The 1940 Mississippi Southern Southerners football team was an

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team that represented Mississippi Southern College (now known as the

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) as a member of the

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during the

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. In their fourth year under head coach

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, the team compiled a 7–4 record. 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.

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