List of Southern Miss Golden Eagles bowl games

The Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team competes as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), representing the University of Southern Mississippi as a member of Conference USA (C-USA). Since the establishment of the team in 1912, Southern Miss has appeared in 26 bowl games. In their latest bowl appearance, Southern Miss was defeated by Tulane in the 2020 Armed Forces Bowl. The win brings the Golden Eagles' overall bowl record to 11 wins and 15 losses.

Bowl games[edit]

List of bowl games showing bowl played in, score, date, season, opponent, stadium, location, attendance and head coach[A 1]
# Bowl Score[A 2] Date Season[A 3] Opponent[A 4] Stadium Location Attendance Head coach References
1 Sun Bowl L 7–26 January 1, 1953 1952 Pacific Tigers Kidd Field El Paso, TX 10,000 Thad Vann [1]
2 Sun Bowl L 14–37 January 1, 1954 1953 Texas Western Miners Kidd Field El Paso, TX Thad Vann [2]
3 Tangerine Bowl L 13–20 January 1, 1957 1956 West Texas State Buffaloes Tangerine Bowl Orlando, FL 11,000 Thad Vann [3]
4 Tangerine Bowl L 9–10 January 1, 1958 1957 East Texas State Lions Tangerine Bowl Orlando, FL 12,000 Thad Vann [4]
5 Independence Bowl W 16–14 December 13, 1980 1980 McNeese State Cowboys Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA 42,600 Bobby Collins [5]
6 Tangerine Bowl L 17–19 December 19, 1981 1981 Missouri Tigers Orlando Stadium Orlando, FL 50,045 Bobby Collins [6]
7 Independence Bowl W 38–18 December 23, 1988 1988 UTEP Miners Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA 20,242 Curley Hallman [7]
8 All-American Bowl L 27–31 December 28, 1990 1990 NC State Wolfpack Legion Field Birmingham, AL 44,000 Jeff Bower [8]
9 Liberty Bowl W 41–7 December 31, 1997 1997 Pittsburgh Panthers Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN 50,209 Jeff Bower [9]
10 Humanitarian Bowl L 35–42 December 30, 1998 1998 Idaho Vandals Bronco Stadium Boise, ID 19,667 Jeff Bower [10]
11 Liberty Bowl W 23–17 December 31, 1999 1999 Colorado State Rams Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN 56,570 Jeff Bower [11]
12 Mobile Alabama Bowl W 28–21 December 20, 2000 2000 TCU Horned Frogs Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL 40,300 Jeff Bower [12]
13 Houston Bowl L 23–33 December 27, 2002 2002 Oklahoma State Cowboys Reliant Stadium Houston, TX 40,300 Jeff Bower [13]
14 Liberty Bowl L 0–17 December 31, 2003 2003 Utah Utes Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN 55,989 Jeff Bower [14]
15 New Orleans Bowl W 31–10 December 14, 2004 2004 North Texas Mean Green Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA 27,253 Jeff Bower [15]
16 New Orleans Bowl W 31–19 December 20, 2005 2005 Arkansas State Indians Cajun Field Lafayette, LA 18,338 Jeff Bower [16]
17 GMAC Bowl W 28–7 January 7, 2007 2006 Ohio Bobcats Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL 28,706 Jeff Bower [17]
18 PapaJohns.com Bowl L 21–31 December 22, 2007 2007 Cincinnati Bearcats Legion Field Birmingham, AL 35,258 Jeff Bower [18]
19 New Orleans Bowl W 30–27 December 21, 2008 2008 Troy Trojans Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA 30,197 Larry Fedora [19]
20 New Orleans Bowl L 32–42 December 20, 2009 2009 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA 30,228 Larry Fedora [20]
21 Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl L 28–31 December 21, 2010 2010 Louisville Cardinals Tropicana Field St. Petersburg, FL 20,017 Larry Fedora [21]
22 Hawaii Bowl W 24–17 December 24, 2011 2011 Nevada Wolf Pack Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI 32,630 Larry Fedora [22]
23 Heart of Dallas Bowl L 31–44 December 26, 2015 2015 Washington Huskies Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX 20,229 Todd Monken [23]
24 New Orleans Bowl W 28–21 December 17, 2016 2016 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, LA 35,061 Jay Hopson [24]
25 Independence Bowl L 13–42 December 27, 2017 2017 Florida State Seminoles Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA 33,601 Jay Hopson [25]
26 Armed Forces Bowl L 13–30 January 4, 2020 2019 Tulane Green Wave Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX 38,513 Jay Hopson [26]
27 LendingTree Bowl W 38–24 December 17, 2022 2022 Rice Owls Hancock Whitney Stadium Mobile, AL Will Hall

