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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 1949 to 1968. During his tenure, he compiled a 139–59–2 record and helped transform Mississippi Southern into one of the nation's elite programs. His only losing season came in 1968, after 19 consecutive winning seasons. His 1953 team went 9–2, including a major upset against Alabama. His 1954 team went 6–4 and upset Alabama once again. He was also the head baseball coach at Mississippi Southern from 1948 to 1949, tallying a mark of 21–21. Van died on September 7, 1982, at Veterans Administration Hospital in Jackson, Mississippi, following long illness. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame The College Football Hall of Fame is a hall of fame and interactive Tourist attraction, attraction devoted to college footb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magnolia, Mississippi
Magnolia is a city in Pike County, Mississippi and the county seat. The population was 2,420 at the 2010 census. Magnolia is within the McComb, Mississippi McComb micropolitan area, Micropolitan Statistical Area. History Magnolia was founded in 1856 by Ansel H. Prewett, a local civic leader and cotton planter. Knowing that the approaching New Orleans, Jackson, Mississippi, Jackson, and Great Northern Railroad (now the Illinois Central Railroad) would need a station for water and fuel, Prewett sold a right-of-way to the railroad company – for one dollar, according to legend – and divided a section of his plantation into town lots, which he sold to investors. Prewett, while serving as temporary sheriff of Pike County, was killed by outlaws in the early 1870s escorting a prisoner on the very railroad that made Magnolia a viable community. Magnolia grew rapidly in the 1860s, and in the late nineteenth century Magnolia served as a popular small-town resort for wealthy New Orleania ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1949 College Football Season
The 1949 college football season was the 81st season of college football, intercollegiate football in the United States. It concluded with the top four teams undefeated and untied at the end of the regular season: * 1949 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Notre Dame compiled a perfect season, perfect 10–0 record, outscored opponents by a total of 360 to 86, and was the consensus national champion, receiving 172 of 208 first-place votes in the final AP Poll, Associated Press (AP) poll. The Irish led the country in total offense with an average of 434.8 yards per game. Key players included end Leon Hart (winner of the 1949 Heisman Trophy and Maxwell Award); halfback Emil Sitko (712 rushing yards and a consensus All-American); and quarterback Bob Williams (quarterback), Bob Williams (led the country with an average of 159.1 passing yards per game). * 1949 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Oklahoma compiled an 11–0 record, won the Big Eight Conference, Big 7 championship, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1954 College Football Season
The 1954 college football season was the 86th season of intercollegiate football in the United States. It saw three major college teams finish unbeaten and untied: * Ohio State compiled a 10–0 record in its fourth season under Woody Hayes and defeated USC in the Rose Bowl. The Buckeyes were ranked No. 1 in the final Associated Press (AP) poll and No. 2 in the final United Press (UP) coaches poll. Halfback Howard Cassady was named the team's most valuable player. * UCLA compiled a 9–0 record in its sixth season under Red Sanders. The Bruins were ranked No. 1 in the UP poll and No. 2 in the AP poll. The Bruins were also ranked No. 1 by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA). Despite winning the Pacific Coast Conference championship, UCLA did not play in the Rose Bowl due to a "no repeat" rule (UCLA having played in the game the prior year). * Oklahoma compiled a 10–0 record in its 10th season under Bud Wilkinson and was ranked No. 3 in the final AP and UP polls ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1954 Sun Bowl
The 1954 Sun Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game that featured the Texas Western Miners and the Mississippi Southern Southerners. Background The Miners had a two game improvement while finishing third in the Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association. One particular highlight for the Golden Eagles was upsetting Alabama (who went on to play Rice in the Cotton Bowl Classic that year). This was the second straight Sun Bowl appearance for Mississippi Southern, and the third in five years for Texas Western. Game summary Dick Shinaut returned a kickoff 48 yards to give Texas Western good field position. On the next play, Clovis Riley had run 54 yards to the goal line, until he was hit and fumbled the ball, but John Howle recovered the ball in the end zone to give the Miners a 7–0 lead. Shinaut then threw a touchdown pass to Jesse Whittenton on a screen pass formation that went for 25 yards. Shinaut made it 17–0 in the second quarter on his 25-yard field goal. Howl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1953 Mississippi Southern Southerners Football Team
The 1953 Mississippi Southern Southerners football team represented Mississippi Southern College (now known as the University of Southern Mississippi) in the 1953 college football season. The team played in the Sun Bowl The Sun Bowl is a college football bowl game that has been played since 1935 in the southwestern United States at El Paso, Texas. Along with the Sugar Bowl and Orange Bowl, it is the second-oldest bowl game in the country, behind the Rose Bowl. ... against Texas Western. The Southerners compiled a 9–2 record, and outscored their opponents 280 to 122. They were ranked for three weeks in the AP poll, and defeated a top 5 Alabama team that won the SEC to begin the season. Schedule References Mississippi Southern Southern Miss Golden Eagles football seasons Mississippi Southern Southerners football {{collegefootball-1953-season-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1953 College Football Season
