List of Southern Miss Golden Eagles head football coaches
The Southern Miss Golden Eagles college football team represents the University of Southern Mississippi in the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference (SBC). The Golden Eagles competes as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. The program has had 22 head coaches, and 2 interim head coaches, since it began play during the 1912 season. Since December 2020, Will Hall has served as head coach at Southern Miss.[1]
The Golden Eagles have played more than 1,050 games over 103seasons.[2] In that time, eight coaches have led Southern Miss in postseason bowl games: Reed Green, Thad Vann, Bobby Collins, Curley Hallman, Jeff Bower, Larry Fedora, Todd Monken, and Jay Hopson. Four of those coaches also won conference championships: Green captured one and Vann two as a member of the Gulf States Conference; and Bower captured four and Fedora one as a member of Conference USA.
Vann is the leader in seasons coached and games won, with 139 victories during his 20 years with the program.[3] Green has the highest winning percentage of those who have coached more than one game, with .735.[3] Ellis Johnson has the lowest winning percentage of those who have coached more than one game, with .000.[3] Of the 22 different head coaches who have led the Golden Eagles, Vann has been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
Key[edit]
| General | Overall | Conference | Postseason[A 1] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Order of coaches[A 2] | GC | Games coached | CW | Conference wins | PW | Postseason wins |
| DC | Division championships | OW | Overall wins | CL | Conference losses | PL | Postseason losses |
| CC | Conference championships | OL | Overall losses | CT | Conference ties | PT | Postseason ties |
| NC | National championships | OT | Overall ties[A 3] | C% | Conference winning percentage | ||
| † | Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame | O% | Overall winning percentage[A 4] | ||||
Coaches[edit]
| No. | Name | Season(s) [A 6] |
GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PW | PL | PT | DC [A 7] |
CC | NC | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ronald J. Slay | 1912 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.667 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 2 | Blondie Williams | 1913 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0.214 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 3 | A. B. Dille | 1914–1916 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0.382 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 4 | Cephus Anderson | 1919 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0.714 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 5 | B. B. O'Mara | 1920 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0.643 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 6 | O. V. Austin | 1921–1923 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0.381 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 7 | William Herschel Bobo | 1924–1927 | 30 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 0.367 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 8 | William B. Saunders | 1928–1929 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0.361 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 9 | John Lumpkin | 1930 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0.389 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 10 | Pooley Hubert | 1931–1936 | 55 | 26 | 24 | 5 | 0.509 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 0.527 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 11 | Reed Green | 1937–1942 1946–1948 |
73 | 59 | 20 | 4 | 0.735 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0.850 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — |
| 12 | Thad Vann† | 1949–1968 | 200 | 139 | 59 | 2 | 0.700 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.818 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 2 | 2 – 1958, 1962 | — |
| 13 | P. W. Underwood | 1969–1974 | 65 | 31 | 32 | 2 | 0.492 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — |
| 14 | Bobby Collins | 1975–1981 | 80 | 48 | 30 | 2 | 0.613 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — |
| 15 | Jim Carmody | 1982–1987 | 66 | 37 | 29 | 0 | 0.561 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — |
| 16 | Curley Hallman | 1988–1990 | 36 | 23 | 13 | 0 | 0.639 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — |
| 17 | Jeff Bower | 1990–2007 | 203 | 119 | 83 | 1 | 0.589 | 63 | 24 | — | 0.724 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 18 | Larry Fedora | 2008–2011 | 53 | 34 | 19 | — | 0.642 | 20 | 12 | — | 0.625 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 19 | Ellis Johnson | 2012 | 12 | 0 | 12 | — | .000 | 0 | 8 | — | .000 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 20 | Todd Monken | 2013–2015 | 38 | 13 | 25 | — | 0.342 | 9 | 15 | — | 0.375 | 0 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 21 | Jay Hopson | 2016–2020 | 51 | 28 | 23 | — | 0.549 | 20 | 12 | — | 0.625 | 1 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Int | Scotty Walden [A 8] |
2020 | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | 0.250 | 1 | 1 | — | 0.500 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Int | Tim Billings [A 9] |
2020 | 5 | 2 | 3 | — | 0.400 | 1 | 3 | — | 0.250 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 22 | Will Hall | 2021–present | 37 | 13 | 24 | — | 0.351 | 8 | 16 | — | 0.333 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Notes[edit]
- ^ Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played.[4]
- ^ A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
- ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[5]
- ^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[6]
- ^ Statistics correct as of the end of the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season.
- ^ Southern Miss did not field teams in 1917 and 1918 due to World War I and in 1943, 1944, and 1945 due to World War II.
- ^ Divisional champions have advanced to the Conference USA Football Championship Game since the institution of divisional play beginning in the 2005 season.
- ^ Scotty Walden was named interim after Jay Hopson resigned after the first game of the 2020 season. Walden resigned as interim head coach after four games to become head coach at Austin Peay.[7]
- ^ Tim Billings was named interim, and completed the 2020 season after Scotty Walden resigned amid-season to become head coach at Austin Peay.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ Magee, Patrick (December 2, 2020). "Southern Miss hires Will Hall as its new football coach. He's a Mississippi native". Sun Herald. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
- ^ University of Southern Mississippi Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. "All-Time Record" (PDF). p. 1. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
- ^ a b c 2020 Southern Miss Football Media Guide, p. 114
- ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived from the original on August 22, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
- ^ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on November 24, 2009. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
- ^ Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on October 22, 2009. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
- ^ Kercheval, Ben (October 27, 2020). "Southern Miss interim coach Scotty Walden leaves for Austin Peay while dealing with COVID-19". CBS Sports Digital. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
- ^ "Billings to take USM football's interim head coaching reins this weekend". WDAM7. October 21, 2020. Retrieved July 25, 2021.