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1952 Mississippi Southern Southerners football team

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1952 Mississippi Southern Southerners football
Sun Bowl, L 7–26 vs. Pacific (CA)
ConferenceIndependent
Record10–2
Head coach
Home stadiumFaulkner Field
Seasons
← 1951
1953 →
1952 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Maryland State     9 1 0
Mississippi Southern     10 2 0
Virginia     8 2 0
Sewanee     7 2 0
No. 17 Navy     6 2 1
Arkansas State     8 3 0
Tampa     8 3 1
Chattanooga     7 3 0
Northeast Louisiana State     5 4 0
Delaware     4 4 0
Louisville     3 5 0
Miami (FL)     4 7 0
Marshall     2 7 2
Memphis State     2 7 0
Florida State     1 8 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1952 Mississippi Southern Southerners football team represented Mississippi Southern College (now known as the University of Southern Mississippi) in the 1952 college football season. The team played in the Sun Bowl against the Pacific Tigers.[1] The Southerners compiled a 10–2 record, and outscored their opponents by a total of 409 to 189.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 19at AlabamaL 6–20[3]
September 27Memphis StateW 27–20[4]
October 4at TampaW 52–25
October 11Southwestern Louisiana
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 32–12
October 18Southeastern Louisiana
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 20–12
October 25Chattanoogadagger
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 27–14[5]
November 1Northwestern State
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 39–13
November 8at Florida StateW 50–21
November 15Louisiana Tech
W 52–0[6]
November 22LouisvilleW 55–26
November 28Stetson
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 42–0
January 1, 1953vs. Pacific (CA)L 7–26
  • daggerHomecoming

References

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  1. ^ "1952 Football Schedule". Southern Miss. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  2. ^ "Southern Mississippi Game by Game Results". October 15, 2016. Archived from the original on October 15, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  3. ^ "Tide running game tops Southern by 20–6 count". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. September 20, 1952. p. 1. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  4. ^ "Southern scores 27–20 win over Memphis State Tigers". The Clarion-Ledger. September 28, 1952. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Southern takes homecoming win over Chattanooga, 27–14". The Clarion-Ledger. October 26, 1952. Retrieved September 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Mississippi Southern stomps Louisiana Tech 52 to 0". The Clarion-Ledger. November 16, 1952. Retrieved June 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.