2016 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team
| 2016 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football | |
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| Conference | Conference USA |
| West Division | |
| 2016 record | 6–6 (4–4 C-USA) |
| Head coach | Jay Hopson (1st year) |
| Offensive coordinator | Shannon Dawson (1st year) |
| Defensive coordinator | Tony Pecoraro (1st year) |
| Home stadium |
M. M. Roberts Stadium (Capacity: 36,000) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| WKU xy$ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Old Dominion x | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTSA | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Miss | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Western Kentucky 58, Louisiana Tech 44 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2016 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team represents University of Southern Mississippi in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Golden Eagles play their home games at the M. M. Roberts Stadium in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and compete in the West Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They are led by first-year head coach Jay Hopson.
Schedule
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).
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |||
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| September 3 | 6:30 PM | at Kentucky* | Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY | ESPNU | W 44–35 | 57,230 | |||
| September 10 | 6:00 PM | Savannah State* | M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS | W 56–0 | 29,509 | ||||
| September 17 | 6:00 PM | Troy* | M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS | beIN | L 31–37 | 27,905 | |||
| September 24 | 7:00 PM | at UTEP | Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX | CI | W 34–7 | 21,419 | |||
| October 1 | 6:00 PM | Rice | M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS | W 44–28 | 28,325 | ||||
| October 8 | 11:00 AM | at UTSA | Alamodome • San Antonio, TX | ASN | L 32–55 | 19,818 | |||
| October 15 | 6:30 PM | at LSU* | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA | SECN | L 10–45 | 102,164 | |||
| October 29 | 6:00 PM | Marshall |
M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS | ASN | W 24–14 | 31,275 | |||
| November 5 | 2:30 PM | Charlotte | M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS | ASN | L 27–38 | 28,347 | |||
| November 12 | 2:30 PM | at Old Dominion | Foreman Field • Norfolk, VA | ASN | L 35–51 | 20,118 | |||
| November 19 | 4:30 PM | at North Texas | Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX | beIN | L 23–29 | 19,120 | |||
| November 26 | 3:00 PM | Louisiana Tech | M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS (Rivalry in Dixie) | ESPNews | W 39–24 | 26,164 | |||
| *Non-conference game. | |||||||||
- Schedule Source:[2]
Game notes
@ Kentucky
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 0–2 | 1986 | L 0–32 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Eagles | 7 | 10 | 21 | 6 | 44 |
| Wildcats | 21 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
at Commonwealth Stadium, Lexington, KY
- Date: September 3
- Game time: 6:30 PM CDT
- Game weather: 76° F • ENE 7 • Sunny
- Game attendance: 57,230
- Referee: Ken Antee
- TV: ESPNU
- Southern Mississippi vs Kentucky
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Savannah State
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| First meeting | ||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Eagles | 21 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 56 |
at M. M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, MS
- Date: September 10
- Game time: 6:00 PM CDT
- Game weather: 92° F • 4 mph • Clear
- Game attendance: 29,509
- Referee: Justin Elliot
- Southern Mississippi vs Savannah State
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Troy
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 7–1 | 2008 | W 30–27 OT |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trojans | 17 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 37 |
| Golden Eagles | 7 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
at M. M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, MS
- Date: September 17
- Game time: 6:00 PM CDT
- Game weather: 78° F • 10 mph • Storming
- Game attendance: 27,905
- Referee: James McArthur
- TV: beIN
- Southern Mississippi vs Troy
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@ UTEP
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 4–4 | 2015 | W 34–13 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Golden Eagles | 3 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 34 |
| Miners | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Sun Bowl, El Paso, TX
- Date: September 24
- Game time: 7:00 PM CDT
- Game weather: 83° F • WSW 15 • Partly cloudy
- Game attendance: 21,419
- Referee: Rodney Burnette
- TV: CI
- Southern Mississippi vs UTEP
| Game information | ||
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Rice
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2–4 | 2015 | W 65–10 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Owls | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| Golden Eagles | 3 | 10 | 21 | 10 | 44 |
at M. M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, MS
- Date: October 1
- Game time: 6:00 PM CDT
- Game weather: 80° F • 5 mph • Clear
- Game attendance: 28,325
- Referee: Stephen Lamantia
- Southern Mississippi vs Rice
| Game information | ||
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@ UTSA
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1–1 | 2015 | W 32–10 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Eagles | 7 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 32 |
| Roadrunners | 28 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 55 |
- Date: October 8
- Game time: 11:00 AM CDT
- Game weather: 72° F • Indoors
- Game attendance: 19,818
- Referee: Joe Pester
- TV: ASN
- Southern Mississippi vs UTSA
| Game information | ||
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@ LSU
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1–1 | 1994 | W 20–18 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Eagles | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Tigers | 7 | 3 | 28 | 7 | 45 |
at Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, LA
- Date: October 15
- Game time: 6:30 PM CDT
- Game weather: 81° F • ESE 8 • Partly cloudy
- Game attendance: 102,164
- Referee: James Carter
- TV: SECN
- Southern Miss vs LSU
| Game information | ||
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Marshall
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 5–6 | 2015 | L 10–31 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thundering Herd | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Golden Eagles | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
at M. M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, MS
- Date: October 29
- Game time: 6:00 PM CDT
- Game weather: 83° F • S 3 • Clear, humidity 36%
- Game attendance: 31,275
- Referee: Dan Gautreaux
- TV: ASN
- Southern Miss vs Marshall
| Game information | ||
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Charlotte
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1–0 | 2015 | W 44–10 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49ers | 7 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 38 |
| Golden Eagles | 14 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 27 |
at M. M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, MS
- Date: November 5
- Game time: 2:30 PM CDT
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@ Old Dominion
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1–0 | 2015 | W 56–31 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Eagles | 0 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 35 |
| Monarchs | 21 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 51 |
- Date: November 12
- Game time: 2:30 PM CST
| Game information | ||
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@ North Texas
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 6–4 | 2015 | W 49–14 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Eagles | 7 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 23 |
| Mean Green | 17 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 29 |
- Date: November 19
- Game time: 4:30 PM CST
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Louisiana Tech
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 32–15 | 2015 | W 58–24 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulldogs | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Golden Eagles | 10 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 39 |
at M. M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, MS
- Date: November 26
- Game time: CST
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References
- ↑ "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.
