2016 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

2016 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
Conference	Conference USA West Division
2016 record	0–0 (0–0 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)

2016 Conference USA football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Charlotte		0	–	0					0	–	0
FIU		0	–	0					0	–	0
Florida Atlantic		0	–	0					0	–	0
Marshall		0	–	0					0	–	0
Middle Tennessee		0	–	0					0	–	0
Old Dominion		0	–	0					0	–	0
WKU		0	–	0					0	–	0
West Division
Louisiana Tech		0	–	0					0	–	0
North Texas		0	–	0					0	–	0
Rice		0	–	0					0	–	0
Southern Miss		0	–	0					0	–	0
UTEP		0	–	0					0	–	0
UTSA		0	–	0					0	–	0
Championship: December 3, 2016
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team will represent University of Southern Mississippi in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Golden Eagles will 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 will be 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.

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#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3		at Kentucky*		Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY
September 10		Savannah State*		M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS
September 17		Troy*		M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS
September 24		at UTEP		Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX
October 1		Rice		M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS
October 8		at UTSA		Alamodome • San Antonio, TX
October 15		at LSU*		Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA
October 29		Marshall		M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS
November 5		Charlotte		M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS
November 12		at Old Dominion		Foreman Field • Norfolk, VA
November 19		at North Texas		Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX
November 26		Louisiana Tech		M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS (Rivalry in Dixie)
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Schedule Source:

Game notes

@ Kentucky

See also: 2016 Kentucky Wildcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	1986	L 0–32

Week One: Southern Miss Golden Eagles at Kentucky Wildcats – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	0	0	0	0	0
Wildcats	0	0	0	0	0

at Commonwealth Stadium, Lexington, KY

• Date: September 3
• Game time: CDT

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Leading Passers USM – UK – Leading Rushers USM – UK – Leading Receivers USM – UK – Leading Tacklers USM – UK –

Savannah State

See also: 2016 Savannah State Tigers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

Week Two: Savannah State Tigers at Southern Miss Golden Eagles – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	0	0	0	0
Golden Eagles	0	0	0	0	0

at M. M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, MS

• Date: September 10
• Game time: CDT

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Leading Passers SSU – USM – Leading Rushers SSU – USM – Leading Receivers SSU – USM – Leading Tacklers SSU – USM –

Troy

See also: 2016 Troy Trojans football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–1	2008	W 30–27 OT

Week Three: Troy Trojans at Southern Miss Golden Eagles – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	0	0	0	0	0
Golden Eagles	0	0	0	0	0

at M. M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, MS

• Date: September 17
• Game time: CDT

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Leading Passers TU – USM – Leading Rushers TU – USM – Leading Receivers TU – USM – Leading Tacklers TU – USM –

@ UTEP

See also: 2016 UTEP Miners football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–4	2015	W 34–13

Week Four: Southern Miss Golden Eagles at UTEP Miners – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	0	0	0	0	0
Miners	0	0	0	0	0

at Sun Bowl, El Paso, TX

• Date: September 24
• Game time: CDT

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Leading Passers USM – UTEP – Leading Rushers USM – UTEP – Leading Receivers USM – UTEP – Leading Tacklers USM – UTEP –

Rice

See also: 2016 Rice Owls football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–4	2015	W 65–10

Week Five: Rice Owls at Southern Miss Golden Eagles – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	0	0	0	0	0
Golden Eagles	0	0	0	0	0

at M. M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, MS

• Date: October 1
• Game time: CDT

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Leading Passers RU – USM – Leading Rushers RU – USM – Leading Receivers RU – USM – Leading Tacklers RU – USM –

@ UTSA

See also: 2016 UTSA Roadrunners football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	2015	W 32–10

Week Six: Southern Miss Golden Eagles at UTSA Roadrunners – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	0	0	0	0	0
Roadrunners	0	0	0	0	0

at Alamodome, San Antonio, TX

• Date: October 8
• Game time: 6:00 PM CDT

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Leading Passers USM – UTSA – Leading Rushers USM – UTSA – Leading Receivers USM – UTSA – Leading Tacklers USM – UTSA –

@ LSU

See also: 2016 LSU Tigers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	1994	W 20–18

Week Seven: Southern Miss Golden Eagles at LSU Tigers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	0	0	0	0	0
Tigers	0	0	0	0	0

at Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, LA

• Date: October 15
• Game time: CDT

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Leading Passers USM – LSU – Leading Rushers USM – LSU – Leading Receivers USM – LSU – Leading Tacklers USM – LSU –

Marshall

See also: 2016 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–6	2015	L 10–31

Week Nine: Marshall Thundering Herd at Southern Miss Golden Eagles – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd	0	0	0	0	0
Golden Eagles	0	0	0	0	0

at M. M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, MS

• Date: October 29
• Game time: CDT

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Leading Passers MU – USM – Leading Rushers MU – USM – Leading Receivers MU – USM – Leading Tacklers MU – USM –

Charlotte

See also: 2016 Charlotte 49ers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2015	W 44–10

Week Ten: Charlotte 49ers at Southern Miss Golden Eagles – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	0	0	0	0	0
Golden Eagles	0	0	0	0	0

at M. M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, MS

• Date: November 5
• Game time: CDT

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Leading Passers UNCC – USM – Leading Rushers UNCC – USM – Leading Receivers UNCC – USM – Leading Tacklers UNCC – USM –

@ Old Dominion

See also: 2016 Old Dominion Monarchs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2015	W 56–31

Week Eleven: Southern Miss Golden Eagles at Old Dominion Monarchs – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	0	0	0	0	0
Monarchs	0	0	0	0	0

at Foreman Field, Norfolk, VA

• Date: November 12
• Game time: CST

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Leading Passers USM – ODU – Leading Rushers USM – ODU – Leading Receivers USM – ODU – Leading Tacklers USM – ODU –

@ North Texas

See also: 2016 North Texas Mean Green football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–4	2015	W 49–14

Week Twelve: Southern Miss Golden Eagles at North Texas Mean Green – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	0	0	0	0	0
Mean Green	0	0	0	0	0

at Apogee Stadium, Denton, TX

• Date: November 19
• Game time: CST

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Leading Passers USM – UNT – Leading Rushers USM – UNT – Leading Receivers USM – UNT – Leading Tacklers USM – UNT –

Louisiana Tech

See also: 2016 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team and Rivalry in Dixie

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
32–15	2015	W 58–24

Week Thirteen: Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at Southern Miss Golden Eagles – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0
Golden Eagles	0	0	0	0	0

at M. M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, MS

• Date: November 26
• Game time: CST

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Leading Passers LTU – USM – Leading Rushers LTU – USM – Leading Receivers LTU – USM – Leading Tacklers LTU – USM –

Rankings

Further information: 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP
Coaches'
CFP	Not released																Not released