1960 Mississippi Southern Southerners football team

The 1960 Mississippi Southern Southerners football team was an American football team that represented Mississippi Southern College (now known as the University of Southern Mississippi) as an independent during the 1960 college football season. In their twelfth year under head coach Thad Vann, the team compiled a 6–4 record.

1960 Mississippi Southern Southerners football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–4
Head coach	Thad Vann (12th season)
Home stadium	Faulkner Field
Seasons ← 1959 1961 →

1960 NCAA College Division independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Montclair State			–					8	–	0	–	0
Washington and Lee			–					8	–	0	–	1
UC Riverside			–					7	–	0	–	1
Arlington State			–					9	–	2	–	0
Howard (AL)			–					8	–	1	–	0
Northern Michigan			–					8	–	1	–	1
Cal Poly Pomona			–					7	–	2	–	0
Louisville			–					7	–	2	–	0
Southern Connecticut State			–					7	–	3	–	0
Montana State			–					5	–	3	–	1
Mississippi Southern			–					6	–	4	–	0
Santa Clara			–					4	–	3	–	0
Baldwin–Wallace			–					4	–	3	–	1
Sewanee			–					4	–	3	–	1
Carthage			–					5	–	4	–	0
Abilene Christian			–					5	–	5	–	0
Chattanooga			–					5	–	5	–	0
St. Norbert			–					4	–	4	–	1
Arkansas State			–					4	–	5	–	0
Drake			–					4	–	5	–	0
North Park			–					4	–	5	–	0
Buffalo			–					4	–	6	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					3	–	5	–	0
Northeastern			–					2	–	5	–	1
Union (NY)			–					2	–	5	–	1
Hawaii			–					3	–	7	–	0
Tampa			–					2	–	7	–	1
Trinity (TX)			–					2	–	7	–	1
Washington University			–					2	–	7	–	0
Rose Poly			–					1	–	5	–	1
Wabash			–					1	–	8	–	0
Pepperdine			–					1	–	9	–	0

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	Hardin–Simmons	Ladd Stadium Mobile, AL	W 27–0	8,112	[1]
October 1	West Texas State	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	W 28–18	12,600	[2]
October 8	at Trinity (TX)	Alamo Stadium San Antonio, TX	W 16–0	6,000	[3]
October 15	Florida State	Ladd Stadium Mobile, AL	W 15–13	6,000	[4]
October 22	NC State	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	L 13–20	16,100	[5]
October 29	at Abilene Christian	Public Schools Stadium Abilene, TX	W 34–8	6,200	[6]
November 5	at Arkansas State	Kays Stadium Jonesboro, AR	L 13–14	7,000	[7]
November 12	Louisiana Tech	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS (rivalry)	L 7–10	4,000	[8]
November 18	Memphis State	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS (rivalry)	L 6–7	12,500	[9]
November 24	at Chattanooga	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	W 30–6	7,367	[10]
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