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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | Independent | Ronald J. Slay (1) | 2-1 | ||
| 1913 | Independent | M. J. "Blondie" Williams (2) | 1-5-1 | ||
| 1914 | Independent | A. B. Dillie (3) | 2-3-1 | ||
| 1915 | Independent | A. B. Dillie | 4-4 | ||
| 1916 | Independent | A. B. Dillie | 0-3 | ||
| 1917 | Independent | No team fielded First World War | |||
| 1918 | Independent | No team fielded First World War | |||
| 1919 | Independent | Cephus Allen Anderson (4) | 4-1-2 | ||
| 1920 | Independent | B. B. O'Mara (5) | 5-2-1 | ||
| 1921 | Independent | O. V. "Spout" Austin (6) | 3-4 | ||
| 1922 | Independent | O. V. "Spout" Austin | 2-6 | ||
| 1923 | Independent | O. V. "Spout" Austin | 3-3 | ||
| 1924 | Independent | William Herschel Bobo (7) | 3-3-2 | ||
| 1925 | Independent | William Herschel Bobo | 0-6 | ||
| 1926 | Independent | William Herschel Bobo | 3-4-1 | ||
| 1927 | Independent | William Herschel Bobo | 3-4-1 | ||
| 1928 | Independent | William H. Saunders (8) | 4-5 | ||
| 1929 | Independent | William H. Saunders | 2-6-1 | ||
| 1930 | Independent | John Lumpkin (9) | 3-5-1 | ||
| 1931 | SIAA | Allison "Pooley" Hubert (10) | 2-5 | ||
| 1932 | SIAA | Allison "Pooley" Hubert | 5-4 | ||
| 1933 | SIAA | Allison "Pooley" Hubert | 3-5-2 | ||
| 1934 | SIAA | Allison "Pooley" Hubert | 3-4-2 | ||
| 1935 | SIAA | Allison "Pooley" Hubert | 6-4 | ||
| 1936 | SIAA | Allison "Pooley" Hubert | 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 | Reed Green | 7-2 | ||
| 1939 | SIAA | Reed Green | 4-2-3 | ||
| 1940 | SIAA | Reed Green | 7-4 | ||
| 1941 | SIAA | Reed Green | 9-0-1 | ||
| 1942 | Independent | Reed Green | 4-0 | ||
| 1943 | Independent | No Team fielded World War II | |||
| 1944 | Independent | No Team fielded World War II | |||
| 1945 | Independent | No Team fielded World War II | |||
| 1946 | Independent | Reed Green | 7-3 | Won Bacardi Bowl vs. Havana University 55-0 | First Bowl Win in School History |
| 1947 | Independent | Reed Green | 7-3 | ||
| 1948 | Gulf States | Reed Green | 7-3 | Gulf States Conference Champions | |
| 1949 | Gulf States | Thad "Pie" Vann (12) | 7-3 | ||
| 1950 | Gulf States | Thad "Pie" Vann | 5-5 | Gulf States Conference Champions | |
| 1951 | Gulf States | Thad "Pie" Vann | 6-5 | Gulf States Conference Champions | |
| 1952 | Independent | Thad "Pie" Vann | 10-2 | Lost Sun Bowl vs. Pacific 26-7 | 2nd Consecutive Winning Season. First year of NCAA College Division independent |
| 1953 | Independent | Thad "Pie" Vann | 9-2 | Lost Sun Bowl vs. Texas Western (UTEP) 37-14 | 3rd Consecutive Winning Season |
| 1954 | Independent | Thad "Pie" Vann | 6-4 | 4th Consecutive Winning Season | |
| 1955 | Independent | Thad "Pie" Vann | 9-1 | 5th Consecutive Winning Season | |
| 1956 | Independent | Thad "Pie" Vann | 7-2-1 | Lost Tangerine Bowl vs. West Texas State 20-13 | 6th Consecutive Winning Season |
