# 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 27 bowl games. In their latest bowl appearance, Southern Miss defeated Rice in the 2022 LendingTree Bowl. The win brings the Golden Eagles' overall bowl record to 12wins and 15losses.

## Bowl games

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