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==History==
===Football classifications===
*1937–1959: [[Division II (NCAA)|NCAA College Division]]
*1960: [[Division I (NCAA)|NCAA University Division]]
*1961–1962: [[Division II (NCAA)|NCAA College Division]]
*1963–1972: [[Division I (NCAA)|NCAA University Division]]
*1973–1977: [[Division I (NCAA)|NCAA Division I]]
*1978–present: [[Division I (NCAA)#Football Bowl Subdivision|NCAA Division I-A]]

===Conference affiliations===
*1912–1930: Independent
*1931–1941: [[Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association]]
*1942–1947: Independent
*1948–1951: [[Gulf States Conference]]
*1952–1995: Independent
*1996–present: [[Conference USA]]

===Championships===
====National championships====
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background: #000000"
| <font style="color:#FFD700;">'''Year''' || <font style="color:#FFD700;">'''Overall Record''' || <font style="color:#FFD700;">'''Coach''' || <font style="color:#FFD700;">'''Selector'''
|-
| [[1958 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team|1958]] || 9–0 || [[Thad Vann]] || [[United Press International]] [[NCAA College Division|College Division]]
|-
| [[1962 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team|1962]] || 9–1 || [[Thad Vann]] || [[United Press International]] [[NCAA College Division|College Division]]
|}

====Conference championships====
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background: #000000"
| <font style="color:#FFD700;">'''Year''' || <font style="color:#FFD700;">'''Overall Record''' || <font style="color:#FFD700;">'''Conference Record''' || <font style="color:#FFD700;">'''Coach''' || <font style="color:#FFD700;">'''Conference'''
|-
| [[1948 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team|1948]] || 7–3 || 4–0 || [[Reed Green]] || [[Gulf States Conference]]
|-
| [[1950 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team|1950]] || 5–5 || 3–1 || [[Thad Vann]] || [[Gulf States Conference]]
|-
| [[1951 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team|1951]] || 6–5 || 4–0 || [[Thad Vann]] || [[Gulf States Conference]]
|-
| [[1996 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team|1996]]<small>†</small> || 8–3 || 4–1 || [[Jeff Bower (American football)|Jeff Bower]] || [[Conference USA]]
|-
| [[1997 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team|1997]] || 9–3 || 6–0 || [[Jeff Bower (American football)|Jeff Bower]] || [[Conference USA]]
|-
| [[1999 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team|1999]] || 9–3 || 6–0 || [[Jeff Bower (American football)|Jeff Bower]] || [[Conference USA]]
|-
| [[2003 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team|2003]] || 9–4 || 8–0 || [[Jeff Bower (American football)|Jeff Bower]] || [[Conference USA]]
|-
| [[2011 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team|2011]] || 12-2 || 6–2 || [[Larry Fedora]] || [[Conference USA]]
|-
| colspan="5" | <small>† Denotes co-champions</small>
|}

===Bowl history===
{{Southern Miss Golden Eagles bowl game navbox|show=yes}}
===Seasons===
{{main|List of Southern Miss Golden Eagles football seasons}}