1942 Mississippi Southern Southerners football team

The 1942 Mississippi Southern Southerners football team represented Mississippi Southern College (now known as the University of Southern Mississippi) in the 1942 college football season. The team compiled a 4–0 record in the wartime football setting of WWII, and outscored their opponents by a total of 142 to 7.

1942 Mississippi Southern Southerners football
Conference	Independent
1942 record	4–0
Head coach	Reed Green (6th season)
Home stadium	Faulkner Field

1942 Southern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Delaware			–					8	–	0	–	0
Mississippi Southern			–					4	–	0	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					7	–	2	–	0
Chattanooga			–					7	–	4	–	0
Georgetown			–					5	–	3	–	1
Navy			–					5	–	4	–	0
West Virginia			–					5	–	4	–	0
Western Maryland			–					4	–	4	–	1
Virginia			–					2	–	6	–	1

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
	Tampa		Cancelled	[1]
	Alabama		Cancelled	[2]
	Louisiana Tech		Cancelled	[3]
	Southeastern Louisiana		Cancelled	[4]
	Louisiana Normal		Cancelled	[5]
	Southwestern Louisiana		Cancelled	[6]
	Spring Hill		Cancelled	[7]
	Louisiana College		Cancelled	[8]
October 23	Sixth Service Squad	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	W 41–0	[9]
October 31	Mobile Shipbuilders	Mobile, AL	W 26–7	[10]
November 20	Mobile Shipbuilders (Chickasaw Redskins?)	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	W 42–0	[11]
November 27	St. Mary's (TX)	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	Cancelled	[12]
December 4	Brookley Field	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	W 33–0	[13]

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References

1. "Southern Loses Another Grid Opponent". Hattiesburg American. 1942-01-24. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
2. "Southern Loses Another Grid Opponent". Hattiesburg American. 1942-01-24. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
3. "Southern Loses Another Grid Opponent". Hattiesburg American. 1942-01-24. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
4. "Southern Loses Another Grid Opponent". Hattiesburg American. 1942-01-24. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
5. "Southern Loses Another Grid Opponent". Hattiesburg American. 1942-01-24. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
6. "Southern Loses Another Grid Opponent". Hattiesburg American. 1942-01-24. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
7. "Southern Loses Another Grid Opponent". Hattiesburg American. 1942-01-24. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
8. "Southern Loses Another Grid Opponent". Hattiesburg American. 1942-01-24. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
9. "Team Too Good for the Airmen". Hattiesburg American. 1942-10-24. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
10. "Southern College Team Idle This Week". Hattiesburg American. 1942-11-02. p. 7. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
11. "Runaway". Hattiesburg American. 1942-11-21. p. 4. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
12. "Southern Loses Another Grid Opponent". Hattiesburg American. 1942-01-24. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
13. "M. S. C." Hattiesburg American. 1942-12-05. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
14. "2019 USM Football Almanac (PDF)" (PDF). Southern Miss. Retrieved 2020-07-22.