| 1957 | Independent | Thad "Pie" Vann | 8-3 | Lost Tangerine Bowl vs. East Texas State 10-9 | 7th Consecutive Winning Season |
| 1958 | Independent | Thad "Pie" Vann | 9-0 | 8th Consecutive Winning Season Voted College Division National Champion (See NCAA Division II National Football Championship) | |
| 1959 | Independent | Thad "Pie" Vann | 6-4 | 9th Consecutive Winning Season | |
| 1960 | Independent | Thad "Pie" Vann | 6-4 | 10th Consecutive Winning Season | |
| 1961 | Independent | Thad "Pie" Vann | 8-2 | 11th Consecutive Winning Season | |
| 1962 | Independent | Thad "Pie" Vann | 9-1 | 12th Consecutive Winning Season Voted College Division National Champion (See NCAA Division II National Football Championship) | |
| 1963 | Independent | Thad "Pie" Vann | 5-3-1 | 13th Consecutive Winning Season. First year of NCAA University Division independent | |
| 1964 | Independent | Thad "Pie" Vann | 6-3 | 14th Consecutive Winning Season | |
| 1965 | Independent | Thad "Pie" Vann | 7-2 | 15th Consecutive Winning Season | |
| 1966 | Independent | Thad "Pie" Vann | 6-4 | 16th Consecutive Winning Season | |
| 1967 | Independent | Thad "Pie" Vann | 6-3 | 17th Consecutive Winning Season | |
| 1968 | Independent | Thad "Pie" Vann | 4-6 | ||
| 1969 | Independent | P.W. "Bear" Underwood (13) | 5-5 | ||
| 1970 | Independent | P.W. "Bear" Underwood | 5-6 | ||
| 1971 | Independent | P.W. "Bear" Underwood | 6-5 | ||
| 1972 | Independent | P.W. "Bear" Underwood | 3-7-1 | ||
| 1973 | Independent | P.W. "Bear" Underwood | 6-4-1 | ||
| 1974 | Independent | P.W. "Bear" Underwood | 6-5 | ||
| 1975 | Independent | Bobby Collins (14) | 8-3 | ||
| 1976 | Independent | Bobby Collins | 3-8 | ||
| 1977 | Independent | Bobby Collins | 6-6 | ||
| 1978 | Independent | Bobby Collins | 7-4 | First year as NCAA Division I / I-A independent | |
| 1979 | Independent | Bobby Collins | 6-4-1 | ||
| 1980 | Independent | Bobby Collins | 9-3 | Won Independence Bowl vs. McNeese State 16-14 | Second Bowl Win in School History |
| 1981 | Independent | Bobby Collins | 9-2-1 | Lost Florida Citrus Bowl vs. Missouri 19-17 | Final Ranking UPI #19 |
| 1982 | Independent | Jim Carmody (15) | 7-4 | ||
| 1983 | Independent | Jim Carmody | 7-4 | ||
| 1984 | Independent | Jim Carmody | 4-7 | ||
| 1985 | Independent | Jim Carmody | 7-4 | ||
| 1986 | Independent | Jim Carmody | 6-5 | ||
| 1987 | Independent | Jim Carmody | 6-5 | ||
| 1988 | Independent | Curley Hallman (16) | 10-2 | Won Independence Bowl vs. UTEP 38-18 | |
| 1989 | Independent | Curley Hallman | 5-6 | ||
| 1990 | 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 Coach) |
| 1991 | Independent | Jeff Bower | 4-7 | ||
| 1992 | Independent | Jeff Bower | 7-4 | ||
| 1993 | Independent | Jeff Bower | 3-7-1 | ||
| 1994 | Independent | Jeff Bower | 6-5 | ||
| 1995 | Independent | Jeff Bower | 6-5 | 2nd Consecutive Winning Season | |
