The 1960 Mississippi Southern Southerners football team was an
American football
American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wi ...
team that represented Mississippi Southern College (now known as the
University of Southern Mississippi
The University of Southern Mississippi (Southern Miss or USM) is a public research university with its main campus located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award bachelor's, ma ...
) as an independent during the
1960 NCAA College Division football season. In their twelfth year under head coach
Thad Vann
Thad "Pie" Vann (September 22, 1907 – September 7, 1982) was an American football and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Southern Mississippi—known as Mississippi Southern College prior to 1962—from 19 ...
, the team compiled a 6–4 record.
Schedule
References
Mississippi Southern
Southern Miss Golden Eagles football seasons
Mississippi Southern Southerners football
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