University of Southern Mississippi

Public university in Hattiesburg

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2024 Reed Stringer becomes an interim head coach for the Southern Miss Golden Eagles football program.
2023 The Southern Miss Golden Eagles finished the season with a 3-9 (2-6) record under Head Coach Will Hall.
September 16 2023 Most recent game in the rivalry, played in Hattiesburg, with Tulane defeating Southern Miss 21-3.
2022 The Golden Eagles went 7-6 (4-4) in their first season in the Sun Belt Conference, highlighted by a 38-24 victory over Rice in the LendingTree Bowl.
2022 Joined the Sun Belt Conference.
2021 Concluded membership in Conference USA.
2021 Will Hall's first season with the program resulted in a 3-9 (2-6) record, which was also the team's last season in Conference USA.
November 19 2021 Most recent meeting between Southern Miss and Louisiana Tech, with Southern Miss winning 35-19.
2020 Jay Hopson unexpectedly resigns after a loss to South Alabama 32-21 in Hattiesburg. Scotty Walden named interim head coach.
2020 The program experiences multiple interim head coaches in a single year: Scotty Walden and Tim Billings serve interim roles.
December 2020 Will Hall was announced as the new Head Coach of the Southern Miss Golden Eagles football program after serving as offensive coordinator at the University of Louisiana-Lafayette and Tulane.
January 2020 Southern Miss loses to Tulane in the Armed Forces Bowl.
2019 Under coach Jay Hopson, Southern Miss participated in the Armed Forces Bowl, losing to Tulane 13-30.
2017 Under coach Jay Hopson, Southern Miss participated in the Independence Bowl, losing to Florida State 13-42.
September 30 2017 Southern Miss loses to North Texas 43-28.
September 9 2017 Southern Miss defeats FCS opponent Southern 45-0.
September 2 2017 Southern Miss loses to Kentucky 24-17 in season opener.
2016 Under coach Jay Hopson, Southern Miss won the New Orleans Bowl against Louisiana–Lafayette 28-21.
January 2016 Jay Hopson hired as the Golden Eagles head coach, becoming the first coach in USM history to defeat an SEC team (Kentucky) in his first game coaching.
2015 Under coach Todd Monken, Southern Miss participated in the Heart of Dallas Bowl, losing to Washington 31-44.
2011 Under coach Larry Fedora, Southern Miss won the Hawaii Bowl against Nevada 24-17.
2010 Under coach Larry Fedora, Southern Miss participated in the Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl, losing to Louisville 28-31.
September 25 2010 First game of the renewed rivalry played in Ruston, Louisiana.

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