1916 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season explained

1916 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season
Sport:College football
League:NCAA
Season:Regular Season
Season Champs:Georgia Tech
Tennessee
No Of Teams:25
Duration:September 23, 1916
through December 9, 1916
Seasonslistnames:Football
Prevseason Year:1915
Nextseason Year:1917

The 1916 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season was the college football games played by the member schools of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association as part of the 1916 college football season. The season began on September 23. Georgia Tech and Tennessee tied for the conference championship. Tech beat Cumberland 222 - 0.

Regular season

Index to colors and formatting
Non-conference matchup; SIAA member won
Non-conference matchup; SIAA member lost
Non-conference matchup; tie
Conference matchup
SIAA teams in bold.

Week Two

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
September 30BirminghamAlabamaW 13 - 0
September 30FurmanClemsonCLEM 7 - 6
September 30The CitadelGeorgiaUGA 6 - 0
September 30K. M. I.CentreCheek Field • Danville, KentuckyW 14 - 0
September 30MercerGeorgia TechGT 61 - 0
September 30ButlerKentuckyW 39 - 0
September 30LSULouisiana-LafayetteLafayette, LouisianaW 24 - 0
September 30Union (TN)Ole MissW 30 - 0
September 30CumberlandSewaneeMcGee Field • Sewanee, TennesseeW 107 - 0
September 30TusculumTennesseeW 33 - 0
September 30RhodesVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeW 86 - 0

Week Three

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 6Mississippi A&MMississippi CollegeAberdeen, MississippiMSCOLL 13 - 6
October 7Alabama SouthernAlabamaW 80 - 0
October 7AuburnHowardAUB 35 - 0
October 7CentreKentuckyLexington, KentuckyUK 68 - 0
October 7Charleston NavyThe CitadelW 35 - 0
GeorgiaClemsonAnderson, South CarolinaUGA 26 - 0
October 7CumberlandGeorgia TechGrant Field • AtlantaW 222 - 0
October 7JeffersonLSUState Field • Baton Rouge, LouisianaW 59 - 0
October 7ArkansasOle MissW 20 - 0
October 7MorganSewaneeW 54 - 0
October 7MaryvilleTennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeW 32 - 6
October 7TransylvaniaVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeVAN 42 - 0
October 7NewberrySouth CarolinaColumbia, South CarolinaL 10-0
October 7PresbyterianWoffordSpartanburg, South CarolinaL 49 - 13

Week Four

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 14Mississippi CollegeAlabamaUniversity Field • Birmingham, AlabamaALA 13 - 7
October 14MercerAuburnAUB 92 - 0
October 14CentreLouisvilleLouisville, KentuckyT 0 - 0
October 14PresbyterianThe CitadelCollege Park Stadium • Charleston, South CarolinaW 34 - 7
October 14ErskineFurmanGreenville, South CarolinaW 60 - 3
October 14FloridaGeorgiaUGA 21 - 0
October 14DavidsonGeorgia TechW 9 - 0
October 14LSUTexas A&MGalveston, TexasW 13 - 0
October 14HendrixOle MissW 61 - 0
October 14Mississippi A&MChattanoogaChattanooga, TennesseeMSA&M 33 - 0
October 14MaryvilleSewaneeMcGee Field • Sewanee, TennesseeW 68 - 7
October 14TennesseeClemsonRiggs Field • Calhoun, South CarolinaTENN 14 - 0
October 14Spring HillTulaneFirst Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LouisianaW 14 - 0
October 14VanderbiltKentuckyStoll Field • Lexington, KentuckyVAN 45 - 0
October 14WoffordSouth CarolinaColumbia, South CarolinaSC 23 - 3

Week Five

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 20ClemsonAuburnAUB 28 - 0
October 21AlabamaFloridaBarrs Field • Jacksonville, FloridaALA 16 - 0
October 21ChattanoogaLouisvilleLouisville, KentuckyLOU 6 - 0
October 21The CitadelDavidsonDavidson, North CarolinaT 7 - 7
October 21Georgia Tech BFurmanW 21 - 10
October 21GeorgiaVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaW 13 - 7
October 21Mississippi CollegeLSUState Field • Baton Rouge, LouisianaLSU 50 - 7
October 21TransylvaniaMississippi A&MMSA&M 13 - 0
October 21SewaneeKentuckyT 0 - 0
October 21South CarolinaTennesseeWaite Field • Knoxville, TennesseeTEN 26 - 0
October 21JeffersonTulaneW 39 - 3
October 21Ole MissVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeVAN 35 - 0
October 21ErskineWoffordSpartanburg, South CarolinaL 12 - 7

Week Six

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 26ClemsonSouth CarolinaColumbia, South CarolinaCLEM 27 - 0
October 27Kentucky WesleyanCentreW 111 - 0
October 27FurmanPresbyterianClinton, South CarolinaW 42 - 10
October 27TulaneMississippi CollegeJackson, MississippiTUL 13 - 3
October 28Ole MissAlabamaALA 27 - 0
October 28Mississippi A&MAuburnRickwood Field • Birmingham, AlabamaAUB 7 - 3
October 28The CitadelNewberryNewberry, South CarolinaW 21 - 14
October 28GeorgiaNavyAnnapolis, MarylandL 27 - 3
October 28KentuckyCincinnatiCincinnatiW 32 - 0
October 28SewaneeLSUSEW 7 - 0
October 28TennesseeFloridaTampa, FloridaTENN 24 - 0
October 28ButlerLouisvilleW 19-7
October 28GuilfordWoffordW 31-0
October 28VirginiaVanderbiltW 27 - 6

