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2016 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team
American college football season
The 2016 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team represented the University of Southern Mississippi in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Golden Eagles played their home games at the M. M. Roberts Stadium in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and competed in the West Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They were led by first-year head coach Jay Hopson. They finished the season 7–6, 4–4 in C-USA play to finish in third place in the West Division. They were invited to the New Orleans Bowl where they defeated Louisiana–Lafayette.
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New Orleans Bowl, W 28–21 vs. Louisiana–Lafayette | |
| Conference | Conference USA |
| Division | West Division |
| Record | 7–6 (4–4 C-USA) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Shannon Dawson (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Spread |
| Defensive coordinator | Tony Pecoraro (1st season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | M. M. Roberts Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Western Kentucky xy$ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Old Dominion x | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIU | 4 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charlotte | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Atlantic | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Louisiana Tech xy | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTSA | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Miss | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Western Kentucky 58, Louisiana Tech 44 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Southern Miss announced its 2016 football schedule on February 4, 2016. The 2016 schedule consists of 6 home and away games in the regular season. The Golden Eagles will host C–USA foes Charlotte, Marshall, Louisiana Tech, and Rice, and will travel to North Texas, Old Dominion, UTEP, and UTSA.[1]
The team will play four non–conference games, two home games against Savannah State from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and Troy from the Sun Belt Conference, and two road games against Kentucky and LSU both from the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
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| September 3 | 6:30 pm | at Kentucky* | ESPNU | W 44–35 | 57,230 | |
| September 10 | 6:00 pm | Savannah State* | W 56–0 | 29,509 | ||
| September 17 | 6:00 pm | Troy* |
| beIN | L 31–37 | 27,905 |
| September 24 | 7:00 pm | at UTEP | CI | W 34–7 | 21,419 | |
| October 1 | 6:00 pm | Rice |
| W 44–28 | 28,325 | |
| October 8 | 11:00 am | at UTSA | ASN | L 32–55 | 19,818 | |
| October 15 | 6:30 pm | at LSU* | SECN | L 10–45 | 102,164 | |
| October 29 | 6:00 pm | Marshall |
| ASN | W 24–14 | 31,275 |
| November 5 | 2:30 pm | Charlotte |
| ASN | L 27–38 | 28,347 |
| November 12 | 2:30 pm | at Old Dominion | ASN | L 35–51 | 20,118 | |
| November 19 | 4:30 pm | at North Texas | beIN | L 23–29 | 19,120 | |
| November 26 | 3:00 pm | Louisiana Tech |
| ESPNews | W 39–24 | 26,164 |
| December 17 | 8:00 pm | vs. Louisiana–Lafayette* | ESPN | W 28–21 | 35,061 | |
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@ Kentucky
See also: 2016 Kentucky Wildcats football team
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| Golden Eagles | 7 | 10 | 21 | 6 | 44 |
| Wildcats | 21 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
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Week One: Southern Miss Golden Eagles at Kentucky Wildcats – Game summary
at Commonwealth Stadium, Lexington, KY
- Date: September 3
- Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: 76° F • ENE 7 • Sunny
- Game attendance: 57,230
- Referee: Ken Antee
- TV: ESPNU
- Southern Miss vs Kentucky
Savannah State
See also: 2016 Savannah State Tigers football team
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| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Eagles | 21 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 56 |
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Week Two: Savannah State Tigers at Southern Miss Golden Eagles – Game summary
at M. M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, MS
- Date: September 10
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: 92° F • 4 mph • Clear
- Game attendance: 29,509
- Referee: Justin Elliot
- Southern Miss vs Savannah State
Troy
See also: 2016 Troy Trojans football team
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| Trojans | 17 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 37 |
| Golden Eagles | 7 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
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Week Three: Troy Trojans at Southern Miss Golden Eagles – Game summary
at M. M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, MS
- Date: September 17
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: 78° F • 10 mph • Storming
- Game attendance: 27,905
- Referee: James McArthur
- TV: beIN
- Southern Miss vs Troy
@ UTEP
See also: 2016 UTEP Miners football team
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| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Golden Eagles | 3 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 34 |
| Miners | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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Week Four: Southern Miss Golden Eagles at UTEP Miners – Game summary
at Sun Bowl, El Paso, TX
- Date: September 24
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: 83° F • WSW 15 • Partly cloudy
- Game attendance: 21,419
- Referee: Rodney Burnette
- TV: CI
- Southern Miss vs UTEP
Rice
See also: 2016 Rice Owls football team
