This is a list of seasons completed by the Southern Miss Golden Eagles college football team.
National Champions | Bowl Win | Conference Champions | Winning Season |
Season | Conference | Coach (#) | Final record | Bowl game | Season results/notables |
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1912 | Independent | Ronald J. Slay (1) | 2–1 | ||
1913 | Independent | M. J. "Blondie" Williams (2) | 1–5–1 | ||
1914 | Independent | A. B. Dillie (3) | 2–3–1 | ||
1915 | Independent | A. B. Dillie | 4–4 | ||
1916 | Independent | A. B. Dillie | 0–3 | ||
1917 | Independent | No team fielded due to World War I | |||
1918 | Independent | ||||
1919 | Independent | Cephus Allen Anderson (4) | 4–1–2 | ||
1920 | Independent | B. B. O'Mara (5) | 5–2–1 | ||
1921 | Independent | O. V. "Spout" Austin (6) | 3–4 | ||
1922 | Independent | O. V. "Spout" Austin | 2–6 | ||
1923 | Independent | O. V. "Spout" Austin | 3–3 | ||
1924 | Independent | William Herschel Bobo (7) | 3–3–2 | ||
1925 | Independent | William Herschel Bobo | 0–6 | ||
1926 | Independent | William Herschel Bobo | 3–4–1 | ||
1927 | Independent | William Herschel Bobo | 3–4–1 | ||
1928 | Independent | William H. Saunders (8) | 4–5 | ||
1929 | Independent | William H. Saunders | 2–6–1 | ||
1930 | Independent | John Lumpkin (9) | 3–5–1 | ||
1931 | SIAA | Allison "Pooley" Hubert (10) | 2–5 | ||
1932 | SIAA | Allison "Pooley" Hubert | 5–4 | ||
1933 | SIAA | Allison "Pooley" Hubert | 3–5–2 | ||
1934 | SIAA | Allison "Pooley" Hubert | 3–4–2 | ||
1935 | SIAA | Allison "Pooley" Hubert | 6–4 | ||
1936 | SIAA | Allison "Pooley" Hubert | 7–2–1 | ||
1937 | SIAA | Reed Green (11) | 7–3 | Won Postseason game vs. Appalachian State 7–0 | Appalachian State was previously undefeated and unscored upon |
1938 | SIAA | Reed Green | 7–2 | ||
1939 | SIAA | Reed Green | 4–2–3 | ||
1940 | SIAA | Reed Green | 7–4 | ||
1941 | SIAA | Reed Green | 9–0–1 | ||
1942 | Independent | Reed Green | 4–0 | ||
1943 | Independent | No team fielded due to World War II | |||
1944 | Independent | ||||
1945 | Independent | ||||
1946 | Independent | Reed Green | 7–3 | Won Bacardi Bowl vs. Havana University 55–0 | First bowl win in School History |
1947 | Independent | Reed Green | 7–3 | ||
1948 | Gulf States | Reed Green | 7–3 | Gulf States Conference Champions | |
1949 | Gulf States | Thad "Pie" Vann (12) | 7–3 | ||
1950 | Gulf States | Thad "Pie" Vann | 5–5 | Gulf States Conference Champions | |
1951 | Gulf States | Thad "Pie" Vann | 6–5 | ||
1952 | Independent | Thad "Pie" Vann | 10–2 | Lost Sun Bowl vs. Pacific 26–7 | First year of NCAA College Division independent |
1953 | Independent | Thad "Pie" Vann | 9–2 | Lost Sun Bowl vs. Texas Western (UTEP) 37–14 | |
1954 | Independent | Thad "Pie" Vann | 6–4 | ||
1955 | Independent | Thad "Pie" Vann | 9–1 | ||
1956 | Independent | Thad "Pie" Vann | 7–2–1 | Lost Tangerine Bowl vs. West Texas State 20–13 | |
1957 | Independent | Thad "Pie" Vann | 8–3 | Lost Tangerine Bowl vs. East Texas State 10–9 | |
1958 | Independent | Thad "Pie" Vann | 9–0 | 8th consecutive winning season Voted College Division National Champion | |
1959 | Independent | Thad "Pie" Vann | 6–4 | ||
1960 | Independent | Thad "Pie" Vann | 6–4 | ||
1961 | Independent | Thad "Pie" Vann | 8–2 | ||
1962 | Independent | Thad "Pie" Vann | 9–1 | 12th Consecutive Winning Season Voted College Division National Champion | |
1963 | Independent | Thad "Pie" Vann | 5–3–1 | First year of NCAA University Division independent | |
1964 | Independent | Thad "Pie" Vann | 6–3 | ||
1965 | Independent | Thad "Pie" Vann | 7–2 | ||
1966 | Independent | Thad "Pie" Vann | 6–4 | ||
1967 | Independent | Thad "Pie" Vann | 6–3 | 17th Consecutive Winning Season | |
1968 | Independent | Thad "Pie" Vann | 4–6 | ||
1969 | Independent | P.W. "Bear" Underwood (13) | 5–5 | ||
1970 | Independent | P.W. "Bear" Underwood | 5–6 | ||
1971 | Independent | P.W. "Bear" Underwood | 6–5 | ||
1972 | Independent | P.W. "Bear" Underwood | 3–7–1 | ||
1973 | Independent | P.W. "Bear" Underwood | 6–4–1 | ||
1974 | Independent | P.W. "Bear" Underwood | 6–5 | ||
1975 | Independent | Bobby Collins (14) | 8–3 | ||
