1958 Mississippi Southern Southerners football team

1958 Mississippi Southern Southerners football
1958 Mississippi Southern Southerners football
UPI small college national champion
Conference	Independent
Record	9–0
Head coach	Thad Vann (10th season);
Home stadium	Faulkner Field; Ladd Stadium
	Seasons ← 1957 1959 →

1958 NCAA College Division independents football records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 1 Mississippi Southern		–		9	–	0	–	0
Rochester		–		8	–	0	–	0
Rose Poly		–		8	–	0	–	0
Sewanee		–		8	–	0	–	0
No. 10 Buffalo		–		8	–	1	–	0
No. 6 Montana State		–		8	–	1	–	0
North Park		–		7	–	1	–	0
Carthage		–		7	–	2	–	0
Southern Connecticut State		–		7	–	2	–	0
Carnegie Tech		–		6	–	2	–	0
Northeastern		–		6	–	2	–	0
Cal Poly Pomona		–		7	–	3	–	0
Trinity (TX)		–		6	–	3	–	0
Hofstra		–		6	–	4	–	0
Tampa		–		6	–	4	–	0
Abilene Christian		–		5	–	5	–	0
No. 8 Chattanooga		–		5	–	5	–	0
Baldwin–Wallace		–		4	–	4	–	1
Louisville		–		4	–	4	–	0
Northern Michigan		–		5	–	5	–	0
Xavier		–		5	–	5	–	0
Washington University		–		4	–	4	–	0
Arkansas State		–		4	–	5	–	0
No. 18 Memphis State		–		4	–	5	–	0
UC Riverside		–		2	–	3	–	2
Hawaii		–		5	–	7	–	0
St. Norbert		–		3	–	6	–	0
Wabash		–		3	–	6	–	0
Howard (AL)		–		1	–	5	–	1
Pepperdine		–		1	–	7	–	0
Washington and Lee		–		1	–	7	–	0

Rankings from UPI small college poll

The 1958 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 1958 college football season. In their tenth year under head coach Thad Vann, the team compiled a 9–0 record and finished as UPI small college national champion.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	Louisiana Tech		Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS (rivalry)	W 14–0	7,500	^[1]
September 27	at Trinity (TX)	No. 1	Alamo Stadium San Antonio, TX	W 15–0	7,058	^[2]
October 4	No. T–15 Memphis State	No. 1	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS (rivalry)	W 24–22	11,000	^[3]
October 11	Southeastern Louisiana	No. 1	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	W 33–6	9,500	^[4]
October 25	West Texas State	No. 1	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	W 15–0	14,000	^[5]
November 1	at Abilene Christian	No. 1	Abilene, TX	W 22–0	7,000	^[6]
November 8	NC State	No. 1	Ladd Stadium Mobile, AL	W 26–14	18,987	^[7]
November 15	VPI	No. 1	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	W 41–0	11,000	^[8]
November 27	at No. 7 Chattanooga	No. 1	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	W 20–13	9,500	^[9]
Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

^ "Southern halts La. Tech, 14–0". Monroe Morning World. September 21, 1958. Retrieved March 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Mississippi Southern beats Trinity, 15–0". El Paso Times. September 28, 1958. Retrieved March 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Southern down Memphis". The Clarion-Ledger. October 5, 1958. Retrieved March 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Miss. Southern overpowers SLC". Monroe Morning World. October 12, 1958. Retrieved March 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Southern turns back West Texas". El Paso Times. October 26, 1958. Retrieved March 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Southerners spoil ACC homecoming before 7,000 fans, 22 to 0". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 2, 1958. Retrieved March 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "State bows, 26–14". The News and Observer. November 9, 1958. Retrieved March 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "VPI bows by 41–0". The Times Dispatch. November 16, 1958. Retrieved March 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "12,000 at Chamberlain Field see Mocs lose 20–13". Chattanooga Daily Times. November 28, 1958. Retrieved March 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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