The 1953 college football season was marked by the NCAA Rules Committee's revocation of the two-platoon system and unlimited substitution rules in favor of the historic one-platoon system with its highly restrictive substitution rules. This radical rules shift made the 1953 season "The Year of the Great Adjustment," in the words of sportswriter Tommy Devine of the ''Detroit Free Press,'' in which teams scrambled to tighten their rosters and alter their strategies in accord with the more traditional "iron man" game. The season finished with four teams selected as national champions: * 1953 Maryland Terrapins football team, Maryland finished the regular season undefeated (10–0) and was ranked No. 1 in the final AP Poll, Associated Press (AP), Coaches Poll, United Press (UP) coaches, and International News Service polls (all released before the bowl games were played). The Terrapins then lost to No. 4 1953 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Oklahoma in the 1954 Orange Bowl, Orange Bow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1953 Sun Bowl
The 1953 Sun Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game that featured the Pacific Tigers and the Mississippi Southern. Background This was the sixth bowl in seven years and second straight Sun Bowl for Pacific. Mississippi Southern came in on a ten-game winning steak after losing to Alabama in the season-opener. Game summary A fumble on the kickoff return to begin the second half led to another Pacific touchdown. Four fumbles were lost on the day by the Mississippi Southern. Hugh Laurin Pepper scored the only Mississippi Southern touchdown, with little time remaining. Tom McCormack rushed for three touchdowns, a then record. J. T. Shepard blocked a block and recovered a fumble along with making some tackles, in a losing effort. Aftermath The Tigers never returned to a bowl game before the college dissolved the football program in 1995. The Mississippi Southern returned to the Sun Bowl the following year for their second of four bowl appearances in a span five years. Refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1952 Mississippi Southern Southerners Football Team
The 1952 Mississippi Southern Southerners football team represented Mississippi Southern College (now known as the University of Southern Mississippi) in the 1952 college football season. The team played in the Sun Bowl against the Pacific Tigers The Pacific Tigers represent the University of the Pacific (United States), University of the Pacific in Stockton, California, in intercollegiate athletics. The Tigers compete in NCAA Division I, and are currently in their second stint as members .... The Southerners compiled a 10–2 record, and outscored their opponents by a total of 409 to 189. Schedule References Mississippi Southern Southern Miss Golden Eagles football seasons Mississippi Southern Southerners football {{collegefootball-1952-season-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1952 College Football Season
The 1952 college football season was the 84th season of intercollegiate football in the United States. It ended with Oklahoma halfback Billy Vessels winning the Heisman Trophy and Notre Dame halfback Johnny Lattner winning the Maxwell Award. Two teams claim the 1952 national championship: * Michigan State compiled a perfect 9–0 record and was ranked No. 1 in the final Associated Press (AP) and United Press (UP) coaches polls. The team was also recognized as the 1952 national champion by the Boand System, DeVold System, Dunkel System, College Football Researchers Association, Helms Athletic Foundation, Litkenhous, National Championship Foundation, Sagarin Ratings, and Williamson System. The Spartans ranked third nationally in total offense with an average of 428.7 yards per game. The 1952 season was part of a 28-game winning streak for Michigan State that began in October 1950 and continued until October 1953. * Georgia Tech compiled a perfect 12–0 record and was ran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NCAA College Division
The NCAA College Division was a historic subdivision of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) consisting of member schools competing at a lower level of college sports. The NCAA initially divided schools into a College Division and a University Division. The College Division was split into two smaller groups in 1973 with the creation of NCAA Division II, which allows its members to award limited athletic scholarships, and Division III, which prohibits athletic scholarships. The College Division began for purposes of college basketball. In August 1956, NCAA executive director Walter Byers announced that, starting in 1957, the NCAA would hold separate basketball tournaments for major schools and smaller colleges. Approximately 156 major schools competing in the "University Division" would compete for 24 spots in the University Division tournament, while 285 smaller schools in the "College Division" would compete for 32 spots in a separate tournament. See also * NCAA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1951 Mississippi Southern Southerners Football Team
The 1951 Mississippi Southern Southerners football team was an American football team that represented Mississippi Southern College (now known as the University of Southern Mississippi) as a member of the Gulf States Conference during the 1951 college football season. In their third 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 6–5 record. Schedule References Mississippi Southern Southern Miss Golden Eagles football seasons Gulf States Conference football champion seasons Mississippi Southern Southerners football {{collegefootball-1951-season-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1951 College Football Season
The 1951 college football season was the 83rd season of intercollegiate football in the United States. It finished with Princeton halfback Dick Kazmaier winning the Heisman Trophy and the Maxwell Award. Five teams have laid claim to the 1951 national championship: * Tennessee was unbeaten and untied in the regular season and was ranked No. 1 in the final Associated Press (AP) and United Press (UP) coaches polls. The Volunteers then lost to No. 3 Maryland in the Sugar Bowl. The final polls were issued prior to the bowl games, leaving intact Tennessee's claim as AP and UP national champion. Tennessee's Hank Lauricella rushed for 881 yards and finished second in voting for the Heisman Trophy. * Maryland compiled a perfect 10–0 record, including a 28–13 victory over Tennessee in the Sugar Bowl. The Terrapins were ranked No. 3 in the final AP poll but were recognized as national champion by Billingsley Report, College Football Researchers Association, National Championship Fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