1976 | Independent | Bobby Collins | 3–8 | ||
1977 | Independent | Bobby Collins | 6–6 | ||
1978 | Independent | Bobby Collins | 7–4 | First year as NCAA Division I / I-A independent | |
1979 | Independent | Bobby Collins | 6–4–1 | ||
1980 | Independent | Bobby Collins | 9–3 | Won Independence Bowl vs. McNeese State 16–14 | Second bowl win in school history |
1981 | Independent | Bobby Collins | 9–2–1 | Lost Florida Citrus Bowl vs. Missouri 19–17 | Final ranking UPI #19 |
1982 | Independent | Jim Carmody (15) | 7–4 | ||
1983 | Independent | Jim Carmody | 7–4 | ||
1984 | Independent | Jim Carmody | 4–7 | ||
1985 | Independent | Jim Carmody | 7–4 | ||
1986 | Independent | Jim Carmody | 6–5 | ||
1987 | Independent | Jim Carmody | 6–5 | ||
1988 | Independent | Curley Hallman (16) | 10–2 | Won Independence Bowl vs. UTEP 38–18 | |
1989 | Independent | Curley Hallman | 5–6 | ||
1990 | Independent | Curley Hallman Jeff Bower (17) | 8–4 | Lost All-American Bowl vs. North Carolina State 31–27 | Brett Favre's last game Jeff Bower's first game as head coach (bowl game) |
1991 | Independent | Jeff Bower | 4–7 | ||
1992 | Independent | Jeff Bower | 7–4 | ||
1993 | Independent | Jeff Bower | 3–7–1 | ||
1994 | Independent | Jeff Bower | 6–5 | ||
1995 | Independent | Jeff Bower | 6–5 | ||
1996 | C-USA | Jeff Bower | 8–3 | C-USA Co-Champions | |
1997 | C-USA | Jeff Bower | 9–3 | Won Liberty Bowl vs. Pittsburgh 41–7 | C-USA Champions Final Ranking AP #19, USA Today #19 |
1998 | C-USA | Jeff Bower | 7–5 | Lost Humanitarian Bowl vs. Idaho 42–35 | |
1999 | C-USA | Jeff Bower | 9–3 | Won Liberty Bowl vs. Colorado State 23–17 | C-USA Champions Final Ranking AP #14, USA Today #13 |
2000 | C-USA | Jeff Bower | 8–4 | Won Mobile Alabama Bowl vs. #13 TCU 28–21 | |
2001 | C-USA | Jeff Bower | 6–5 | ||
2002 | C-USA | Jeff Bower | 7–6 | Lost Houston Bowl vs. Oklahoma State 33–23 | Rod Davis, Conerly Trophy Award Winner |
2003 | C-USA | Jeff Bower | 9–4 | Lost Liberty Bowl vs. #25 Utah 17–0 | C-USA Champions |
2004 | C-USA | Jeff Bower | 7–5 | Won New Orleans Bowl vs. North Texas 31–10 | Michael Boley, Conerly Trophy Award Winner |
2005 | C-USA | Jeff Bower | 7–5 | Won New Orleans Bowl vs. Arkansas State 31–19 | 12th Consecutive Winning Season |
2006 | C-USA | Jeff Bower | 9–5 | Won GMAC Bowl vs. Ohio 28–7 | C-USA East Division Champions |
2007 | C-USA | Jeff Bower | 7–6 | Lost PapaJohns.com Bowl vs. Cincinnati 31–21 | Damion Fletcher, Conerly Trophy Award Winner |
2008 | C-USA | Larry Fedora (18) | 7–6 | Won New Orleans Bowl vs. Troy 30–27 OT | |
2009 | C-USA | Larry Fedora | 7–6 | Lost New Orleans Bowl vs. Middle Tennessee State 42–32 | |
2010 | C-USA | Larry Fedora | 8–5 | Lost Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl vs. Louisville 28–31 | |
2011 | C-USA | Larry Fedora | 12–2 | Won Sheraton Hawai'i Bowl vs. Nevada 24–17 | 18th Consecutive Winning Season C-USA Champions Final Ranking #20 AP, #19 Coaches |
2012 | C-USA | Ellis Johnson (19) | 0–12 | Johnson fired after one season | |
2013 | C-USA | Todd Monken (20) | 1–11 | ||
2014 | C-USA | Todd Monken | 3–9 | ||
2015 | C-USA | Todd Monken | 9–5 | Lost Heart of Dallas Bowl vs. Washington 44–31 | Monken resigned after season |
2016 | C-USA | Jay Hopson (21) | 7–6 | Won New Orleans Bowl vs. Louisiana-Lafayette 28–21 | |
2017 | C-USA | Jay Hopson | 8–5 | Lost Independence Bowl vs. Florida State 13–42 | |
2018 | C-USA | Jay Hopson | 6–5 | ||
2019 | C-USA | Jay Hopson | 7–6 | Lost Armed Forces Bowl vs. Tulane 13–30 | |
2020 | C-USA | Jay Hopson / Scotty Walden (interim) / Tim Billings (interim) | 3–7 | Hopson resigned after first game, [1] Walden named interim coach. Walden left mid-season to coach Austin Peay, [2] Tim Billings named interim coach. | |
2021 | C-USA | Will Hall (22) | 3–9 | ||
2022 | Sun Belt | Will Hall | 7–6 | Won LendingTree Bowl vs. Rice 38–24 | |
2023 | Sun Belt | Will Hall | 3–9 | ||
Totals [3] | 22 Coaches | 604–440–27 | 13–15 Bowl Record | 71 Winning Seasons 8 Conference Championships 12 Bowl Wins 2 Division II National Championships | |
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