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Southern Miss: a football coaching history
See Southern Miss’s full 91-year Zeitgeist History →← all coaches
Right now
Blake Anderson
in year 2 — too new to place in Southern Miss's history
Stature & coaches, 1963–2026
The program’s standing over time, with every coach’s tenure beneath it — read down to see who was there for each rise and fall.
Every coach
2024–2024
Reed Stringershort tenure
0–5
2021–2024
Will Hallcaretaker
Will Hall slid Southern Miss from Regional Program III to Regional Program IV in 4 seasons.
Regional Program IV
14–30
2020–2020
Tim Billingsshort tenure
2–3
2016–2020
Regional Program II
28–23
2013–2015
Todd Monkencaretaker
Todd Monken slid Southern Miss from National Program III to Regional Program I in 3 seasons.
Regional Program I
13–25
2012–2012
Ellis Johnsonshort tenure
0–12
2008–2011
National Program II
34–19
1990–2007
Jeff Bowercaretaker
Jeff Bower moved Southern Miss from National Program III to National Program I in 18 seasons.
+10.6
118–84
1982–1987
Jim Carmodycaretaker
Jim Carmody slid Southern Miss from National Program II to National Program I in 6 seasons.
National Program I
37–29
1975–1981
Bobby Collinscaretaker
Bobby Collins moved Southern Miss from Regional Program I to National Program II in 7 seasons.
National Program II
46–32
1969–1974
National Program III
31–32
1963–1968
National Program II
34–21