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Statistics correct as of 2021–22 NCAA football bowl games.
  2. ^ Results are sortable first by whether the result was a Southern Miss win, loss or tie and then second by the margin of victory.
  3. ^ Links to the season article for the Southern Miss team that competed in the bowl for that year.
  4. ^ Links to the season article for the opponent that Southern Miss competed against in the bowl for that year when available or to their general page when unavailable.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Pacific downs Mississippi Southern, 26–7". The El Paso Times. January 2, 1953. Retrieved April 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Miners down Mississippi Southern, 37–14". The El Paso Times. January 2, 1954. Retrieved April 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Buffaloes' late stampede wins Tangerine Bowl". Orlando Evening Star. January 2, 1957. Retrieved April 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tangerine tilt clicks again as E. Texas takes thriller". Orlando Evening Star. January 2, 1958. Retrieved April 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Southern Miss wins Independence Bowl". Daily Press. December 14, 1980. p. D3. Retrieved April 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Missouri prevails in Tangerine Bowl". The Kansas City Star. December 20, 1981. Retrieved April 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Miners' bubble breaks". The El Paso Times. December 24, 1988. Retrieved April 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Wolfpack claims All American win". The News and Observer. December 29, 1990. Retrieved April 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "USM defense rules". The Clarion-Ledger. January 1, 1998. Retrieved April 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Meehan, Jim (December 31, 1998). "Destiny smiles on Idaho: UI stuns Southern Miss". Spokesman-Review. p. C1. Retrieved April 29, 2022 – via Google News Archive.
  11. ^ "Southern Miss shuts down CSU in wild day of bowl action". The Albuquerque Tribune. January 1, 2000. Retrieved April 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "TD strike at 0:08 lifts Southern Miss, 28–21". The Courier-Journal. December 21, 2000. Retrieved April 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Houston, we have a winner". The Daily Oklahoman. December 28, 2002. Retrieved April 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ Russo, Ralph D. (January 1, 2004). "Utah wins Liberty Bowl as Scalley harasses Southern Miss". The Morning Call. AP. p. C5. Retrieved April 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "North Texas' late start leaves it bowled over". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. December 15, 2004. Retrieved April 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Southern Miss repeats". The Daily Advertiser. December 21, 2005. Retrieved April 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "Southern Miss has too much for Ohio Bobcats". The Tribune. January 8, 2007. Retrieved April 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "Bearcats enjoy one with all the toppings". The Cincinnati Enquirer. December 23, 2007. Retrieved April 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ^ "Southern Miss repeats". The Daily Advertiser. December 21, 2005. Retrieved April 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. ^ "Win elevates MTSU profile". The Daily News-Journal. December 22, 2009. Retrieved April 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  21. ^ "Kickoff return for touchdown sparks Cards in 31–28 victory". Messenger-Inquirer. December 22, 2010. Retrieved April 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  22. ^ "No. 21 Southern Miss sends Larry Fedora out with Hawaii Bowl title, record 12th win". December 25, 2011. Retrieved April 29, 2022 – via ESPN.com.
  23. ^ "Gaskin runs Huskies to win in 'Big D'". The News Tribune. December 27, 2015. Retrieved April 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  24. ^ "Southern Miss top UL Lafayette 28–21 in New Orleans Bowl". December 18, 2016. Retrieved April 29, 2022 – via ESPN.com.
  25. ^ "Florida State beats Southern Miss 42–13 in Independence". December 28, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2022 – via ESPN.com.
  26. ^ "Tulane rallies for 30–13 win over Southern Miss in AF Bowl". January 4, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2022 – via ESPN.com.
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