It was the first of two Tangerine Bowls played in calendar year 1958.
The Southerners, who were an NCAA College Division independent, finished 8–2,[3] while being invited to their second straight Tangerine Bowl and fourth bowl game in five years.
The Southerners scored back on a touchdown plunge from quarterback George Sekul.
A snap that went over the punter for the Lions sailed into the endzone, giving Mississippi Southern a 9–7 lead.
With 7:47 to go in the game, Neal Hinson kicked a 31-yard field goal to put the go-ahead points on the board for the Lions, and they held on to win their second Tangerine Bowl in three appearances.