Southern Mississippi

FBS

Sun Belt · Hattiesburg, Hattiesburg, Mississippi

409-371-7

All-time

0.520

Win %

National titles

Conf titles

Major bowls

Playoff apps

Weeks at #1

Heismans

Greatest games

Southern Mississippi's top games of all time by Game Score.

#1 · 1980 · Oct 25, 1980

0.60

#20 Southern Mississippi 7-42 #1 Alabama

Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa, Alabama

#2 · 2011 · Dec 3, 2011

0.55

C-USA Championship Game

#24 Southern Mississippi 49-28 #7 Houston

Robertson Stadium, Houston, Texas

Conf Title

#3 · 1968 · Sep 28, 1968

0.54

Southern Mississippi 14-17 #7 Alabama

Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile, Alabama

#4 · 2009 · Sep 26, 2009

0.54

Southern Mississippi 28-35 #20 Kansas

Kansas Memorial Stadium, Kansas City, Kansas

#5 · 1980 · Dec 13, 1980

0.54

Independence Bowl

Southern Mississippi 16-14 McNeese State

Independence Stadium, Shreveport, Louisiana

#6 · 1981 · Nov 7, 1981

0.53

#20 Southern Mississippi 7-6 #15 Mississippi State

Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium, Jackson, Mississippi

#7 · 2003 · Nov 20, 2003

0.53

Southern Mississippi 40-28 #10 TCU

M. M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Conf Game

#8 · 1981 · Oct 10, 1981

0.53

Southern Mississippi 13-13 #7 Alabama

Legion Field, Birmingham, Alabama

#9 · 1992 · Sep 12, 1992

0.50

Southern Mississippi 10-17 #9 Alabama

Legion Field, Birmingham, Alabama

#10 · 1975 · Sep 20, 1975

0.49

Southern Mississippi 14-16 Bowling Green

Doyt Perry Stadium, Toledo, Ohio

#	Date	Season	Bowl	Match	Designation	Game Score
1	Oct 25, 1980	1980		#20 Southern Mississippi 7-42 #1 Alabama Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa, Alabama		0.60
2	Dec 3, 2011	2011	C-USA Championship Game	#24 Southern Mississippi 49-28 #7 Houston Robertson Stadium, Houston, Texas Conf Title	Conf Title	0.55
3	Sep 28, 1968	1968		Southern Mississippi 14-17 #7 Alabama Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile, Alabama		0.54
4	Sep 26, 2009	2009		Southern Mississippi 28-35 #20 Kansas Kansas Memorial Stadium, Kansas City, Kansas		0.54
5	Dec 13, 1980	1980	Independence Bowl	Southern Mississippi 16-14 McNeese State Independence Stadium, Shreveport, Louisiana		0.54
6	Nov 7, 1981	1981		#20 Southern Mississippi 7-6 #15 Mississippi State Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium, Jackson, Mississippi		0.53
7	Nov 20, 2003	2003		Southern Mississippi 40-28 #10 TCU M. M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, Mississippi Conf Game	Conf Game	0.53
8	Oct 10, 1981	1981		Southern Mississippi 13-13 #7 Alabama Legion Field, Birmingham, Alabama		0.53
9	Sep 12, 1992	1992		Southern Mississippi 10-17 #9 Alabama Legion Field, Birmingham, Alabama		0.50
10	Sep 20, 1975	1975		Southern Mississippi 14-16 Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium, Toledo, Ohio		0.49

Season by season (major seasons)

20260-0

Southern Mississippi · Sun Belt (West)

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20257-6

Southern Mississippi · Sun Belt (West)

Conf record

5-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

New Orleans Bowl (L)

20241-11

Southern Mississippi · Sun Belt (West)

Conf record

0-8

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20233-9

Southern Mississippi · Sun Belt (West)

Conf record

2-6

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20227-6

Southern Mississippi · Sun Belt (West)

Conf record

4-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

LendingTree Bowl (W)

20213-9

Southern Mississippi · Conference USA (West)

Conf record

2-6

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20203-7

Southern Mississippi · Conference USA (West)

Conf record

2-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20197-6

Southern Mississippi · Conference USA (West)

Conf record

5-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Armed Forces Bowl (L)

20186-5

Southern Mississippi · Conference USA (West)

Conf record

5-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20178-5

Southern Mississippi · Conference USA (West)

Conf record

6-2

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Independence Bowl (L)

20167-6

Southern Mississippi · Conference USA (West)

Conf record

4-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

New Orleans Bowl (W)

