The 1988 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team was an

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team that represented the

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as an

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during the

1988 NCAA Division I-A football season The 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with Notre Dame winning the national championship. The Fighting Irish won the title via a 34–21 defeat of previously unbeaten West Virginia in the Fiesta Bowl in Tempe, Arizona. With 4 of the fi ...

. In their first year under head coach

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, the team compiled a 10–2 record and won the

1988 Independence Bowl The 1988 Independence Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game between the Southern Miss Golden Eagles and the UTEP Miners. Background This was Southern Miss' first bowl game since 1981 and first Independence Bowl since 1980. This was UTEP ...

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Independence Bowl champion seasons Southern Miss Golden Eagles football seasons

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