List of Southern Miss Golden Eagles football seasons

This is a list of seasons completed by the Southern Miss Golden Eagles college football team.

National Champions Bowl Win Conference Champions Winning Season
SeasonConferenceCoach (#)Final recordBowl gameSeason results/notables
1912IndependentRonald J. Slay (1)2-1
1913IndependentM. J. "Blondie" Williams (2)1-5-1
1914IndependentA. B. Dillie (3)2-3-1
1915IndependentA. B. Dillie4-4
1916IndependentA. B. Dillie0-3
1917IndependentNo team fielded First World War
1918IndependentNo team fielded First World War
1919IndependentCephus Allen Anderson (4)4-1-2
1920IndependentB. B. O'Mara (5)5-2-1
1921IndependentO. V. "Spout" Austin (6)3-4
1922IndependentO. V. "Spout" Austin2-6
1923IndependentO. V. "Spout" Austin3-3
1924IndependentWilliam Herschel Bobo (7)3-3-2
1925IndependentWilliam Herschel Bobo0-6
1926IndependentWilliam Herschel Bobo3-4-1
1927IndependentWilliam Herschel Bobo3-4-1
1928IndependentWilliam H. Saunders (8)4-5
1929IndependentWilliam H. Saunders2-6-1
1930IndependentJohn Lumpkin (9)3-5-1
1931SIAAAllison "Pooley" Hubert (10)2-5
1932SIAAAllison "Pooley" Hubert5-4
1933SIAAAllison "Pooley" Hubert3-5-2
1934SIAAAllison "Pooley" Hubert3-4-2
1935SIAAAllison "Pooley" Hubert6-4
1936SIAAAllison "Pooley" Hubert7-2-1
1937SIAAReed Green (11)7-3Won Postseason game vs. Appalachian State 7-0Appalachian State was previously undefeated and unscored upon
1938SIAAReed Green7-2
1939SIAAReed Green4-2-3
1940SIAAReed Green7-4
1941SIAAReed Green9-0-1
1942IndependentReed Green4-0
1943IndependentNo Team fielded World War II
1944IndependentNo Team fielded World War II
1945IndependentNo Team fielded World War II
1946IndependentReed Green7-3Won Bacardi Bowl vs. Havana University 55-0First Bowl Win in School History
1947IndependentReed Green7-3
1948Gulf StatesReed Green7-3Gulf States Conference Champions
1949Gulf StatesThad "Pie" Vann (12)7-3
1950Gulf StatesThad "Pie" Vann5-5Gulf States Conference Champions
1951Gulf StatesThad "Pie" Vann6-5Gulf States Conference Champions
1952IndependentThad "Pie" Vann10-2Lost Sun Bowl vs. Pacific 26-72nd Consecutive Winning Season. First year of NCAA College Division independent
1953IndependentThad "Pie" Vann9-2Lost Sun Bowl vs. Texas Western (UTEP) 37-143rd Consecutive Winning Season
1954IndependentThad "Pie" Vann6-44th Consecutive Winning Season
1955IndependentThad "Pie" Vann9-15th Consecutive Winning Season
1956IndependentThad "Pie" Vann7-2-1Lost Tangerine Bowl vs. West Texas State 20-136th Consecutive Winning Season
1957IndependentThad "Pie" Vann8-3Lost Tangerine Bowl vs. East Texas State 10-97th Consecutive Winning Season
1958IndependentThad "Pie" Vann9-08th Consecutive Winning Season
Voted College Division National Champion
(See NCAA Division II National Football Championship)
1959IndependentThad "Pie" Vann6-49th Consecutive Winning Season
1960IndependentThad "Pie" Vann6-410th Consecutive Winning Season
1961IndependentThad "Pie" Vann8-211th Consecutive Winning Season
1962IndependentThad "Pie" Vann9-112th Consecutive Winning Season
Voted College Division National Champion
(See NCAA Division II National Football Championship)
1963IndependentThad "Pie" Vann5-3-113th Consecutive Winning Season. First year of NCAA University Division independent
1964IndependentThad "Pie" Vann6-314th Consecutive Winning Season
1965IndependentThad "Pie" Vann7-215th Consecutive Winning Season
1966IndependentThad "Pie" Vann6-416th Consecutive Winning Season
1967IndependentThad "Pie" Vann6-317th Consecutive Winning Season
1968IndependentThad "Pie" Vann4-6
1969IndependentP.W. "Bear" Underwood (13)5-5
1970IndependentP.W. "Bear" Underwood5-6
1971IndependentP.W. "Bear" Underwood6-5
1972IndependentP.W. "Bear" Underwood3-7-1
1973IndependentP.W. "Bear" Underwood6-4-1
1974IndependentP.W. "Bear" Underwood6-5
1975IndependentBobby Collins (14)8-3
1976IndependentBobby Collins3-8
1977IndependentBobby Collins6-6
1978IndependentBobby Collins7-4First year as NCAA Division I / I-A independent
1979IndependentBobby Collins6-4-1
1980IndependentBobby Collins9-3Won Independence Bowl vs. McNeese State 16-14Second Bowl Win in School History
1981IndependentBobby Collins9-2-1Lost Florida Citrus Bowl vs. Missouri 19-17Final Ranking UPI #19
1982IndependentJim Carmody (15)7-4
1983IndependentJim Carmody7-4
1984IndependentJim Carmody4-7
1985IndependentJim Carmody7-4
1986IndependentJim Carmody6-5
1987IndependentJim Carmody6-5
1988IndependentCurley Hallman (16)10-2Won Independence Bowl vs. UTEP 38-18
1989IndependentCurley Hallman5-6
1990IndependentCurley Hallman
Jeff Bower (17)
8-4Lost All-American Bowl vs. North Carolina State 31-27Brett Favre's last game
Jeff Bower's first game as Head Coach (Bowl Game Coach)
1991IndependentJeff Bower4-7
1992IndependentJeff Bower7-4
1993IndependentJeff Bower3-7-1
1994IndependentJeff Bower6-5
1995IndependentJeff Bower6-52nd Consecutive Winning Season
1996C-USAJeff Bower8-33rd Consecutive Winning Season
C-USA Co-Champions
1997C-USAJeff Bower9-3Won Liberty Bowl vs. Pittsburgh 41-74th Consecutive Winning Season
C-USA Champions
Final Ranking AP #19, USA Today #19
1998C-USAJeff Bower7-5Lost Humanitarian Bowl vs. Idaho 42-355th Consecutive Winning Season
1999C-USAJeff Bower9-3Won Liberty Bowl vs. Colorado State 23-176th Consecutive Winning Season
C-USA Champions
Final Ranking AP #14, USA Today #13
2000C-USAJeff Bower8-4Won Mobile Alabama Bowl vs. #13 TCU 28-217th Consecutive Winning Season
2001C-USAJeff Bower6-58th Consecutive Winning Season
2002C-USAJeff Bower7-6Lost Houston Bowl vs. Oklahoma State 33-239th Consecutive Winning Season
Rod Davis, Conerly Trophy Award Winner
2003C-USAJeff Bower9-4Lost Liberty Bowl vs. #25 Utah 17-010th Consecutive Winning Season
C-USA Champions
2004C-USAJeff Bower7-5Won New Orleans Bowl vs. North Texas 31-1011th Consecutive Winning Season
Michael Boley, Conerly Trophy Award Winner
2005C-USAJeff Bower7-5Won New Orleans Bowl vs. Arkansas State 31-1912th Consecutive Winning Season
2006C-USAJeff Bower9-5Won GMAC Bowl vs. Ohio 28-713th Consecutive Winning Season
C-USA East Division Champions
2007C-USAJeff Bower7-6Lost PapaJohns.com Bowl vs. Cincinnati 31-2114th Consecutive Winning Season
Damion Fletcher, Conerly Trophy Award Winner
2008C-USALarry Fedora (18)7-6 Won New Orleans Bowl vs. Troy 30-27 OT15th Consecutive Winning Season
2009C-USALarry Fedora7-6Lost New Orleans Bowl vs. Middle Tennessee State 42-3216th Consecutive Winning Season
2010C-USALarry Fedora8-5Lost Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl vs. Louisville 28-3117th Consecutive Winning Season
2011C-USALarry Fedora11-2Won Sheraton Hawai'i Bowl vs. Nevada 24-1718th Consecutive Winning Season
C-USA Champions
Final Ranking #20 AP, #19 Coaches
2012C-USAEllis Johnson (19)0-12Johnson fired after one season
2013C-USATodd Monken (20)1-11
2014C-USATodd Monken3-9
2015C-USATodd Monken9-5Lost Heart of Dallas Bowl vs. Washington 44-31Monken resigned after season
2016C-USAJay Hopson (21)7-6Won New Orleans Bowl vs. Louisiana-Lafayette 28-21
2017C-USAJay Hopson8-5Lost Independence Bowl vs. Florida State 13-42
2018C-USAJay Hopson6-5
2019C-USAJay Hopson7-6Lost Armed Forces Bowl vs. Tulane 13-30
2020C-USAJay Hopson / Scotty Walden (interim) / Tim Billings (interim)3-7Hopson resigned after first game,[1] Walden named interim coach.

