2016 Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles Kickoff Return Defense Split Stats through 01/09/2017
| Split | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 13 | 52 | 1158 | 22.27 | 0 | 4.0 | 89.1 |
| at Home | 6 | 23 | 535 | 23.26 | 0 | 3.8 | 89.2 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 7 | 29 | 623 | 21.48 | 0 | 4.1 | 89.0 |
| in Wins | 7 | 31 | 673 | 21.71 | 0 | 4.4 | 96.1 |
| in Losses | 6 | 21 | 485 | 23.10 | 0 | 3.5 | 80.8 |
| vs. Conference | 8 | 29 | 662 | 22.83 | 0 | 3.6 | 82.8 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 5 | 23 | 496 | 21.57 | 0 | 4.6 | 99.2 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 1 | 3 | 74 | 24.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 74.0 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 12 | 49 | 1084 | 22.12 | 0 | 4.1 | 90.3 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 12 | 48 | 1100 | 22.92 | 0 | 4.0 | 91.7 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 4 | 58 | 14.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 58.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 5 | 23 | 575 | 25.00 | 0 | 4.6 | 115.0 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 7 | 25 | 525 | 21.00 | 0 | 3.6 | 75.0 |
| vs. FBS Power 5 | 2 | 11 | 262 | 23.82 | 0 | 5.5 | 131.0 |
| vs. FBS non-Power 5 | 10 | 37 | 838 | 22.65 | 0 | 3.7 | 83.8 |
| in August/September | 4 | 21 | 440 | 20.95 | 0 | 5.3 | 110.0 |
| in October | 4 | 15 | 396 | 26.40 | 0 | 3.8 | 99.0 |
| in November | 4 | 13 | 269 | 20.69 | 0 | 3.3 | 67.3 |
| in December/January | 1 | 3 | 53 | 17.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 53.0 |