2016 Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles Punt Return Defense Split Stats through 01/09/2017
| Split | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 13 | 16 | 86 | 5.38 | 1 | 1.2 | 6.6 |
| at Home | 6 | 6 | 51 | 8.50 | 1 | 1.0 | 8.5 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 7 | 10 | 35 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.4 | 5.0 |
| in Wins | 7 | 5 | 48 | 9.60 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.9 |
| in Losses | 6 | 11 | 38 | 3.45 | 1 | 1.8 | 6.3 |
| vs. Conference | 8 | 10 | 41 | 4.10 | 1 | 1.3 | 5.1 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 5 | 6 | 45 | 7.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 9.0 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 5.0 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 12 | 14 | 81 | 5.79 | 1 | 1.2 | 6.8 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 12 | 16 | 86 | 5.38 | 1 | 1.3 | 7.2 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 5 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.2 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 7 | 11 | 70 | 6.36 | 1 | 1.6 | 10.0 |
| vs. FBS Power 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.5 |
| vs. FBS non-Power 5 | 10 | 14 | 81 | 5.79 | 1 | 1.4 | 8.1 |
| in August/September | 4 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.3 |
| in October | 4 | 5 | 26 | 5.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.5 |
| in November | 4 | 6 | 21 | 3.50 | 1 | 1.5 | 5.3 |
| in December/January | 1 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 26.0 |