Walden left mid-season to coach Austin Peay,[2] Tim Billings named interim coach.

2021C-USAWill Hall (22)3-9
2022Sun BeltWill Hall6-6Lending Tree Bowl
Totals[3]22 Coaches601-431-2712-15 Bowl Record71 Winning Seasons
8 Conference Championships
12 Bowl Wins
2 Division II National Championships

Future Non-Conference Games

In addition to its usual conference games, Southern Miss is scheduled to play the following teams: (The opponent's current conference is in parentheses)

2023 2024 2025 2026
9/9 at Florida State (ACC) 8/31 at Ohio State (B1G) 8/30 vs. Mississippi State (SEC) 9/12 at Auburn (SEC)
9/16 vs. Tulane (American) 9/7 vs. Southeastern Louisiana (Southland) 9/20 at Louisiana Tech (C-USA) 9/19 vs. Louisiana Tech (C-USA)
11/18 at Mississippi State (SEC) 9/26 at Tulane (American)

All dates are tentative and subject to change.

References

  1. "Southern Miss Athletics Announces Change in Football Leadership". September 7, 2020. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  2. "Scotty Walden Named Football Coach at Austin Peay". October 27, 2020. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  3. "USM Football Almanac 2022" (PDF). Retrieved September 14, 2022.
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