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2016 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

2016 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
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New Orleans Bowl champion
Conference Conference USA
Division West Division
2016 record 7–6 (4–4 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)
Seasons
« 2015 2017 »
2016 Conference USA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East Division
WKU 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
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
As of February 5, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team represented 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.

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).


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