Week Seven

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 3Ole MissMississippi A&MMSA&M 36 - 0
November 4Georgetown (KY)LouisvilleLouisville, KentuckyG KY 41-0
November 4SewaneeAlabamaRickwood Field • Birmingham, AlabamaSEW 7 - 6
November 4AuburnGeorgiaAUB 3 - 0
November 4WoffordThe CitadelCIT 37 - 0
November 4DavidsonFurmanL 46 - 14
November 4Wake ForestSouth CarolinaL 33-7
November 4TulaneGeorgia TechGT 45 - 0
November 4TennesseeChattanoogaChattanooga, TennesseeTENN 12 - 7
November 4Rose-HulmanVanderbiltW 67 - 0
November 5ArkansasLSUFair Grounds Field • Shreveport, LouisianaW 17 - 7

Week Eight

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 7Mississippi CollegeSouthern MissHattiesburg, MississippiW 75 - 0
November 11AuburnFloridaJacksonville, FloridaAUB 20 - 0
November 11FurmanGeorgiaUGA 49 - 0
November 11Georgia TechAlabamaRickwood Field • Birmingham, AlabamaGT 13 - 0
November 11CentreCentralRichmond, KentuckyW 26 - 0
November 11LSUMississippi A&MLSU 13 - 3
November 11Ole MissTransylvaniaTRANS 13 - 3
November 11ChattanoogaSewaneeSEW 54 - 0
November 11VanderbiltTennesseeTENN 10 - 6
November 11TulaneRiceL 23 - 13
November 11NewberryWoffordSpartanburg, South CarolinaL 21 - 0
November 11South CarolinaVirginiaCharlottesville, VirginiaL 35-6

Week Nine

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 16The CitadelClemsonOrangeburg, South CarolinaCIT 3 - 0
November 18FurmanNorth CarolinaL 0-46
November 18AlabamaTulaneTUL 33 - 0
November 18VanderbiltAuburnRickwood Field • Birmingham, AlabamaVAN 20 - 9
November 18Georgia TechGeorgiaGT 21 - 0
November 18TransylvaniaCentreDanville, KentuckyT 0 - 0
November 18FloridaIndianaL 14 - 3
November 18Mississippi A&MKentuckyStoll Field • Lexington, KentuckyUK 13 - 3
November 18Ole MissLSULSU 41 - 0
November 18FranklinLouisvilleLouisville, KentuckyL 16-12
November 18OuachitaMississippi CollegeClinton, MississippiW 26 - 0
November 18MercerSouth CarolinaSC 47 - 0
November 18SewaneeTennesseeChattanooga, TennesseeTENN 17 - 0
November 18WoffordWake ForestWake Forest, North CarolinaL 41 - 0
November 20MaryvilleMississippi A&MT 7 - 7
November 23South CarolinaFurmanFUR 14-0

Week Ten

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 30FurmanWoffordSpartanburg, South CarolinaWOF 9-7
November 30The CitadelSouth CarolinaColumbia, South CarolinaCIT 20 - 2
November 30CentreGeorgetownGeorgetown, KentuckyCEN 14 - 7
November 30ClemsonDavidsonL 33 - 0
November 30GeorgiaAlabamaRickwood Field • Birmingham, AlabamaUGA 3 - 0
November 30AuburnGeorgia TechGT 33 - 7
November 30FurmanWoffordSpartanburg, South CarolinaWOF 9 - 7
November 30TennesseeKentuckyStoll Field • Lexington, KentuckyT 0 - 0
November 30TransylvaniaLouisvilleLouisville, KentuckyTRAN 13-0
November 30ArkansasMississippi A&MMemphis, TennesseeW 20 - 7
November 30LSUTulaneT 14 - 14
November 30Ole MissMississippi CollegeMSCOLL 36 - 14

Week Eleven

Awards and honors

All-Americans

See main article: 1916 College Football All-America Team.

All-Southern team

See main article: 1916 College Football All-Southern Team. The following includes the composite All-Southern team formed by the selection of 4 newspapers,[1]

PositionNameFirst-team selectorsTeam
QBIrby CurryC, NTCVanderbilt
HBEverett StrupperC, NTCGeorgia Tech
HBDoc RodesC, NTCKentucky
FBTommy SpenceC, NTCGeorgia Tech
EGraham VowellC, NTCTennessee
TJosh CodyC, NTCVanderbilt
GBob LangC, NTCGeorgia Tech
CPup PhillipsC, NTCGeorgia Tech
GChink LoweCTennessee
TWalker CarpenterC, NTCGeorgia Tech

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: All-Southern Football Team As Picked By Sport Writers. December 3, 1916. Augusta Chronicle.

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