2016 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team
2016 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football | |
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New Orleans Bowl champion | |
New Orleans Bowl, W 28–21 vs. Louisiana–Lafayette | |
Conference | Conference USA |
Division | West Division |
2016 record | 7–6 (4–4 C-USA) |
Head coach | Jay Hopson (1st season) |
Offensive coordinator | Shannon Dawson (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Tony Pecoraro (1st season) |
Home stadium | M. M. Roberts Stadium (Capacity: 36,000) |
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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 | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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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.
Contents
1 Schedule
2 Game summaries
2.1 @ Kentucky
2.2 Savannah State
2.3 Troy
2.4 @ UTEP
2.5 Rice
2.6 @ UTSA
2.7 @ LSU
2.8 Marshall
2.9 Charlotte
2.10 @ Old Dominion
2.11 @ North Texas
2.12 Louisiana Tech
2.13 Louisiana–Lafayette (New Orleans Bowl)
3 Team players drafted in the NFL
4 References
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 | |||
December 17 | 8:00 PM | vs. Louisiana–Lafayette* | Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA (New Orleans Bowl) | ESPN | W 28–21 | 35,061 | |||
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
Schedule Source:[2]
Game summaries
@ Kentucky
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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0–2 | 1986 | L 0–32 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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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 Miss vs Kentucky
Game information | ||
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Savannah State
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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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 Miss vs Savannah State
Game information | ||
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Troy
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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7–1 | 2008 | W 30–27 OT |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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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 Miss vs Troy
Game information | ||
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@ UTEP
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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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 Miss vs UTEP
Game information | ||
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Rice
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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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 Miss vs Rice
Game information | ||
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@ UTSA
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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1–1 | 2015 | W 32–10 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Golden Eagles | 7 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 32 |
Roadrunners | 28 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 55 |
at Alamodome, San Antonio, TX
Date: October 8
Game time: 11:00 AM CDT
Game weather: 72° F • Indoors
Game attendance: 19,818
Referee: Joe Pester
TV: ASN- Southern Miss vs UTSA
Game information | ||
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@ LSU
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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1–1 | 1994 | W 20–18 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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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 |
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5–6 | 2015 | L 10–31 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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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 |
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1–0 | 2015 | W 44–10 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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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
Game weather: 77° F • 3 mph • Clear
Game attendance: 28,347
Referee: Jay Edwards
TV: ASN- Southern Miss vs Charlotte
Game information | ||
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@ Old Dominion
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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1–0 | 2015 | W 56–31 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Golden Eagles | 0 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 35 |
Monarchs | 21 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 51 |
at Foreman Field, Norfolk, VA
Date: November 12
Game time: 2:30 PM CST
Game weather: 48° F • NNE 6 • Sunny
Game attendance: 20,118
Referee: Ken Antee
TV: ASN- Southern Miss vs Old Dominion
Game information | ||
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@ North Texas
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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6–4 | 2015 | W 49–14 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Golden Eagles | 7 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 23 |
Mean Green | 17 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 29 |
at Apogee Stadium, Denton, TX
Date: November 19
Game time: 4:30 PM CST
Game weather: 56° F • N 7 • Sunny
Game attendance: 19,120
Referee: Dan Gautreaux
TV: beIN- Southern Miss vs North Texas
Game information | ||
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Louisiana Tech
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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32–15 | 2015 | W 58–24 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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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: 3:00 PM CST
Game weather: 73° F • N 4 • Sunny
Game attendance: 26,164
Referee: Rodney Burnette
TV: ESPNews- Southern Miss vs Louisiana Tech
Game information | ||
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Louisiana–Lafayette (New Orleans Bowl)
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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38–11–1 | 2008 | W 51–31 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Golden Eagles | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA
Date: December 17
Game time: 8:00 PM 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)
Game information | ||
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Team players drafted in the NFL
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
Mike Thomas | Wide receiver | 6 | 31 | Los Angeles Rams |
Kalan Reed | Defensive back | 7 | 32 | Tennessee Titans |
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References
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^ "2016 Southern Miss Golden Eagles Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
^ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2016.htm