1940 Mississippi Southern Southerners football team

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.

1940 Mississippi Southern Southerners football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record7–4 (3–2 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumFaulkner Field
1940 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Rollins $ 6 –0 –08 –1 –0
Newberry 4 –0 –07 –2 –1
Mississippi College 2 –0 –05 –1 –1
Eastern Kentucky 1 –0 –08 –0 –0
Western Kentucky State Teachers 4 –1 –17 –1 –1
Louisiana Normal 4 –1 –16 –3 –1
SW Louisiana 4 –1 –06 –3 –1
Union (TN) 3 –1 –06 –3 –0
Georgetown (KY) 2 –1 –05 –3 –2
Murray State 4 –2 –14 –3 –2
Centre 2 –1 –03 –6 –0
Miami (FL) 2 –1 –03 –7 –0
Presbyterian 5 –3 –06 –4 –0
Mississippi Southern 3 –2 –07 –4 –0
Louisiana Tech 3 –2 –06 –4 –0
West Tennessee State Teachers 4 –3 –05 –5 –0
Morehead State 1 –1 –23 –3 –2
Wofford 2 –2 –13 –4 –2
Middle Tennessee State Teachers 2 –4 –04 –4 –0
Tampa 2 –4 –03 –6 –0
Oglethorpe 2 –4 –02 –6 –0
Tennessee Tech 1 –2 –02 –6 –0
Transylvania 1 –2 –15 –3 –1
Stetson 2 –5 –12 –5 –1
Troy State 1 –3 –03 –6 –0
Louisiana College 1 –4 –22 –5 –2
Union (KY) 0 –1 –15 –1 –1
Centenary 0 –2 –03 –7 –0
Louisville 0 –2 –03 –5 –1
Jacksonville State 0 –2 –03 –5 –0
Erskine 0 –5 –01 –8 –0
Delta State 0 –5 –10 –8 –2
  • $ – Conference champion

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
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
  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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