1964 Southern Miss Southerners football team

The 1964 Southern Miss Southerners football team was an American football team that represented the University of Southern Mississippi as an independent during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. In their sixteenth year under head coach Thad Vann, the team compiled a 6–3 record.^[1]

1964 Southern Miss Southerners football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–3
Head coach	Thad Vann (16th season)
Home stadium	Faulkner Field
Seasons ← 1963 1965 →

1964 NCAA University Division independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Notre Dame			–					9	–	1	–	0
Florida State			–					9	–	1	–	1
Colgate			–					7	–	2	–	0
Georgia Tech			–					7	–	3	–	0
Syracuse			–					7	–	4	–	0
Villanova			–					6	–	2	–	0
Boston College			–					6	–	3	–	0
Southern Miss			–					6	–	3	–	0
New Mexico State			–					6	–	4	–	0
Penn State			–					6	–	4	–	0
Memphis State			–					5	–	4	–	0
Utah State			–					5	–	4	–	1
Holy Cross			–					5	–	5	–	0
Buffalo			–					4	–	4	–	1
Colorado State			–					5	–	6	–	0
Air Force			–					4	–	5	–	1
Miami (FL)			–					4	–	5	–	1
Xavier			–					4	–	5	–	1
Army			–					4	–	6	–	0
West Texas State			–					4	–	6	–	0
San Jose State			–					4	–	6	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					3	–	5	–	2
Navy			–					3	–	6	–	1
Dayton			–					3	–	7	–	0
Detroit			–					3	–	7	–	0
Boston University			–					2	–	7	–	0
Houston			–					2	–	6	–	1
Texas Western			–					0	–	8	–	2
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	Southwestern Louisiana	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	W 30–0	9,500	[2]
October 3	Richmond	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	W 14–9	7,500	[3]
October 10	at Memphis State	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)	W 20–14	18,005–18,500	[4]
October 17	at Mississippi State	Scott Field Starkville, MS	L 7–48	19,000	[5]
October 24	at Auburn	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	L 7–14	22,000	[6]
October 31	at Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 0–34	26,142	[7]
November 7	Chattanooga	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	W 31–0	11,000	[8]
November 14	Louisiana Tech	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS (rivalry)	W 14–7	10,000	[9]
November 21	Memphis State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	W 20–18	9,000	[10]
Homecoming