20159-5

Southern Mississippi · Conference USA (West)

Conf record

7-1

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

✓

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Heart of Dallas Bowl (L)

20143-9

Southern Mississippi · Conference USA (West)

Conf record

1-7

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20131-11

Southern Mississippi · Conference USA (East)

Conf record

1-7

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20120-12

Southern Mississippi · Conference USA (East)

Conf record

0-8

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

201112-2

Southern Mississippi · Conference USA (East)

Conf record

6-2

AP final

#20

Coach final

#19

AP high

#20

Champ game

✓

Conf champ

★

Bowl

Hawaii Bowl (W)

20108-5

Southern Mississippi · Conference USA (East)

Conf record

5-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl (L)

20097-6

Southern Mississippi · Conference USA (East)

Conf record

5-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

New Orleans Bowl (L)

20087-6

Southern Mississippi · Conference USA (East)

Conf record

4-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

New Orleans Bowl (W)

20077-6

Southern Mississippi · Conference USA (East)

Conf record

5-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Papajohns.com Bowl (L)

20069-5

Southern Mississippi · Conference USA (East)

Conf record

6-2

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

✓

Conf champ

—

Bowl

GMAC Bowl (W)

20057-5

Southern Mississippi · Conference USA (East)

Conf record

5-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

New Orleans Bowl (W)

20047-5

Southern Mississippi · Conference USA

Conf record

5-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

#21

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

New Orleans Bowl (W)

20039-4

Southern Mississippi · Conference USA

Conf record

8-0

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

★

Bowl

Liberty Bowl (L)

20027-6

Southern Mississippi · Conference USA

Conf record

5-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Houston Bowl (L)

20016-5

Southern Mississippi · Conference USA

Conf record

4-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20008-4

Southern Mississippi · Conference USA

Conf record

4-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

#13

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Mobile Bowl (W)

19999-3

Southern Mississippi · Conference USA

Conf record

6-0

AP final

#14

Coach final

#13

AP high

#14

Champ game

—

Conf champ

★

Bowl

Liberty Bowl (W)

19987-5

Southern Mississippi · Conference USA

Conf record

5-1

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

#21

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Humanitarian Bowl (L)

19979-3

Southern Mississippi · Conference USA

Conf record

6-0

AP final

#19

Coach final

#19

AP high

#19

Champ game

—

Conf champ

★

Bowl

Liberty Bowl (W)

19968-3

Southern Mississippi · Conference USA

Conf record

4-1

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

#20

Champ game

—

Conf champ

★

19956-5

Southern Mississippi · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19946-5

Southern Mississippi · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19932-8-1

Southern Mississippi · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19927-4

Southern Mississippi · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19914-7

Southern Mississippi · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19908-4

Southern Mississippi · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

#23

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

All-American Bowl (L)

19895-6

Southern Mississippi · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

#18

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

198810-2

Southern Mississippi · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Independence Bowl (W)

19876-5

Southern Mississippi · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19866-5

Southern Mississippi · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19857-4

Southern Mississippi · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19844-7

Southern Mississippi · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19837-4

Southern Mississippi · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19827-4

Southern Mississippi · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19819-2-1

Southern Mississippi · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

#19

AP high

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Tangerine Bowl (L)

19809-3

Southern Mississippi · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

#20

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Independence Bowl (W)

19796-4-1

Southern Mississippi · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19787-4

Southern Mississippi · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19776-6

Southern Mississippi · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19762-9

Southern Mississippi · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19757-4

Southern Mississippi · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19746-5

Southern Mississippi · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19736-4-1

Southern Mississippi · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19723-7-1

Southern Mississippi · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19716-5

Southern Mississippi · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19705-6

Southern Mississippi · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19695-5

Southern Mississippi · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19684-6

Southern Mississippi · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19676-3

Southern Mississippi · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19666-4

Southern Mississippi · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19657-2

Southern Mississippi · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19646-3

Southern Mississippi · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19635-3-1

