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
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 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 Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.