University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
1953 Sun Bowl - Pacific 26, Southern Miss 7
11/22/2010 12:00:00 AM | Football
Jan. 1, 1953
El PASO, Texas - Mississippi Southern made its first bowl appearance here in El Paso, Texas, but it would be the College of the Pacific who would leave Texas as the winner, 26-7. Pacific scored the first points of the game and never looked back. Trailing 13-0 at the half, MSC received the kickoff and them fumbled the ball on the very next play, resulting in a Tiger touchdown. Coach Pie Vann's squad would lose four fumbles on the day. Mississippi Southern's only score came on a 73-yard march with little time remaining. Hugh Laurin Pepper scored on a two-yard run, and Peanuts Davenport kicked the extra point. Newspaper reports from the day after the game indicate that defensive tackle J. T. Shepard was the defensive standout for the Southerners. He blocked a punt and recovered it, as well as making some key tackles.
Scoring Summary
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
| Pacific | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 26 |
| Southern Miss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
