1916 Western Conference football season
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The 1916 Western Conference football season was the twenty-first season of college football played by the member schools of the Western Conference (later known as the Big Ten Conference) and was a part of the 1916 college football season.
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ChampionOhio State
| 1916 Western Conference football season | |
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| Sport | Football |
| Champion | Ohio State |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State $ | 4 | â | 0 | â | 0 | 7 | â | 0 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 4 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 6 | â | 1 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 3 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 6 | â | 1 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago | 3 | â | 3 | â | 0 | 3 | â | 4 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 2 | â | 2 | â | 1 | 3 | â | 3 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 1 | â | 2 | â | 1 | 4 | â | 2 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 1 | â | 2 | â | 0 | 4 | â | 3 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 0 | â | 3 | â | 1 | 2 | â | 4 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 0 | â | 4 | â | 1 | 2 | â | 4 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Season overview
Ohio State won its first Western Conference championship since joining in 1913 by going undefeated in both league play (4â0) and overall 7â0.
After finishing last for three straight seasons, Northwestern came in second place at 6-1 (4-1 WC) with their only conference loss to Ohio State in the finale for both teams.
Minnesota came in third at 6-1 (3-1 WC), Chicago fourth at 3-4 (3-3), Illinois fifth at 3-3-1 (2â2â1), and Wisconsin sixth at 4-2-1 (1â2â1).
Iowa went 4â3 overall and 1â2 in the conference for seventh place. Indiana came in eighth at 2-4-1 (0â3â1), and Purdue was last at 2-4-1 (0â4â1).
Ohio State
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 7 | Ohio Wesleyan | W 12â0 | ||
| October 14 | Oberlin |
| W 128â0 | [1] |
| October 21 | at Illinois | W 7â6 | ||
| November 4 | Wisconsin |
| W 14-13 | |
| November 11 | Indiana |
| W 46â7 | |
| November 18 | at Case |
| W 28â0 | |
| November 25 | Northwestern |
| W 23â3 |
Northwestern
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 7 | Lake Forest* | W 26â7 | |||||
| October 21 | at Chicago | W 10â0 | |||||
| October 28 | Drake* |
| W 40â6 | ||||
| November 4 | at Indiana |
| W 7â0 | ||||
| November 10 | Iowa |
| W 20â13 | ||||
| November 18 | Purdue |
| W 38â6 | ||||
| November 25 | at Ohio State | L 3â23 | |||||
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Minnesota
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 7 | South Dakota State* | W 41â7 | |||
| October 14 | North Dakota* |
| W 47â7 | ||
| October 21 | South Dakota* |
| W 81â0 | ||
| October 28 | Iowa |
| W 67â0 | 5,000 | |
| November 4 | Illinois |
| L 9â14 | 11,368 | [3] |
| November 18 | Wisconsin |
| W 54â0 | 24,000 | |
| November 25 | at Chicago | W 49â0 | 22,000 | ||
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Chicago
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 7 | Carleton* | L 0â7 | |||||
| October 14 | Indiana |
| W 22â0 | ||||
| October 21 | Northwestern |
| L 0â10 | ||||
| October 28 | at Wisconsin | L 7â30 | |||||
| November 4 | Purdue |
| W 16â7 | ||||
| November 18 | at Illinois | W 20â7 | 831 | [4] | |||
| November 25 | Minnesota |
| L 0â49 | 22,000 | |||
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Illinois
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 7 | Kansas* | W 30â0 | 3,788 | [5] | |||
| October 14 | Colgate* |
| L 3â15 | 5,263 | |||
| October 21 | Ohio State |
| L 6â7 | 4,388 | |||
| October 28 | at Purdue | W 14â7 | [6] | ||||
| November 4 | at Minnesota | W 14â9 | 11,368 | [7] | |||
| November 18 | Chicago |
| L 7â20 | 831 | [8] | ||
| November 25 | at Wisconsin | T 0â0 | 6,000 | [9] | |||
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Wisconsin
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 7 | Lawrence* | W 20â0 | |||
| October 14 | South Dakota State* |
| W 28â3 | ||
| October 21 | Haskell* |
| W 13â0 | [10] | |
| October 28 | Chicago |
| W 30â7 | ||
| November 4 | at Ohio State | L 13â14 | |||
| November 18 | at Minnesota | L 0â54 | 24,000 | ||
| November 25 | Illinois |
| T 0â0 | 6,000 | [11] |
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Iowa
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 7 | Cornell (IA)* | W 31â6 | ||
| October 14 | Grinnell* |
| W 17â7 | |
| October 21 | Purdue |
| W 24â6 | |
| October 28 | at Minnesota | L 0â67 | 5,000 | |
| November 11 | at Northwestern | L 13â20 | ||
| November 18 | at Iowa State* | W 19â16 | ||
| November 25 | Nebraska* |
| L 17â34 | |
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Indiana
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30 | DePauw* |
| W 20â0 | ||
| October 14 | at Chicago | L 0â22 | |||
| October 28 | vs. Tufts* | L 10â12 | [12] | ||
| November 4 | Northwestern |
| L 0â7 | ||
| November 11 | at Ohio State | L 7â46 | |||
| November 18 | Florida* |
| W 14â3 | 5,000 | [13] |
| November 25 | at Purdue | T 0â0 | |||
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Purdue
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 7 | DePauw* | W 13â0 | ||||
| October 14 | Wabash |
| W 28â7 | |||
| October 21 | at Iowa | L 6â24 | ||||
| October 28 | Illinois |
| L 7â14 | [17] | ||
| November 4 | at Chicago | L 7â16 | ||||
| November 19 | at Northwestern | L 6â38 | ||||
| November 25 | Indiana |
| T 0â0 | |||
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Bowl games
No Western Conference schools participated in any bowl games during the 1916 season.
