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Bowl Highlights 1953 SUN BOWL: The Southern's bowl debut wasn't that memorable as Pacific cruised to a 26-7 decision in El Paso. 1954 SUN BOWL: Texas Western (now UTEP) made the most of its home-field advantage by rolling to a 37-14 triumph. 1957 TANGERINE BOWL: A 75-yard interception return for a touchdown sparked West Texas State to a 20-13 triumph in Orlando. 1958 TANGERINE BOWL: Score one for the other side of the Lone Star State. East Texas State prevailed 10-9 in a defensive battle in Orlando. 1980 INDEPENDENCE BOWL: Mike Woodward's 1-yard touchdown run with 1:17 to play gave USM a hard-fought 16-14 win over McNeese State in Shreveport. 1981 TANGERINE BOWL: Missouri made four field goals in a 19-17 win over USM in Orlando. The Golden Eagles never held a lead. 1988 INDEPENDENCE BOWL: James Henry returned two punts for touchdowns as the Golden Eagles got the best of UTEP 38-18 in Shreveport. 1990 ALL-AMERICAN BOWL: Brett Favre threw for 341 yards and two touchdowns, but it wasn't enough as North Carolina State topped USM 31-27 in Birmingham. 1997 LIBERTY BOWL: The Golden Eagles capped a undefeated Conference USA season by overpowering Pittsburgh 41-7 in Memphis. 1998 HUMANITARIAN BOWL: Five lost fumbles proved costly in a 42-35 loss to Idaho in Boise. The Golden Eagles blew an early 21-7 lead. 1999 LIBERTY BOWL: Southern Miss edged Colorado State 23-17 in Memphis by holding the Rams scoreless in the second half despite 19 minutes on defense. 2000 GMAC BOWL: A 29-yard touchdown pass from Jeff Kelly to Kenneth Johnson with eight seconds remaining lifted Southern Miss to a thrilling 28-21 win over No. 13 TCU and current NFL star LaDainian Tomlinson in Mobile, Ala. 2002 HOUSTON BOWL: Even without star running back Derrick Nix, and QB Micky D'Angelo lost early, the Eagles played better than expected showing tremendous heart. This game was widely recognized as one of the best bowl games of the 2002 Bowl Season. 2003 LIBERTY BOWL: Utah's dominating defense set up one score and returned a fumble for another, No. 25 Utah handed the Golden Eagles a 17-0 loss in the 45th annual Liberty Bowl. 2004 NEW ORLEANS BOWL: All-American, Michael Boley and 2004 New Orleans bowl MVP returned an interception 62 yards for a touchdown early in the fourth quarter and finished with eight tackles, including two sacks. |
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Jeff Kelly (QB) threaded a 29-yard touchdown pass to freshman Kenny Johnson with eight seconds left to defeat #13 TCU Dec 20, 2000 |
"Adalius Thomas had three sacks and the Golden Eagles converted three turnovers into 10 points in a 23-17 victory over Colorado State, winning the Liberty Bowl for the second time in three years." Dec. 31, 1999 |
USM defense contains Pittsburgh to 13-of-29 passing for 172 yards and three interceptions, two of which were returned for fourth-quarter touchdowns. Dec 31, 1997 |
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