1951 Mississippi Southern Southerners football team

The 1951 Mississippi Southern Southerners football team was an American football team that represented Mississippi Southern College (now known as the University of Southern Mississippi) as a member of the Gulf States Conference during the 1951 college football season. In their third year under head coach Thad Vann, the team compiled a 6–5 record.

1951 Mississippi Southern Southerners football
GSC champion
Conference	Gulf States Conference
Record	6–5 (4–0 GSC)
Head coach	Thad Vann (3rd season)
Home stadium	Faulkner Field
Seasons ← 1950 1952 →

1951 Gulf States Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Mississippi Southern $	4	–	0	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Southeastern Louisiana	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Louisiana Tech	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Louisiana College	1	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Northwestern State	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	East Carolina*	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	W 40–0		[1]
September 22	at LSU*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 0–13	24,000	[2]
September 29	Carswell Air Force Base*	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	L 0–26		[3]
October 6	at McMurry*	Fair Park Stadium Abilene, TX	W 54–7	10,000	[4]
October 13	at Southwestern Louisiana	McNaspy Stadium Lafayette, LA	W 41–0		[5]
October 20	Southeastern Louisiana	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	W 35–6		[6]
October 26	at Chattanooga*	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	L 7–19	11,500	[7]
November 3	Northwestern State	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	W 76–0	6,500	[8]
November 10	at Alabama*	Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)	L 7–40	14,000	[9]
November 17	at Louisiana Tech	Tech Stadium Ruston, LA (rivalry)	W 33–7		[10]
November 23	at Louisville*	duPont Manual Stadium Louisville, KY	L 13–14	1,200	[11]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "Southerners rip Carolinians 40–0". The Clarion-Ledger. September 16, 1951. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "LSU tops Southern, 13–0". The Times. September 23, 1951. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Southern get back into own class against McMurry". Hattiesburg American. September 30, 1951. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Southerners blast way by ailing McMurry, 54–7". The Abilene Reporter-News. October 7, 1951. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Southern takes 41–0 win over SLI". The Daily Advertiser. October 14, 1951. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "MSC takes GSC lad with 35–6 lead over S'Eastern". The Clarion-Ledger. October 21, 1951. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "UC beats Southern 19–7". Chattanooga Daily Times. October 27, 1951. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Southerners slaughter Northwestern crew, 76–0". The Times. November 4, 1951. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Tide whips Southern". The Birmingham News. November 11, 1951. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Southerners win over Tech, 33–7". Monroe Morning World. November 18, 1951. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "U.L. downs M.S. 14–13 in muddy season finale". The Courier-Journal. November 24, 1951. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.