All-American honors
Ends
Tackles
- George Hauser, Minnesota (INS-1)
- Fred Becker, Iowa (WE-1)
- Bob Karch, Ohio State (FM)
- Frank A. R. Mayer, Minnesota (WE-2)
Guards
- Sinclair, Minnesota (PP-2)[19]
Centers
- Fred Becker, Iowa (FY-2)
Quarterbacks
- Bart Macomber, Illinois (College Football Hall of Fame) (WE-2; PP-2; FY-1)
Halfbacks
- Chic Harley, Ohio State (College Football Hall of Fame) (WC-1; UP-1; INS-1; WE-1; PP-1; FY-1; BP-1)
- Claire Long, Minnesota (FM)
- Paddy Driscoll, Northwestern (College and Pro Football Hall of Fame) (WC-3; UP-2)
Fullbacks
- Pudge Wyman, Minnesota (UP-2; WE-1; FY-2)
Key
NCAA recognized selectors for 1916
- WC = Collier's Weekly as selected by Walter Camp[20]
- INS = International News Service[21]
- MS = Frank Menke Syndicate[22]
Other selectors
- UP = United Press[23]
- WE = Walter Eckersall, of the Chicago Daily Tribune[24]
- FM = Frank G. Menke, former sporting editor of the International News Service (INS)
- MON = Monty, noted New York sports writer[25]
- PP = Paul Purman, noted sports writer whose All-American team was syndicated in newspapers across the United States[26]
- LP = Lawrence Perry, sporting editor of the New York Evening Post[27]
- FY = Fielding H. Yost[28]
- BP = The Boston Post, selected by Charles E. Parker, football expert of The Boston Post[29]
Bold = Consensus All-American[30]
- 1 â First-team selection
- 2 â Second-team selection
- 3 â Third-team selection
All-Western selections
Ends
- Bert Baston, Minnesota (ECP-1; JV-1) (CFHOF)
- Chic Harley, Ohio State (ECP-1; JV-1) (CFHOF)
- Frederick I. Norman, Northwestern (ECP-2)
- Charles Bolen, Ohio State (ECP-2; JV-2)
- Flynn, Minnesota (JV-2)
Tackles
- George Hauser, Minnesota (ECP-1; JV-1)
- Fred Becker, Iowa (ECP-1)
- Howard Courtney, Ohio State (JV-1)
- Manley R. Petty, Illinois (ECP-2)
- Frank A. R. Mayer, Minnesota (ECP-2; JV-2)
- Runquist, Illinois (JV-2)
Guards
- Charles Higgins, Chicago (ECP-1)
- Gilbert S. Sinclair, Minnesota (ECP-1)
- Conrad L. Eklund, Minnesota (ECP-2; JV-1)
- Gorgas, Chicago (JV-2)
Centers
- John L. Townley Jr., Minnesota (ECP-1; JV-1)
Quarterbacks
- Bart Macomber, Illinois (ECP-1; JV-1) (CFHOF)
- Claire Long, Minnesota (ECP-2; JV-2)
Halfbacks
- Paddy Driscoll, Northwestern (ECP-1; JV-2) (CFHOF/PFHOF)
- Harold Hansen, Minnesota (ECP-2)
Fullbacks
- Pudge Wyman, Minnesota (ECP-1; JV-1)
- Bob Koehler, Northwestern (ECP-2; JV-2)
*Key*
Bold = consensus choice by a majority of the selectors
ECP = E. C. Patterson in Collier's Weekly[31]
JV = Jack Veiock[32]
CFHOF = College Football Hall of Fame
