FINAL
1ST
2ND
3RD
4th
FINAL
9 Southern Miss
(8-2)
COACH - Thad Vann
7
0
2
0
9
10 East Texas State
(8-1)
COACH - Jules V. Sikes
7
0
0
3
10
MVP
MVP - Norman Roberts
East Texas State | WR
GAME LEADERS
PASSING YARDS
Goerge Sekul
8/13, 48 YARDS
1 INT
1 INT
Sam McCord
3/7, 32 YARDS
RUSHING YARDS
Bo Dickinson
12 CAR, 38 YARDS
Neal Hinson
20 CAR, 32 YARDS
RECEIVING YARDS
Bob Yencho
3 REC, 24 YARDS
Bobby Ewell
1 REC, 24 YARDS
January 1, 1958
Mississippi Southern returned to the Tangerine Bowl for the second consecutive year, but its luck didn’t change.
East Texas State, making its third appearance in the bowl, scored a late field goal from Neal Hinson to propel the Lions to a 10-9 win. The Southerners sacked the Lions’ QB in the end zone for the first safety in bowl history as they took a 9-7 lead into the fourth quarter, but Hinson’s 31-yard field goal lifted the Lions to victory.
It was Hinson’s only field goal of the season.
MATCHUP
1st Downs
11
11
Total Yards
193
114
Passing
55
56
Completions-Attempts
9-17
4-9
Yards per Attempt
3.2
6.2
Yards per Completion
6.1
14.0
Touchdowns-Interceptions
0-1
0-0
Rushing
140
58
Rushing Attempts
44
46
Yards per Rush
3.2
1.3
Touchdowns
1
1
Penalty Yards
5-55
7-54
Punts-Yards
3-52
4-116
Average Yards
17.3
29.0
Returns
Punts: Total-Yards-Touchdowns
3-5-0
0-0-0
Punts: Average per Returns
0.6
-
Kickoffs: Total-Yards-Touchdowns
4-86-0
2-15-0
Kickoff: Average per Returns
21.5
7.5
Interceptions: Total-Yards-Touchdowns
0-0-0
1-0-0
Miscellaneous Statistics
Fumbles-Lost
2-1
6-3
Extra Point Attempts: Made-Attempts
1-1
1-1
Two Point Attempts: Made-Attempts
0-0
0-0
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