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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-

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1912 <-- 1952 <- 1953 -> 1954 --> 2024

1953 Season Highlights

Thad Pie Vann enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Southern Mississippi.

1953 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Thu., Jan. 1	@ Pacific	7	26	L	Sun Bowl
Fri., Sep. 18	@ Alabama	25	19	W
Sat., Sep. 26	vs. Parris Island Marines (SC)	40	0	W
Sat., Oct. 3	vs. Tampa	42	6	W
Sat., Oct. 10	@ Louisiana Lafayette	41	14	W
Sat., Oct. 17	vs. Southeastern Louisiana	7	0	W
Sat., Oct. 31	@ Memphis	13	27	L
Sat., Nov. 7	vs. Florida State	21	0	W
Sat., Nov. 14	@ Louisiana Tech	30	0	W
Sat., Nov. 21	@ Georgia	14	0	W
Thu., Nov. 26	@ Tennessee-Chattanooga	33	19	W

1953 Season Totals
Record	9-2
Points Scored	273
Scoring Average	24.8
Points Allowed	111
Defense Average	10.1
Opponents Record	26-23
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	4-0
Away Record	5-2

1953 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1953 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Cincinnati	9-1	354	58					Sid Gillman
Notre Dame	9-0-1	317	139					Frank W. Leahy
Southern Mississippi	9-2	273	111	Lost 7-26				Thad Pie Vann
Arkansas State	8-0-2	239	65					Forrest W. England
Army	7-1-1	210	81					Earl H. Red Blaik
Akron	6-3	198	210					Ken Red Cochrane
Memphis	6-4	135	140					Ralph Hatley
Penn State	6-3	207	148					Charles A. Rip Engle
Boston College	5-3-1	137	139					Michael J. Mike Holovak
Florida State	5-5	183	146	Won 59-0				Thomas N. Tom Nugent
Syracuse	5-3-1	197	99					Floyd B. Ben Schwartzwalder
Miami	4-5	155	137					Andy Gustafson
Navy	4-3-2	186	99					Edward J. Eddie Erdelatz
San Jose State	4-4-1	156	220					Robert T. Bob Bronzan
Temple	4-4-1	134	157					Albert P. Kawal
Jacksonville State	3-5-1	115	157		0-3	14	57	Ray Wedgeworth
Pittsburgh	3-5-1	143	138					Lowell P. Red Dawson
Marshall	2-5-2	109	180					Herb Royer
Nevada	2-3	87	116					Jake Lawlor
Buffalo	1-5-1	44	181					Fritz Febel
Louisville	1-7	70	276					Frank Camp
Virginia	1-8	75	242					Ned L. McDonald

1953 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1953 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.