The 1946 Mississippi Southern Southerners football team represented Mississippi Southern College (now known as the

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) in the

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. The team played in the

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against the

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. Mississippi Southern was ranked at No. 64 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.

Schedule

After the season

The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Southerner was selected.

References

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