1916 college football season

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The 1916 college football season had no clear-cut champion, with the Official NCAA Division I Football Records Book listing Army and Pittsburgh as national champions.[1] Both Army and Pittsburgh claim a national championship for the 1916 season. Georgetown led the nation in scoring with 464 points.

Number of bowls1
Champion(s)Army
Pittsburgh
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1916 college football season
Colorado–Utah kickoff
Number of bowls1
Champion(s)Army
Pittsburgh
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Conference changes

Membership changes

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California Golden BearsIndependentPCC
Georgetown TigersIndependentSIAA
Georgia Tech Yellow JacketsIndependentSIAA
Oregon WebfootsIndependentPCC
Oregon Agricultural BeaversIndependentPCC
South Carolina GamecocksIndependentSIAA
Washington HuskiesIndependentPCC
William & Mary Orange and BlackIndependentSAIAA
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Large scores

Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland 222 to 0. Sewanee also beat Cumberland 107 to 0.

Rose Bowl

Oregon defeated Penn, 14–0, in the 1917 Rose Bowl.

Conference standings

Major conference standings

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1916 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
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Nebraska $3–1–06–2–0
Missouri3–1–16–1–1
Iowa State2–1–15–2–1
Kansas State1–1–16–1–1
Kansas1–2–14–3–1
Drake1–3–03–5–0
Washington University0–2–03–3–1
  • $ – Conference champion
1916 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Washington +2–0–16–0–1
Oregon +2–0–17–0–1
Oregon Agricultural3–2–04–5–0
Washington State2–2–04–2–0
Whitman1–3–01–5–0
Idaho0–3–03–5–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1916 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
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Washington +3–0–16–0–1
Oregon ^ +2–0–17–0–1
Oregon Agricultural0–2–04–5–0
California0–3–06–4–1
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative
1916 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Colorado Agricultural $6–0–16–0–1
Colorado College4–1–06–1–0
Denver3–2–04–2–1
Utah2–2–03–2–0
Colorado Mines2–2–13–2–1
Wyoming1–4–01–4–0
Colorado1–5–01–5–1
Utah Agricultural0–4–01–5–1
  • $ – Conference champion
1916 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
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VPI $4–0–07–2–0
Georgetown2–0–08–1–0
Washington and Lee1–0–05–2–2
George Washington2–1–03–3–1
North Carolina2–1–05–4–0
Catholic University2–1–04–4–0
Virginia2–1–04–5–0
Davidson1–2–05–3–1
Richmond1–3–15–4–2
VMI1–4–04–5–0
St. John's (MD)0–1–00–1–0
William & Mary0–2–12–5–2
Johns Hopkins0–2–00–2–0
North Carolina A&M0–4–02–5–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1916 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
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Georgia Tech +5–0–08–0–1
Tennessee +6–0–18–0–1
Vanderbilt4–1–17–1–1
LSU3–1–17–1–2
The Citadel3–1–06–1–1
Tulane2–1–14–3–1
Kentucky2–1–24–1–2
Auburn6–2–06–2–0
Georgia5–2–06–3–0
Alabama4–3–06–3–0
Sewanee2–2–25–2–2
Centre1–1–15–1–3
Howard (AL)1–1–06–4–0
Georgetown (KY)1–1–02–1–0
Mississippi A&M3–4–04–4–1
Transylvania2–3–13–3–2
Mississippi College2–3–06–3–0
Clemson2–4–03–6–0
South Carolina2–4–02–7–0
Wofford1–2–02–7–0
Louisville1–2–12–3–1
Furman1–3–04–5–0
Chattanooga1–4–03–5–0
Florida0–4–00–5–0
Mercer0–5–01–6–0
Ole Miss0–6–03–6–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1916 Southwest Conference football standings
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Texas5–1–07–2–0
Baylor3–1–09–1–0
Rice2–1–06–1–2
Oklahoma2–1–06–5–0
Texas A&M1–2–06–3–0
Arkansas0–2–04–4–0
Oklahoma A&M0–3–04–4–0
Southwestern (TX)0–4–03–5–1
  • No champion recognized[2]
1916 Western Conference football standings
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Ohio State $4–0–07–0–0
Northwestern4–1–06–1–0
Minnesota3–1–06–1–0
Chicago3–3–03–4–0
Illinois2–2–13–3–1
Wisconsin1–2–14–2–1
Iowa1–2–04–3–0
Indiana0–3–12–4–1
Purdue0–4–12–4–1
  • $ – Conference champion
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Independents

