2016 Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles Penalty Split Stats through 01/09/2017
| Split | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 13 | 97 | 839 | 7.5 | 64.5 |
| at Home | 6 | 49 | 416 | 8.2 | 69.3 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 7 | 48 | 423 | 6.9 | 60.4 |
| in Wins | 7 | 49 | 432 | 7.0 | 61.7 |
| in Losses | 6 | 48 | 407 | 8.0 | 67.8 |
| vs. Conference | 8 | 50 | 441 | 6.3 | 55.1 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 5 | 47 | 398 | 9.4 | 79.6 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 1 | 6 | 42 | 6.0 | 42.0 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 12 | 91 | 797 | 7.6 | 66.4 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 12 | 92 | 799 | 7.7 | 66.6 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 5 | 40 | 5.0 | 40.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 5 | 42 | 346 | 8.4 | 69.2 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 7 | 50 | 453 | 7.1 | 64.7 |
| vs. FBS Power 5 | 2 | 13 | 92 | 6.5 | 46.0 |
| vs. FBS non-Power 5 | 10 | 79 | 707 | 7.9 | 70.7 |
| in August/September | 4 | 32 | 255 | 8.0 | 63.8 |
| in October | 4 | 22 | 195 | 5.5 | 48.8 |
| in November | 4 | 30 | 258 | 7.5 | 64.5 |
| in December/January | 1 | 13 | 131 | 13.0 | 131.0 |