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American college football season

1963 Southern Miss Southerners football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3–1
Head coach
Home stadiumFaulkner Field
Seasons← 19621964 →
1963 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 Memphis State   –   9 – 0 – 1
No. 3 Pittsburgh   –   9 – 1 – 0
No. 2 Navy   –   9 – 2 – 0
No. 12 Syracuse   –   8 – 2 – 0
Utah State   –   8 – 2 – 0
Oregon   –   8 – 3 – 0
No. 16 Penn State   –   7 – 3 – 0
Army   –   7 – 3 – 0
Air Force   –   7 – 4 – 0
Boston College   –   6 – 3 – 0
Buffalo   –   5 – 3 – 1
Southern Miss   –   5 – 3 – 1
Idaho   –   5 – 4 – 0
Villanova   –   5 – 4 – 0
Oregon State   –   5 – 5 – 0
San Jose State   –   5 – 5 – 0
Xavier   –   5 – 4 – 1
West Texas State   –   4 – 4 – 1
Florida State   –   4 – 5 – 1
Colgate   –   3 – 4 – 1
New Mexico State   –   3 – 6 – 1
Colorado State   –   3 – 7 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   3 – 7 – 0
Texas Western   –   3 – 7 – 0
Detroit   –   2 – 6 – 1
Holy Cross   –   2 – 6 – 1
Notre Dame   –   2 – 7 – 0
Pacific (CA)   –   2 – 8 – 0
Houston   –   2 – 8 – 0
Boston University   –   1 – 6 – 1
Dayton   –   1 – 7 – 2
Rankings from Coaches Poll

The 1963 Southern Miss Southerners football team was an American football team that represented the University of Southern Mississippi as an independent during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. In their fifteenth year under head coach Thad Vann, the team compiled a 5–3–1 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14Memphis StateL 7–2824,000
September 28NC StateL 0–1411,500
October 12Richmond
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 7–010,000
October 19Florida StateT 0–011,353
October 26Arkansas State
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 25–07,500
November 2at Southwestern LouisianaW 28–04,500–6,000
November 16at Louisiana TechL 0–107,000
November 23The Citadel
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 37–124,000
November 28at ChattanoogaW 24–06,000

References

  1. "1963 Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  2. "Memphis Tigers crush fighting Southern, 28–7". The Clarion-Ledger. September 15, 1963. Retrieved March 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "State wins, 14–0". The News and Observer. September 29, 1963. Retrieved March 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "To Southern Mississippi Richmond bows, 7–0". The Times Dispatch. October 13, 1963. Retrieved March 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "FSU plays scoreless tie". Tallahassee Democrat. October 20, 1963. Retrieved March 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Southern rips Arkies by 25–0". The Clarion-Ledger. October 27, 1963. Retrieved March 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Cajuns smothered by USM, 28–0". The Daily Advertiser. November 3, 1963. Retrieved March 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Southwestern Louisiana)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
  9. "Techmen post upset win over Southern". The Times. November 17, 1963. Retrieved March 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Southern rips Citadel by 37–12". The Clarion-Ledger. November 24, 1963. Retrieved March 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Southerners win over Mocs, 24–0". Chattanooga Daily Times. November 29, 1963. Retrieved March 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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