In the nine games against the SEC this decade, Southern Miss is 1-8:
- 2017: Lost to Kentucky (24-17), lost to Tennessee (24-10)
- 2016: Beat Kentucky (44-35), lost to LSU (45-10)
- 2015: Lost to Mississippi State (34-16)
- 2014: Lost to Mississippi State (49-0), lost to Alabama (52-12)
- 2013: Lost to Arkansas (24-3)
- 2010: Lost to South Carolina (41-13)
And it won’t stop there for the Golden Eagles. They have Auburn this season. In 2019, they play Mississippi State and Alabama, followed by Auburn again in 2020 and Alabama in 2021. Southern Miss has games set against Mississippi State in 2023 and 2025.