161   James Jim Sutherland
Boston College 3-6-1144148   Ernie Hefferle
Florida State 3-6-1111136   Bill Peterson
Notre Dame 2-8111188   Joseph L. Joe Kuharich

1960 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1960 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 the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.