| Year: | 1988 |
| Team: | Southern Miss Golden Eagles |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Independent |
| Record: | 10–2 |
| Head Coach: | Curley Hallman |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Off Coach: | Jeff Bower |
| Oc Year: | 1st |
| Off Scheme: | I formation |
| Def Coach: | Ellis Johnson |
| Dc Year: | 1st |
| Def Scheme: | 4–3 |
| Stadium: | M. M. Roberts Stadium |
| Champion: | Independence Bowl champion |
| Bowl: | Independence Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | W 38–18 vs. UTEP |
The 1988 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team was an American football team that represented the University of Southern Mississippi as an independent during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Curley Hallman, the team compiled a 10–2 record and won the 1988 Independence Bowl.[1]