Southern Mississippi · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Year	School	Record	Conference	Div	Conf	Champ App	Conf Champ	AP	Coach	High	Bowl
2026	Southern Mississippi	0-0	Sun Belt	West
2025	Southern Mississippi	7-6	Sun Belt	West	5-3						New Orleans Bowl (L)
2024	Southern Mississippi	1-11	Sun Belt	West	0-8
2023	Southern Mississippi	3-9	Sun Belt	West	2-6
2022	Southern Mississippi	7-6	Sun Belt	West	4-4						LendingTree Bowl (W)
2021	Southern Mississippi	3-9	Conference USA	West	2-6
2020	Southern Mississippi	3-7	Conference USA	West	2-4
2019	Southern Mississippi	7-6	Conference USA	West	5-3						Armed Forces Bowl (L)
2018	Southern Mississippi	6-5	Conference USA	West	5-3
2017	Southern Mississippi	8-5	Conference USA	West	6-2						Independence Bowl (L)
2016	Southern Mississippi	7-6	Conference USA	West	4-4						New Orleans Bowl (W)
2015	Southern Mississippi	9-5	Conference USA	West	7-1	✓					Heart of Dallas Bowl (L)
2014	Southern Mississippi	3-9	Conference USA	West	1-7
2013	Southern Mississippi	1-11	Conference USA	East	1-7
2012	Southern Mississippi	0-12	Conference USA	East	0-8
2011	Southern Mississippi	12-2	Conference USA	East	6-2	✓	★	#20	#19	#20	Hawaii Bowl (W)
2010	Southern Mississippi	8-5	Conference USA	East	5-3						Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl (L)
2009	Southern Mississippi	7-6	Conference USA	East	5-3						New Orleans Bowl (L)
2008	Southern Mississippi	7-6	Conference USA	East	4-4						New Orleans Bowl (W)
2007	Southern Mississippi	7-6	Conference USA	East	5-3						Papajohns.com Bowl (L)
2006	Southern Mississippi	9-5	Conference USA	East	6-2	✓					GMAC Bowl (W)
2005	Southern Mississippi	7-5	Conference USA	East	5-3						New Orleans Bowl (W)
2004	Southern Mississippi	7-5	Conference USA		5-3					#21	New Orleans Bowl (W)
2003	Southern Mississippi	9-4	Conference USA		8-0		★				Liberty Bowl (L)
2002	Southern Mississippi	7-6	Conference USA		5-3						Houston Bowl (L)
2001	Southern Mississippi	6-5	Conference USA		4-3
2000	Southern Mississippi	8-4	Conference USA		4-3					#13	Mobile Bowl (W)
1999	Southern Mississippi	9-3	Conference USA		6-0		★	#14	#13	#14	Liberty Bowl (W)
1998	Southern Mississippi	7-5	Conference USA		5-1					#21	Humanitarian Bowl (L)
1997	Southern Mississippi	9-3	Conference USA		6-0		★	#19	#19	#19	Liberty Bowl (W)
1996	Southern Mississippi	8-3	Conference USA		4-1		★			#20
1995	Southern Mississippi	6-5	Independent
1994	Southern Mississippi	6-5	Independent
1993	Southern Mississippi	2-8-1	Independent
1992	Southern Mississippi	7-4	Independent
1991	Southern Mississippi	4-7	Independent
1990	Southern Mississippi	8-4	Independent							#23	All-American Bowl (L)
1989	Southern Mississippi	5-6	Independent							#18
1988	Southern Mississippi	10-2	Independent								Independence Bowl (W)
1987	Southern Mississippi	6-5	Independent
1986	Southern Mississippi	6-5	Independent
1985	Southern Mississippi	7-4	Independent
1984	Southern Mississippi	4-7	Independent
1983	Southern Mississippi	7-4	Independent
1982	Southern Mississippi	7-4	Independent
1981	Southern Mississippi	9-2-1	Independent						#19	#9	Tangerine Bowl (L)
1980	Southern Mississippi	9-3	Independent							#20	Independence Bowl (W)
1979	Southern Mississippi	6-4-1	Independent
1978	Southern Mississippi	7-4	Independent
1977	Southern Mississippi	6-6	Independent
1976	Southern Mississippi	2-9	Independent
1975	Southern Mississippi	7-4	Independent
1974	Southern Mississippi	6-5	Independent
1973	Southern Mississippi	6-4-1	Independent
1972	Southern Mississippi	3-7-1	Independent
1971	Southern Mississippi	6-5	Independent
1970	Southern Mississippi	5-6	Independent
1969	Southern Mississippi	5-5	Independent
1968	Southern Mississippi	4-6	Independent
1967	Southern Mississippi	6-3	Independent
1966	Southern Mississippi	6-4	Independent
1965	Southern Mississippi	7-2	Independent
1964	Southern Mississippi	6-3	Independent
1963	Southern Mississippi	5-3-1	Independent