1940 Mississippi Southern Southerners football team

1940 Mississippi Southern Southerners football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record7–4 (3–2 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumFaulkner Field
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Rollins $ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Newberry 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
Mississippi College 2 – 0 – 0 5 – 1 – 1
Eastern Kentucky 1 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
Western Kentucky State Teachers 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
Louisiana Normal 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
SW Louisiana 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
Union (TN) 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Georgetown (KY) 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 2
Murray State 4 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 2
Centre 2 – 1 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Miami (FL) 2 – 1 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Presbyterian 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Mississippi Southern 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Louisiana Tech 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
West Tennessee State Teachers 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Morehead State 1 – 1 – 2 3 – 3 – 2
Wofford 2 – 2 – 1 3 – 4 – 2
Middle Tennessee State Teachers 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Tampa 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Oglethorpe 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Tennessee Tech 1 – 2 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Transylvania 1 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Stetson 2 – 5 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
Troy State 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Louisiana College 1 – 4 – 2 2 – 5 – 2
Union (KY) 0 – 1 – 1 5 – 1 – 1
Centenary 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Louisville 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Jacksonville State 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Erskine 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Delta State 0 – 5 – 1 0 – 8 – 2
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1940 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 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association during the 1940 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Reed Green, the team compiled a 7–4 record.

Mississippi Southern was ranked at No. 164 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 27Troy State
W 25–0[2]
October 4Sam Houston State*
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
L 16–18[3]
October 11at Southeastern Louisiana*
W 13–6[4]
October 19at Millsaps*Jackson, MSL 7–14[5]
October 26Spring Hill*
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 38–6[6]
November 2at Louisiana College
L 0–7[7]
November 9at Louisiana Normal
L 6–9[8]
November 15Southwestern Louisiana
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 21–14[9]
November 22Delta State
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 41–0[10]
December 5at St. Mary's (TX)*
W 27–6[11]
December 1437th Infantry Division (OH)*
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 26–0[12]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Confederate squad takes opener 25–0". The Clarion-Ledger. September 29, 1940. Retrieved April 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Confederate 11 beaten in hard battle". The Clarion-Ledger. October 6, 1940. Retrieved April 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Mississippi Southern 13, Southeastern Louisiana 6". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 12, 1940. Retrieved April 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Millsaps drives hard in final period to win 14 to 7". The Clarion-Ledger. October 20, 1940. Retrieved April 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Spring Hill is swamped by Southern". The Clarion-Ledger. October 27, 1940. Retrieved April 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Play-by-play Louisiana College, Mississippi Southern game here". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 4, 1940. Retrieved April 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Demons rally in last quarter to defeat Mississippi Southern". The Times. November 10, 1940. Retrieved April 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Miss. Southern defeats Bulldogs by 21–14 score". The Daily Advertiser. November 16, 1940. Retrieved April 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Southerners idle next week; beat Delta 41–0". Hattiesburg American. November 23, 1940. Retrieved April 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Mississippi Southern College eleven rolls over Rattlers, 27–6". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. December 6, 1940. Retrieved April 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Mississippi wins over Ohio Guards by score of 26–0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. December 15, 1940. Retrieved April 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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