1941 Mississippi Southern Southerners football team

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1941 Mississippi Southern Southerners football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record9–0–1 (5–0–1 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumFaulkner Field
Seasons
← 1940
1942 →
1941 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Presbyterian $ 5 0 0 6 3 0
Miami (FL) 2 0 0 8 2 0
Centre 2 0 0 3 4 0
Mississippi Southern 6 0 1 9 0 1
Louisiana Tech 5 1 0 5 4 1
Eastern Kentucky 3 1 0 7 1 0
SW Louisiana 3 1 1 6 2 1
Union (TN) 3 1 1 5 3 1
Tennessee Tech 3 1 0 5 4 0
Western Kentucky State Teachers 3 1 1 4 5 1
Georgetown (KY) 2 1 0 7 2 0
Wofford 2 1 0 4 6 0
Memphis State 3 2 0 6 3 0
Rollins 2 2 0 5 2 1
Louisiana Normal 3 3 1 4 3 1
Murray State 3 3 2 4 3 2
Tampa 2 2 0 5 4 0
Louisville 1 1 0 4 4 0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers 2 3 1 4 3 1
Newberry 2 3 0 5 6 0
Mississippi College 1 2 0 5 3 0
SE Louisiana 2 4 0 3 6 0
Oglethorpe 1 3 0 4 4 0
Transylvania 1 3 0 3 5 0
Troy State 1 4 0 5 4 0
Louisiana College 1 5 0 4 7 0
Delta State 1 7 1 1 8 1
Union (KY) 0 1 0 0 5 0
Centenary 0 2 1 0 8 2
Morehead State 0 3 0 3 4 0
Erskine 0 4 0 2 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1941 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 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association during the 1941 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Reed Green, the team compiled a 9–0–1 record.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Georgia Teachers*W 70–0[1]
October 3at Louisiana Tech
W 19–76,000[2]
October 10Southeastern Louisiana
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 43–68,000[3]
October 17Millsaps*
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 20–010,000[4]
October 24at Spring Hill*
W 26–7[5]
November 1Louisiana College
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 13–6[6]
November 7Louisiana Normal
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 21–72,500[7]
November 14at Southwestern LouisianaT 0–0[8]
November 21at Delta State
W 27–7[9]
November 29at St. Mary's (TX)*W 7–0[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Southern gridmen overpower Georgia State team 70–0". The Clarion-Ledger. September 28, 1941. Retrieved April 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Louisiana Tech defeated in game played in rain". The Times. October 4, 1941. Retrieved April 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Mississippi Southern crushes Southeastern". The Shreveport Journal. October 11, 1941. Retrieved April 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Millsaps is defeated in hub tilt 20–0". The Clarion-Ledger. October 18, 1941. Retrieved April 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Southerners off form but whip Spring Hill, 26–7". Hattiesburg American. October 25, 1941. Retrieved April 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Miss. Southern in 13–6 victory over Pineville eleven". The Times. November 2, 1941. Retrieved April 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Southerners move nearer S.I.A.A. title by beating Normal". Hattiesburg American. November 8, 1941. Retrieved April 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Bulldogs battle Miss. Southern to scoreless tie". The Daily Advertiser. November 15, 1941. Retrieved April 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Confeds in 27–7 victory over Delta". The Clarion-Ledger. November 22, 1941. Retrieved April 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Southern celebrates end of first undefeated season". Hattiesburg American. December 1, 1941. Retrieved April 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.