2016 Southern Miss Golden Eagles Opponent Penalty Split Stats through 01/09/2017
| Split | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 13 | 86 | 760 | 6.6 | 58.5 |
| at Home | 6 | 38 | 320 | 6.3 | 53.3 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 7 | 48 | 440 | 6.9 | 62.9 |
| in Wins | 7 | 43 | 411 | 6.1 | 58.7 |
| in Losses | 6 | 43 | 349 | 7.2 | 58.2 |
| vs. Conference | 8 | 53 | 477 | 6.6 | 59.6 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 5 | 33 | 283 | 6.6 | 56.6 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 1 | 6 | 55 | 6.0 | 55.0 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 12 | 80 | 705 | 6.7 | 58.8 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 12 | 81 | 734 | 6.8 | 61.2 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 5 | 26 | 5.0 | 26.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 5 | 31 | 270 | 6.2 | 54.0 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 7 | 50 | 464 | 7.1 | 66.3 |
| vs. FBS Power 5 | 2 | 12 | 130 | 6.0 | 65.0 |
| vs. FBS non-Power 5 | 10 | 69 | 604 | 6.9 | 60.4 |
| in August/September | 4 | 27 | 228 | 6.8 | 57.0 |
| in October | 4 | 29 | 282 | 7.3 | 70.5 |
| in November | 4 | 24 | 193 | 6.0 | 48.3 |
| in December/January | 1 | 6 | 57 | 6.0 | 57.0 |