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Southern Mississippi Football Team History

Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles

University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MS
Founded: 1910
Stadium: Roberts Stadium
Capacity: 33,000
Colors: Black & Gold
Coach: Jay Hopson
Conference: Conference USA-West

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1912 <-- 2015 <- 2016 -> 2017 --> 2024

2016 Season Highlights

Jay Hopson enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Southern Mississippi.

2016 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 3	@ Kentucky	44	35	W
Sat., Sep. 10	vs. Savannah State	56	0	W
Sat., Sep. 17	vs. Troy	31	37	L
Sat., Sep. 24	@ Texas El Paso	34	7	W
Sat., Oct. 1	vs. Rice	44	28	W
Sat., Oct. 8	@ Texas San Antonio	32	55	L
Sat., Oct. 15	@ Louisiana State	10	45	L
Sat., Oct. 29	vs. Marshall	24	14	W
Sat., Nov. 5	vs. Charlotte	27	38	L
Sat., Nov. 12	@ Old Dominion	35	51	L
Sat., Nov. 19	@ North Texas	23	29	L
Fri., Nov. 25	vs. Louisiana Tech	39	24	W
Sat., Dec. 17	Louisiana Lafayette	28	21	W	@ New Orleans, LA	New Orleans Bowl

2016 Season Totals
Record	7-6
Points Scored	427
Scoring Average	32.8
Points Allowed	384
Defense Average	29.5
Opponents Record	69-70
Conference Record	4-4
Home Record	4-2
Away Record	2-4

2016 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2016 Conference USA-West Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Louisiana Tech	9-5	620	470	Won 48-45	6-3	398	293	Skip Holtz
Texas San Antonio	6-7	379	363	Lost 20-23	5-3	281	249	Frank Wilson
Southern Mississippi	7-6	427	384	Won 28-21	4-4	258	246	Jay Hopson
North Texas	5-8	322	424	Lost 31-38	3-5	194	282	Seth Littrell
Texas El Paso	4-8	316	419		2-6	215	280	Sean Kugler
Rice	3-9	303	448		2-6	197	294	David Bailiff
Alabama Birmingham	0-0	0	0					No Team

2016 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2016 All Conference USA Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.