The Southern Miss Golden Eagles were 6-6 in 2016. They emerged victorious over the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns, 28 to 21, in the New Orleans Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
3 | 6-3 | 9-5 | |
4 | 5-3 | 8-5 | |
5 | 4-3 | 7-6 | |
6 | 5-2 | 6-7 | |
7 | 2-5 | 5-8 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 13 | 427 | 6,154 | 1,022 | 6.0 | 2,277 | 544 | 4.2 | 3,877 | 478 | 8.1 | 29 | 231 | 307 | 121 | 157 | 29 | 97 | 854 |
Team Rank | 41st | 21st | 11th | 47th | 61st | 36th | 88th | 14th | 19th | 30th | 82nd | 27th | 25th | 61st | 23rd | 13th | 116th | 114th | |
Opponent | 13 | 384 | 4,223 | 773 | 5.7 | 1,949 | 427 | 4.6 | 2,274 | 312 | 7.3 | 34 | 245 | 197 | 90 | 83 | 24 | 86 | 760 |
Opponent Rank | 82nd | 12th | 2nd | 64th | 45th | 10th | 75th | 15th | 7th | 71st | 28th | 104th | 4th | 20th | 3rd | 81st | 28th | 35th | |
Net | +43 | +1,931 | +249 | +0.3 | +328 | +117 | -0.4 | +1,603 | +166 | +0.8 | -5 | -14 | +110 | +31 | +74 | +5 | +11 | +94 | |
Net Rank | 58th | 8th | 1st | 57th | 52nd | 19th | 89th | 3rd | 6th | 46th | 50th | 66th | 3rd | 36th | 2nd | 29th | 96th | 98th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |