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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

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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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
  Record7-6
  Points Scored427
  Scoring Average32.8
  Points Allowed384
  Defense Average29.5
  Opponents Record69-70
  Conference Record4-4
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record2-4
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 9-5620470Won  48-456-3398293  Skip Holtz
Texas San Antonio 6-7379363Lost  20-235-3281249  Frank Wilson
Southern Mississippi 7-6427384Won  28-214-4258246  Jay Hopson
North Texas 5-8322424Lost  31-383-5194282  Seth Littrell
Texas El Paso 4-8316419 2-6215280  Sean Kugler
Rice 3-9303448 2-6197294  David Bailiff
Alabama Birmingham 0-000   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 most points scored in a college football Bowl game is 66, scored by Nebraska against Northwestern in the 2000 Alamo Bowl.