| 1996 | C-USA | Jeff Bower | 8-3 | 3rd Consecutive Winning Season C-USA Co-Champions | |
| 1997 | C-USA | Jeff Bower | 9-3 | Won Liberty Bowl vs. Pittsburgh 41-7 | 4th Consecutive Winning Season C-USA Champions Final Ranking AP #19, USA Today #19 |
| 1998 | C-USA | Jeff Bower | 7-5 | Lost Humanitarian Bowl vs. Idaho 42-35 | 5th Consecutive Winning Season |
| 1999 | C-USA | Jeff Bower | 9-3 | Won Liberty Bowl vs. Colorado State 23-17 | 6th Consecutive Winning Season C-USA Champions Final Ranking AP #14, USA Today #13 |
| 2000 | C-USA | Jeff Bower | 8-4 | Won Mobile Alabama Bowl vs. #13 TCU 28-21 | 7th Consecutive Winning Season |
| 2001 | C-USA | Jeff Bower | 6-5 | 8th Consecutive Winning Season | |
| 2002 | C-USA | Jeff Bower | 7-6 | Lost Houston Bowl vs. Oklahoma State 33-23 | 9th Consecutive Winning Season Rod Davis, Conerly Trophy Award Winner |
| 2003 | C-USA | Jeff Bower | 9-4 | Lost Liberty Bowl vs. #25 Utah 17-0 | 10th Consecutive Winning Season C-USA Champions |
| 2004 | C-USA | Jeff Bower | 7-5 | Won New Orleans Bowl[1] vs. North Texas 31-10 | 11th Consecutive Winning Season Michael Boley, Conerly Trophy Award Winner |
| 2005 | C-USA | Jeff Bower | 7-5 | Won New Orleans Bowl[2] vs. Arkansas State 31-19 | 12th Consecutive Winning Season |
| 2006 | C-USA | Jeff Bower | 9-5 | Won GMAC Bowl[3] vs. Ohio 28-7 | 13th Consecutive Winning Season C-USA East Division Champions |
| 2007 | C-USA | Jeff Bower | 7-6 | Lost PapaJohns.com Bowl[4] vs. Cincinnati 31-21 | 14th Consecutive Winning Season Damion Fletcher, Conerly Trophy Award Winner |
| 2008 | C-USA | Larry Fedora (18) | 7-6 [5] | Won New Orleans Bowl[6] vs. Troy 30-27 OT | 15th Consecutive Winning Season |
| 2009 | C-USA | Larry Fedora | 7-6 | Lost New Orleans Bowl vs. Middle Tennessee State 42-32 | 16th Consecutive Winning Season |
| 2010 | C-USA | Larry Fedora | 8-5 | Lost Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl vs. Louisville 28-31 | 17th Consecutive Winning Season |
| 2011 | C-USA | Larry Fedora | 12-2 | Won Sheraton Hawai'i Bowl vs. Nevada 24-17 | 18th Consecutive Winning Season C-USA Champions Final Ranking #20 AP, #19 Coaches |
| 2012 | C-USA | Ellis Johnson (19) | 0-12 | Johnson fired after one season | |
| 2013 | C-USA | Todd Monken (20) | 1-11 | ||
| 2014 | C-USA | Todd Monken | 3-9 | ||
| 2015 | C-USA | Todd Monken | 9-5 | Lost Heart of Dallas Bowl vs. Washington 44-31 | Monken resigned after season |
| 2016 | C-USA | Jay Hopson (21) | 7-6 | Won New Orleans Bowl vs. Louisiana-Lafayette 28-21 | |
| 2017 | C-USA | Jay Hopson | 8-5 | Lost Independence Bowl vs. Florida State 13-42 | |
| 2018 | C-USA | Jay Hopson | 6-5 | ||
| 2019 | C-USA | Jay Hopson | 7-6 | Lost Armed Forces Bowl vs. Tulane 13-30 | |
| 2020 | 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. | |
| 2021 | C-USA | Will Hall (22) | 3-9 | ||
| 2022 | Sun Belt | Will Hall | 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 |