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1957 Mississippi Southern Southerners football team

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The 1957 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 1957 college football season. In their ninth year under head coach Thad Vann, the team compiled a 8–3 record.

ConferenceIndependent
Record8–3
Headcoach
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1957 Mississippi Southern Southerners football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–3
Head coach
Home stadiumFaulkner Field
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons
 1956
1958 
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1957 Southern non-major college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Louisville  910
Mississippi Southern  830
Sewanee  521
Tampa  630
Abilene Christian  531
Delaware  430
Memphis State  640
Chattanooga  451
Arkansas State  450
Howard (AL)  450
Trinity (TX)  350
Washington and Lee  080
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Louisiana Tech
W 7–07,500[1]
September 28Trinity (TX)W 13–07,000[2]
October 5vs. West Texas State
W 34–010,000[3]
October 12at Southeastern LouisianaW 14–05,000[4]
October 19at Memphis StateW 14–610,614[5]
October 25at ChattanoogaW 20–06,500[6]
November 2Abilene Christian
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 7–011,000[7]
November 9HoustonL 12–2711,000[8]
November 16Florida Statedagger
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 20–012,500[9]
November 23at AlabamaL 2–2918,500[10]
January 1, 1958vs. East Texas StateL 9–1012,000[11]
  • daggerHomecoming
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