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
Season Conference Coach (#) Final record Bowl game Season results/notables
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[1] vs. North Texas 31–10 Michael Boley, Conerly Trophy Award Winner
2005 C-USA Jeff Bower 7–5 Won New Orleans Bowl[2] vs. Arkansas State 31–19 12th Consecutive Winning Season
2006 C-USA Jeff Bower 9–5 Won GMAC Bowl[3] vs. Ohio 28–7 C-USA East Division Champions
2007 C-USA Jeff Bower 7–6 Lost PapaJohns.com Bowl[4] vs. Cincinnati 31–21 Damion Fletcher, Conerly Trophy Award Winner
2008 C-USA Larry Fedora (18) 7–6 [5] Won New Orleans Bowl[6] 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

References

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  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.