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| Owls | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| Golden Eagles | 3 | 10 | 21 | 10 | 44 |
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Week Five: Rice Owls at Southern Miss Golden Eagles – Game summary
at M. M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, MS
- Date: October 1
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: 80° F • 5 mph • Clear
- Game attendance: 28,325
- Referee: Stephen Lamantia
- Southern Miss vs Rice
@ UTSA
See also: 2016 UTSA Roadrunners football team
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| Golden Eagles | 7 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 32 |
| Roadrunners | 28 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 55 |
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Week Six: Southern Miss Golden Eagles at UTSA Roadrunners – Game summary
- Date: October 8
- Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
- Game weather: 72° F • Indoors
- Game attendance: 19,818
- Referee: Joe Pester
- TV: ASN
- Southern Miss vs UTSA
@ LSU
See also: 2016 LSU Tigers football team
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| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Golden Eagles | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Tigers | 7 | 3 | 28 | 7 | 45 |
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Week Seven: Southern Miss Golden Eagles at LSU Tigers – Game summary
at Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, LA
- Date: October 15
- Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: 81° F • ESE 8 • Partly cloudy
- Game attendance: 102,164
- Referee: James Carter
- TV: SECN
- Southern Miss vs LSU
Marshall
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| Thundering Herd | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Golden Eagles | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
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Week Nine: Marshall Thundering Herd at Southern Miss Golden Eagles – Game summary
at M. M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, MS
- Date: October 29
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: 83° F • S 3 • Clear, humidity 36%
- Game attendance: 31,275
- Referee: Dan Gautreaux
- TV: ASN
- Southern Miss vs Marshall
Charlotte
See also: 2016 Charlotte 49ers football team
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| 49ers | 7 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 38 |
| Golden Eagles | 14 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 27 |
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Week Ten: Charlotte 49ers at Southern Miss Golden Eagles – Game summary
at M. M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, MS
- Date: November 5
- Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: 77° F • 3 mph • Clear
- Game attendance: 28,347
- Referee: Jay Edwards
- TV: ASN
- Southern Miss vs Charlotte
@ Old Dominion
See also: 2016 Old Dominion Monarchs football team
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| Golden Eagles | 0 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 35 |
| Monarchs | 21 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 51 |
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Week Eleven: Southern Miss Golden Eagles at Old Dominion Monarchs – Game summary
- Date: November 12
- Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 48° F • NNE 6 • Sunny
- Game attendance: 20,118
- Referee: Ken Antee
- TV: ASN
- Southern Miss vs Old Dominion
@ North Texas
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| Golden Eagles | 7 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 23 |
| Mean Green | 17 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 29 |
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Week Twelve: Southern Miss Golden Eagles at North Texas Mean Green – Game summary
- Date: November 19
- Game time: 4:30 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 56° F • N 7 • Sunny
- Game attendance: 19,120
- Referee: Dan Gautreaux
- TV: beIN
- Southern Miss vs North Texas
Louisiana Tech
See also: 2016 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team and Rivalry in Dixie
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| Bulldogs | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Golden Eagles | 10 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 39 |
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Week Thirteen: Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at Southern Miss Golden Eagles – Game summary
at M. M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, MS
- Date: November 26
- Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 73° F • N 4 • Sunny
- Game attendance: 26,164
- Referee: Rodney Burnette
- TV: ESPNews
- Southern Miss vs Louisiana Tech
Louisiana–Lafayette (New Orleans Bowl)
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| Golden Eagles | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
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New Orleans Bowl: Southern Miss vs. Louisiana–Lafayette – Game summary
at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA
- Date: December 17
- Game time: 8:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 74° F • S 12 • Indoors
- Game attendance: 35,061
- Referee: Tom Stapleton
- TV: ESPN
- Southern Miss vs Louisiana–Lafayette (New Orleans Bowl)
More information Player, Position ...
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
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| Mike Thomas | Wide receiver | 6 | 31 | Los Angeles Rams |
| Kalan Reed | Defensive back | 7 | 32 | Tennessee Titans |
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- "Southern Miss Announces 2016 Football Schedule" (Press release). The University of Southern Mississippi Department of Athletics. February 4, 2016. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
- "2016 Southern Miss Golden Eagles Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 8, 2016.