Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles Bowls

Seasons: 63 (1963 to 2025)

Record (W-L-T): 388-335-6

Adjusted Record (W-L-T): 390-333-6

Conferences: Sun Belt, CUSA, Ind

Conf. Championships: 5

Bowl Record: 24 Bowls, 12-12, .500 W-L% (Major Bowls)

Ranked in AP Poll: 2 Times (Preseason), 3 Times (Final), 56 Weeks (Total)

Ranked in CFP Rankings: 0 Times (Final), 0 Weeks (Total)

Stadium: Carlisle-Faulkner Field at M.M. Roberts Stadium (cap. 36,000)

Location: Hattiesburg, Mississippi

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28 Bowls

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28 Bowls Table
Rk	Year	Date	Day	Bowl	Winner/Tie	Pts	Loser/Tie	Pts	Notes
1	2025	Dec 23, 2025	Tue	New Orleans Bowl	Western Kentucky	27	Southern Mississippi	16
2	2022	Dec 17, 2022	Sat	LendingTree Bowl	Southern Mississippi	38	Rice	24
3	2019	Jan 4, 2020	Sat	Armed Forces Bowl	Tulane	30	Southern Mississippi	13	Amon G. Carter Stadium - Fort Worth, Texas
4	2017	Dec 27, 2017	Wed	Independence Bowl	Florida State	42	Southern Mississippi	13	Independence Stadium - Shreveport, Louisiana
5	2016	Dec 17, 2016	Sat	New Orleans Bowl	Southern Mississippi	28	Louisiana	21	Mercedes-Benz Superdome - New Orleans, Louisiana
6	2015	Dec 26, 2015	Sat	Heart of Dallas Bowl	Washington	44	Southern Mississippi	31	Dallas, TX
7	2011	Dec 24, 2011	Sat	Hawaii Bowl	Southern Mississippi	24	Nevada	17	Honolulu, HI
8	2010	Dec 21, 2010	Tue	Beef O'Brady's Bowl	Louisville	31	Southern Mississippi	28	St. Petersburg, FL
9	2009	Dec 20, 2009	Sun	New Orleans Bowl	Middle Tennessee State	42	Southern Mississippi	32	New Orleans, LA
10	2008	Dec 21, 2008	Sun	New Orleans Bowl	Southern Mississippi	30	Troy	27	New Orleans, LA
11	2007	Dec 22, 2007	Sat	PapaJohns.com Bowl	Cincinnati	31	Southern Mississippi	21	Birmingham, AL
12	2006	Jan 7, 2007	Sun	GMAC Bowl	Southern Mississippi	28	Ohio	7	Mobile, AL
13	2005	Dec 20, 2005	Tue	New Orleans Bowl	Southern Mississippi	31	Arkansas State	19	Lafayette, LA
14	2004	Dec 14, 2004	Tue	New Orleans Bowl	Southern Mississippi	31	North Texas	10	New Orleans, LA
15	2003	Dec 31, 2003	Wed	Liberty Bowl	Utah	17	Southern Mississippi	0	Memphis, TN
16	2002	Dec 27, 2002	Fri	Houston Bowl	Oklahoma State	33	Southern Mississippi	23	Houston, TX
17	2000	Dec 20, 2000	Wed	Mobile Alabama Bowl	Southern Mississippi	28	TCU	21	Mobile, AL
18	1999	Dec 31, 1999	Fri	Liberty Bowl	Southern Mississippi	23	Colorado State	17	Memphis, TN
19	1998	Dec 30, 1998	Wed	Humanitarian Bowl	Idaho	42	Southern Mississippi	35	Boise, ID
20	1997	Dec 31, 1997	Wed	Liberty Bowl	Southern Mississippi	41	Pitt	7	Memphis, TN
Rk	Year	Date	Day	Bowl	Winner/Tie	Pts	Loser/Tie	Pts	Notes
21	1990	Dec 28, 1990	Fri	All-American Bowl	North Carolina State	31	Southern Mississippi	27	Birmingham, AL
22	1988	Dec 23, 1988	Fri	Independence Bowl	Southern Mississippi	38	UTEP	18	Shreveport, LA
23	1981	Dec 19, 1981	Sat	Tangerine Bowl	Missouri	19	Southern Mississippi	17	Orlando, FL
24	1980	Dec 13, 1980	Sat	Independence Bowl	Southern Mississippi	16	McNeese State	14	Shreveport, LA
25	1957	Jan 1, 1958	Wed	Tangerine Bowl	East Texas A&M	10	Southern Mississippi	9	Orlando, FL
26	1956	Jan 1, 1957	Tue	Tangerine Bowl	West Texas A&M	20	Southern Mississippi	13	Orlando, FL
27	1953	Jan 1, 1954	Fri	Sun Bowl	UTEP	37	Southern Mississippi	14	El Paso, TX
28	1952	Jan 1, 1953	Thu	Sun Bowl	Pacific	26	Southern Mississippi	7	El Paso, TX

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