What does Southern Miss coaching history show?
Southern Miss coaching history on this page spans 15 tracked head coaches, led by Jeff Bower with 118 wins from 1990-2007.
Program overview
Southern Miss
2025 finish: 7-6-0 across 13 games. Jump into coaching history, title years, and long-view program trends.
M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg • MS
Sun BeltWestM. M. Roberts Stadium
All-Time Wins
413
All-Time Losses
373
Win %
53%
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Southern Miss football program guide
This overview connects the core facts behind Southern Miss football: conference home, stadium context, all-time record, title seasons, Heisman winners, coaching tenures, and the recent season baseline. It is meant to be the starting point before moving into the deeper team tabs.
The latest indexed season is 2025, when Southern Miss finished 7-6. Use the related links to compare Southern Miss against national title lists, all-time wins, rankings, rivalries, recruiting, and transfer activity.
Program Snapshot
Program essentials
Core program details, venue context, and team visuals in one place.
Conference
Sun Belt
Division
West
Home field
M. M. Roberts Stadium
Location
Hattiesburg, MS
Capacity
36,000
Venue type
Outdoor
Team Colors
Program Dashboard
This season and next actions
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Current read
2025: 7-6-0
13 games tracked with a 54% win rate.
Current Season
Performance pulse
Wins
7
Losses
6
Ties
0
Games
13
Win %
54%
Conference Timeline
Realignment context
- Sun Belt Conference2022-
- Conference USA1996-2021
- NCAA Division I FBS independent schools1978-1995
- NCAA Division I FBS independent schools1973-1977
- NCAA Division I FBS independent schools1956-1972
- NCAA Division I FBS independent schools1952-1955
- Gulf States Conference1948-1951
- NCAA Division I FBS independent schools1942-1947
- Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference1931-1941
- NCAA Division I FBS independent schools1912-1930
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Coaching History
Sideline eras
| Charles Huff | 2025 | 0-0-0 |
| Reed Stringer | 2024 | 0-5-0 |
| Will Hall | 2021-2024 | 14-30-0 |
| Tim Billings | 2020 | 2-3-0 |
| Scotty Walden | 2020 | 1-3-0 |
| Jay Hopson | 2016-2020 | 28-23-0 |
| Todd Monken | 2013-2015 | 13-25-0 |
| Ellis Johnson | 2012 | 0-12-0 |
| Larry Fedora | 2008-2011 | 34-19-0 |
| Jeff Bower | 1990-2007 | 118-84-1 |
| Curley Hallman | 1988-1989 | 15-8-0 |
| Jim Carmody | 1982-1987 | 37-29-0 |
| Bobby Collins | 1975-1981 | 46-32-2 |
| P.W. Underwood | 1969-1974 | 31-32-2 |
| Pie Vann | 1963-1968 | 34-21-1 |
National Championships
Title profile
No national championships recorded.
Heisman Trophy Winners
Award lineage
No Heisman Trophy winners from this school.