Florida State and Southern Miss have intersected paths quite often throughout the course of history. Southern Miss originally had the upper hand in the series, winning six of the first eight meetings between 1952 and 1961. But Florida State coasted to numerous dominant victories during the 1970s and 1980s.
In 1989, Southern Miss quarterback Brett Favre led a stunning upset over the No. 6 Seminoles to open the season, which is the Golden Eagles’ most recent victory in the series. Since that shocker in Jacksonville, the teams have only settled it on the gridiron twice — one meeting being the 2017 Independence Bowl.