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1916 Eastern college football independents records
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Army â€“ 9–0–0
Pittsburgh â€“ 8–0–0
Brown â€“ 8–1–0
Colgate â€“ 8–1–0
Yale â€“ 8–1–0
Fordham â€“ 6–1–1
Swarthmore â€“ 6–1–1
Penn State â€“ 8–2–0
Washington & Jefferson â€“ 8–2–0
Boston College â€“ 6–2–0
Cornell â€“ 6–2–0
Princeton â€“ 6–2–0
Lehigh â€“ 6–2–1
Dartmouth â€“ 5–2–2
Harvard â€“ 7–3–0
Penn â€“ 7–3–1
Temple â€“ 3–1–2
Tufts â€“ 5–3–0
Carnegie Tech â€“ 4–3–0
Rutgers â€“ 3–2–2
NYU â€“ 4–3–1
Syracuse â€“ 5–4–0
Holy Cross â€“ 4–5–0
Vermont â€“ 4–5–0
Rhode Island State â€“ 3–4–1
New Hampshire â€“ 3–5–2
Geneva â€“ 2–5–2
Carlisle â€“ 1–3–1
Lafayette â€“ 2–6–1
Bucknell â€“ 3–9–0
Columbia â€“ 1–5–2
Franklin & Marshall â€“ 1–7–0
Villanova â€“ 1–8–0
1916 Midwestern college football independents records
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St. Xavier â€“ 5–0–0
Notre Dame â€“ 8–1–0
Western State Normal â€“ 5–1–0
Northern Illinois State â€“ 6–1–1
Heidelberg â€“ 8–2–0
Michigan â€“ 7–2–0
Wabash â€“ 7–2–0
Michigan Agricultural â€“ 4–2–1
North Dakota Agricultural â€“ 3–2–1
Detroit â€“ 3–2–2
St. Mary's (OH) â€“ 4–3–0
Marquette â€“ 4–3–1
Saint Louis â€“ 4–4–0
Haskell â€“ 3–6–0
Michigan State Normal â€“ 1–2–1
South Dakota â€“ 1–5–2
Akron â€“ 2–7–0
Central Michigan â€“ 1–5–0
Iowa State Teachers â€“ 1–7–0
Lake Forest â€“ 1–7–0
1916 Southern college football independents records
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Birmingham â€“ 7–1–0
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial â€“ 7–1–0
Maryland State â€“ 6–2–0
Marshall â€“ 7–2–1
Stetson â€“ 3–1–0
Middle Tennessee State Normal â€“ 5–2–0
Sam Houston Normal â€“ 5–2–0
Spring Hill â€“ 4–2–0
West Virginia â€“ 5–2–2
Navy â€“ 6–3–1
Southwest Texas State â€“ 3–1–3
Presbyterian â€“ 4–3–0
Delaware â€“ 4–3–1
North Texas State Normal â€“ 4–3–1
Western Kentucky State Normal â€“ 3–2–0
Wake Forest â€“ 3–3–0
Louisville â€“ 2–3–1
West Tennessee State Normal â€“ 2–3–1
Texas Mines â€“ 2–3–0
Tusculum â€“ 2–3–0
Cumberland (TN) â€“ 0–2–0
1916 Western college football independents records
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Santa Clara â€“ 10–0–0
University Farm â€“ 6–1–1
Montana â€“ 4–1–1
Arizona â€“ 5–3–0
USC â€“ 5–3–0
New Mexico â€“ 3–2–0
Hawaii â€“ 3–2–1
Saint Mary's â€“ 5–4–1
Montana State â€“ 2–2–2
Nevada â€“ 3–5–0
Tempe Normal â€“ 0–3–0
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Minor conferences

