1949 Mississippi Southern Southerners football team

The 1949 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 1949 college football season. In their first year under head coach Thad Vann, the team compiled a 7–3 record.

1949 Mississippi Southern Southerners football
Conference	Gulf States Conference
Record	7–3 (2–1 GSC)
Head coach	Thad Vann (1st season)
Home stadium	Faulkner Field
Seasons ← 1948 1950 →

1949 Gulf States Conference football standings

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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17		at Kentucky*	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	L 7–71	25,000	[1]
September 24		Delta State*	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	W 20–13		[2]
October 8		McMurry*	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	W 55–32	10,000	[3]
October 15		at Southwestern Louisiana	McNaspy Stadium Lafayette, LA	W 25–0	11,000	[4]
October 21		at Chattanooga*	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	W 33–20	7,500	[5]
October 29	8:00 p.m.	Northwestern State	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	W 67–28	9,000	[6][7][8][9]
November 5		Oklahoma City*	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	W 27–21		[10]
November 12		at Louisiana Tech	Tech Stadium Ruston, LA (rivalry)	L 13–34	6,000	[11]
November 19		at Alabama*	Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	L 26–34	15,000	[12]
November 24		Louisville*	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	W 26–21	10,000	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time