1946 Mississippi Southern Southerners football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1946 Mississippi Southern Southerners football Independent 7–3 Reed Green 7th Faulkner Field Bacardi Bowl W Won 55–0 vs. University of Havana 1942 The 1946 Mississippi Southern Southerners football team represented Mississippi Southern College (now known as the University of Southern Mississippi) in the 1946 college football season. The team played in the Bacardi Bowl against the University of Havana.http://www.southernmiss.com/100/100-football-timeline.html 100 Years of Southern Miss Athletics 2016-07-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20160816130753/http://www.southernmiss.com/100/100-football-timeline.html 2016-08-16 dead Mississippi Southern was ranked at No. 64 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit Dr. E. E. Litkenhous The Knoxville News-Sentinel December 15, 1946 B4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123020754/rice-rated-fifth-best-tennessee-12th/ Newspapers.com Schedule September 21 w Louisiana Tech Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS rivalry 7–6 7,000 Southern edges out La. Tech in season opener The Clarion-Ledger September 22, 1946 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80202364/southern-edges-out-la-tech-in-season-op/ June 24, 2021 Newspapers.com September 27 l y Auburn Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL 12–13 12,000 Auburn Wins Grid Opener: Tidwell Scores Twice For Plainsmen In Triumph, 13-12; Mississippi Southern Puts Up Stiff Battle In Bowl Opener Before 12,000 Fans The Montgomery Advertiser Max Morris September 28, 1946 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102511522/auburn-wins-grid-opener-tidwell-scores/ Newspapers.com October 4 w Jacksonville State Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS 65–0 6,500 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114220890/southerners-wallop-peds-in-650-tilt/ The Clarion-Ledger Southerners wallop Peds in 65–0 tilt October 6, 1946 December 6, 2022 Newspapers.com October 18 w y Southwestern Louisiana Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS 6–0 8,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-shreveport-journal-mississippi-south/186486182/ The Shreveport Journal Mississippi Southern wins from Southwestern October 19, 1946 December 8, 2022 Newspapers.com October 25 w Oklahoma City Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS 20–6 https://www.newspapers.com/article/hattiesburg-american-southerners-tops-af/186486336/ Hattiesburg American Southerners tops after upset of OCU October 26, 1946 December 8, 2022 Newspapers.com November 2 w y 1946 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks Stephen F. Austin Memorial Stadium Nacogdoches, TX 7–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/waco-tribune-herald-mississippi-tops-lum/186486484/ Waco Tribune-Herald Mississippi tops Lumberjacks, 7–0 November 3, 1946 December 8, 2022 Newspapers.com November 08 l y Northwestern State Demon Stadium Natchitoches, LA 6–7 3,000 Demons score 7–6 win in second home grit tilt The Shreveport Times November 9, 1946 9 Newspapers.com November 15 w 1946 Louisiana College Wildcats Louisiana College Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS 65–0 5,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-shreveport-journal-louisiana-college/186486597/ The Shreveport Journal Louisiana College in 65-to-0 shellacking November 16, 1946 December 8, 2022 Newspapers.com November 22 l Southeastern Louisiana Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS 0–20 Southeastern Louisiana College Winners Over Mississippi Southern The Daily Advertiser November 23, 1946 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102891092/southeastern-louisiana-college-winners/ Newspapers.com December 14 w y Havana University Havana, Cuba Bacardi Bowl 55–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/hattiesburg-american-southerners-end-sea/186486785/ Hattiesburg American Southerners end season with 55–0 rout of Havana December 16, 1946 December 8, 2022 Newspapers.com https://southernmiss.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=81 1946 Football Schedule After the season 1947 NFL draft The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Southerner was selected.https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1947/draft.htm 1947 NFL Draft Listing Pro-Football-Reference.com November 29, 2020 Southern Miss Golden Eagles Round Pick Player Position NFL Club 25 234 Dick Thomas Guard New York Giants References Mississippi Southern Category:Southern Miss Golden Eagles football seasons Mississippi Southern Southerners football