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Central Intercollegiate Athletics Association Hampton Institute 3–0
Indiana College Athletic League Wabash —
Inter-Normal Athletic Conference of Wisconsin River Falls Normal 5–0
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Kansas State Normal 5–1–1
Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Association Centre (KY) —
Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association Southwestern Louisiana Industrial 5–0
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Kalamazoo 4–0
Nebraska Intercollegiate Conference York (NE) 7–0
Ohio Athletic Conference Miami (OH) 6–0–1
Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference Kendall 4–0
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Occidental
Whittier		 3–0–1
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Fisk —
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Minor conference standings

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1916 Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
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Hampton $3–0–04–0–0
Howard2–1–05–1–2
Virginia Union1–2–02–2–0
Lincoln (PA)0–3–02–3–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1916 Eastern Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
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Richmond +4–1–25–2–2
Hampden–Sydney +4–1–26–3–2
Randolph–Macon1–4–11–7–1
William & Mary1–4–12–5–2
  • + – Conference co-champions
1916 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Carthage2–2–02–5–0
Southern Illinois â€“ 0–7–0
1916 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Kansas State Normal $5–1–16–3–1
Hays Normal4–1–05–2–0
Southwestern (KS)6–2–06–3–0
Pittsburg Normal3–1–07–3–0
Fairmount7–3–07–3–0
Cooper6–3–06–3–0
Baker4–2–14–4–1
Friends3–2–23–4–2
Washburn3–4–03–6–0
St. Mary's (KS)2–3–14–3–1
College of Emporia3–5–03–5–0
Ottawa2–5–22–5–2
Bethany (KS)2–5–12–6–1
Midland0–3–03–5–0
Bethel (KS)0–3–00–3–0
Kansas Wesleyan0–7–00–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1916 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
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Kirksville Normal $6–0–17–0–1
William Jewell6–1–08–1–0
Central (MO)3–2–03–3–0
Springfield Normal1–1–22–2–2
Missouri Wesleyan2–3–0?–?–?
Drury1–2–14–3–1
Tarkio1–2–13–3–1
Westminster (MO)2–4–12–4–1
Missouri Valley0–2–0?–?–?
Maryville Normal0–5–02–5–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1916 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Miami (OH) $6–0–17–0–1
Mount Union6–1–08–2–0
Denison5–0–25–1–2
Ohio4–1–15–2–1
Wooster5–2–06–2–0
Case4–3–05–5–0
Ohio Wesleyan2–2–22–3–2
Western Reserve3–4–03–7–0
Akron2–4–02–7–0
Ohio Northern2–5–03–7–0
Kenyon2–5–02–7–0
Wittenberg0–5–12–5–2
Cincinnati0–6–10–8–2
Baldwin–Wallace0–1–00–2–0
Oberlin0–5–00–7–0
Ohio State *3–0–07–0–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – did not complete for championship
1916 Southern California Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Occidental +3–0–16–0–1
Whittier +3–0–14–1–1
Pomona2–2–04–3–0
Redlands1–3–04–3–0
Throop0–4–01–5–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1916 Wisconsin Normal Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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River Falls Normal $5–0–07–0–1
Milwaukee Normal3–1–04–4–0
Stevens Point Normal2–1–05–1–1
Whitewater Normal2–1–04–1–1
La Crosse Normal1–2–04–2–0
Platteville Normal1–2–02–5–0
Stout Normal0–1–04–3–0
Superior Normal0–3–02–3–1
Oshkosh Normal0–3–00–5–0
  • $ – Conference champion
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Awards and honors

All-Americans

Main article: 1916 College Football All-America Team

The consensus All-America team included:

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Position Name Height Weight (lbs.) Class Hometown Team
QB Ockie Anderson 5'9" 165 Sr. Erie, Pennsylvania Colgate
HB Chic Harley 5'11" 171 So. Chicago, Illinois Ohio State
HB Fritz Pollard 5'9" 165 Sr. Chicago, Illinois Brown
FB Elmer Oliphant 5'7" 180 Jr. Bloomfield, Indiana Army
E Bert Baston 6'1" 170 Sr. St. Louis Park, Minnesota Minnesota
T Belford West 6'2" 195 Sr. Hamilton, New York Colgate
G Clinton Black Sr. New York, New York Yale
G Harrie Dadmun 6'0" 235 Sr. Cambridge, Massachusetts Harvard
C Bob Peck 5'9" 179 Jr. Lock Haven, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh
G Frank T. Hogg 6'2" 193 Sr. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Princeton
T Steamer Horning Sr. