The Sports Almanac


Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles Bowl Records


Through 2023 Season
Overall Bowl Record 13-15
YEAR
BOWL
OPPONENT
W/L/T
SCORE
1946
Bacardi Bowl
Havana University
Won
55-0
1953
Sun Bowl
Pacific Tigers
Lost
7-26
1954
Sun Bowl
Texas-El Paso Miners
Lost
14-37
1956
Tangerine Bowl
West Texas A&M Buffaloes
Lost
13-20
1957
Tangerine Bowl
East Texas State Lions
Lost
9-10
1980
Independence Bowl
McNeese State Cowboys
Won
16-14
1981
Tangerine Bowl
Missouri Tigers
Lost
17-19
1988
Independence Bowl
Texas-El Paso Miners
Won
38-18
1990
All-American Bowl
North Carolina State Wolfpack
Lost
27-31
1997
Liberty Bowl
Pittsburgh Panthers
Won
41-7
1998
Humanitarian Bowl
Idaho Vandals
Lost
35-42
1999
Liberty Bowl
Colorado State Rams
Won
23-17
2000
Alabama Bowl
TCU Horned Frogs
Won
28-21
2002
Houston Bowl
Oklahoma State Cowboys
Lost
23-33
2003
Liberty Bowl
Utah Utes
Lost
0-17
2004
New Orleans Bowl
North Texas Mean Green
Won
31-10
2005
New Orleans Bowl
Arkansas State Indians
Won
31-19
2006
GMAC Bowl
Ohio Bobcats
Won
28-7
2007
Papa Johns.com Bowl
Cincinnati Bearcats
Lost
21-31
2008
New Orleans Bowl
Troy Trojans
Won
30-27 OT
2009
New Orleans Bowl
Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders
Lost
32-42
2010
St. Petersburg Bowl
Louisville Cardinals
Lost
28-31
2011
Hawai'i Bowl
Nevada Wolf Pack
Won
24-17
2015
Heart of Dallas Bowl
Washington Huskies
Lost
31-44
2016
New Orleans Bowl
Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns
Won
28-21
2017
Independence Bowl
Florida State Seminoles
Lost
13-42
2019
Armed Forces Bowl
Tulane Green Wave
Lost
13-30
2022
Lending Tree Bowl
Rice Owls
Won
38-24


OPPONENT
BOWLS
WIN
LOSS
TIE
PCT.
North Texas Mean Green
1
1
0
0
1.000
Arkansas State Indians
1
1
0
0
1.000
Troy Trojans
1
1
0
0
1.000
Pittsburgh Panthers
1
1
0
0
1.000
Colorado State Rams
1
1
0
0
1.000
TCU Horned Frogs
1
1
0
0
1.000
Ohio Bobcats
1
1
0
0
1.000
Nevada Wolf Pack
1
1
0
0
1.000
McNeese State Cowboys
1
1
0
0
1.000
Havana University
1
1
0
0
1.000
Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns 1
1
0
0
1.000
Rice Owls
1
1
0
0
1.000
Texas-El Paso Miners
2
1
1
0
.500
North Carolina State Wolfpack
1
0
1
0
.000
Oklahoma State Cowboys
1
0
1
0
.000
West Texas A&M Buffaloes
1
0
1
0
.000
East Texas State Lions
1
0
1
0
.000
Missouri Tigers
1
0
1
0
.000
Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders
1
0
1
0
.000
Cincinnati Bearcats
1
0
1
0
.000
Utah Utes
1
0
1
0
.000
Idaho Vandals
1
0
1
0
.000
Louisville Cardinals
1
0
1
0
.000
Washington Huskies
1
0
1
0
.000
Florida State Seminoles
1
0
1
0
.000
Tulane Green Wave 1
0
1
0
.000
Pacific Tigers
1
0
1
0
.000