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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Ronald J. Slay (1) | 2–1 | |||
| Independent | M. J. "Blondie" Williams (2) | 1–5–1 | |||
| Independent | A. B. Dillie (3) | 2–3–1 | |||
| Independent | 4–4 | ||||
| Independent | 0–3 | ||||
| 1917 | Independent | No team fielded due to World War I | |||
| 1918 | Independent | ||||
| Independent | Cephus Allen Anderson (4) | 4–1–2 | |||
| Independent | B. B. O'Mara (5) | 5–2–1 | |||
| Independent | O. V. "Spout" Austin (6) | 3–4 | |||
| Independent | 2–6 | ||||
| Independent | 3–3 | ||||
| Independent | William Herschel Bobo (7) | 3–3–2 | |||
| Independent | 0–6 | ||||
| Independent | 3–4–1 | ||||
| Independent | 3–4–1 | ||||
| Independent | William H. Saunders (8) | 4–5 | |||
| Independent | William H. Saunders | 2–6–1 | |||
| 1930 | Independent | John Lumpkin (9) | 3–5–1 | ||
| Allison "Pooley" Hubert (10) | 2–5 | ||||
| SIAA | 5–4 | ||||
| SIAA | 3–5–2 | ||||
| SIAA | 3–4–2 | ||||
| SIAA | 6–4 | ||||
| SIAA | 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 | 7–2 | |||
| 1939 | SIAA | 4–2–3 | |||
| 1940 | SIAA | 7–4 | |||
| 1941 | SIAA | 9–0–1 | |||
| 1942 | Independent | 4–0 | |||
| 1943 | Independent | No team fielded due to World War II | |||
| 1944 | Independent | ||||
| 1945 | Independent | ||||
| 1946 | Independent | 7–3 | Won Bacardi Bowl vs. Havana University 55–0 | First bowl win in School History | |
| 1947 | Independent | 7–3 | |||
| 1948 | 7–3 | Gulf States Conference Champions | |||
| 1949 | Gulf States | Thad "Pie" Vann (12) | 7–3 | ||
| 1950 | Gulf States | 5–5 | Gulf States Conference Champions | ||
| 1951 | Gulf States | 6–5 | |||
| 1952 | Independent | 10–2 | Lost Sun Bowl vs. Pacific 26–7 | First year of NCAA College Division independent | |
| 1953 | Independent | 9–2 | Lost Sun Bowl vs. Texas Western (UTEP) 37–14 | ||
| 1954 | Independent | 6–4 | |||
| 1955 | Independent | 9–1 | |||
| 1956 | Independent | 7–2–1 | Lost Tangerine Bowl vs. West Texas State 20–13 | ||
| 1957 | Independent | 8–3 | Lost Tangerine Bowl vs. East Texas State 10–9 | ||
| 1958 | Independent | 9–0 | 8th consecutive winning season Voted College Division National Champion | ||
| 1959 | Independent | 6–4 | |||
| 1960 | Independent | 6–4 | |||
| 1961 | Independent | 8–2 | |||
| 1962 | Independent | 9–1 | 12th Consecutive Winning Season Voted College Division National Champion | ||
| 1963 | Independent | 5–3–1 | First year of NCAA University Division independent | ||
| 1964 | Independent | 6–3 | |||
| 1965 | Independent | 7–2 | |||
| 1966 | Independent | 6–4 | |||
| 1967 | Independent | 6–3 | 17th Consecutive Winning Season | ||
| 1968 | Independent | 4–6 | |||
| 1969 | Independent | P.W. "Bear" Underwood (13) | 5–5 | ||
| 1970 | Independent | 5–6 | |||
| 1971 | Independent | 6–5 | |||
| 1972 | Independent | 3–7–1 | |||
| 1973 | Independent | 6–4–1 | |||
| 1974 | Independent | 6–5 | |||
| 1975 | Independent | Bobby Collins (14) | 8–3 | ||
| 1976 | Independent | 3–8 | |||
| 1977 | Independent | 6–6 | |||
| 1978 | Independent | 7–4 | First year as NCAA Division I / I-A independent | ||
| 1979 | Independent | 6–4–1 | |||
| 1980 | Independent | 9–3 | Won Independence Bowl vs. McNeese State 16–14 | Second bowl win in school history | |
| 1981 | Independent | 9–2–1 | Lost Florida Citrus Bowl vs. Missouri 19–17 | Final ranking UPI #19 | |
| 1982 | Independent | Jim Carmody (15) | 7–4 | ||
| 1983 | Independent | 7–4 | |||
| 1984 | Independent | 4–7 | |||
| 1985 | Independent | 7–4 | |||
| 1986 | Independent | 6–5 | |||
| 1987 | Independent | 6–5 | |||
| 1988 | Independent | Curley Hallman (16) | 10–2 | Won Independence Bowl vs. UTEP 38–18 | |
| Independent | 5–6 | ||||
| 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 | 4–7 | |||
| 1992 | Independent | 7–4 | |||
| 1993 | Independent | 3–7–1 | |||
| 1994 | Independent | 6–5 | |||
| 1995 | Independent | 6–5 | |||
| C-USA | 8–3 | C-USA Co-Champions | |||
| C-USA | 9–3 | Won Liberty Bowl vs. Pittsburgh 41–7 | C-USA Champions Final Ranking AP #19, USA Today #19 | ||
| C-USA | 7–5 | ||||
| C-USA | 9–3 | Won Liberty Bowl vs. Colorado State 23–17 | C-USA Champions Final Ranking AP #14, USA Today #13 | ||
| C-USA | 8–4 | ||||
| C-USA | 6–5 | ||||
| C-USA | 7–6 | Rod Davis, Conerly Trophy Award Winner | |||
| C-USA | 9–4 | C-USA Champions | |||
| C-USA | 7–5 | Michael Boley, Conerly Trophy Award Winner | |||
| C-USA | 7–5 | 12th Consecutive Winning Season | |||
| C-USA | 9–5 | C-USA East Division Champions | |||
| C-USA | 7–6 | Lost PapaJohns.com Bowlhttp://www.papajohnsbowl.com/past-results.php vs. Cincinnati 31–21 | Damion Fletcher, Conerly Trophy Award Winner | ||
| C-USA | Larry Fedora (18) | 7–6 https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/2572/southern-miss-golden-eagles | Won New Orleans Bowlhttp://www.neworleansbowl.com/ vs. Troy 30–27 OT | ||
| C-USA | 7–6 | ||||
| C-USA | 8–5 | Lost Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl vs. Louisville 28–31 | |||
| C-USA | 12–2 | Won Sheraton Hawai'i Bowl vs. Nevada 24–17 | 18th Consecutive Winning Season C-USA Champions Final Ranking #20 AP, #19 Coaches | ||
| C-USA | Ellis Johnson (19) | 0–12 | Johnson fired after one season | ||
| C-USA | Todd Monken (20) | 1–11 | |||
| C-USA | 3–9 | ||||
| C-USA | 9–5 | Monken resigned after season | |||
| C-USA | Jay Hopson (21) | 7–6 | |||
| C-USA | 8–5 | ||||
| C-USA | 6–5 | ||||
| C-USA | 7–6 | ||||
| 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. | ||
| C-USA | Will Hall (22) | 3–9 | |||
| Sun Belt | 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 | |