<page_title> Southern Miss Golden Eagles football </page_title> <section_title> Major bowl games </section_title> <table> <cell> 2017 <col_header> Season </col_header> </cell> <cell> Independence Bowl <col_header> Bowl </col_header> </cell> <cell> Florida State <col_header> Opponent </col_header> </cell> <cell> L 13–42 <col_header> Result </col_header> </cell> </table>
Southern Miss played in the 2017 Independence Bowl, a game they lost to Florida State by a score of 42-13.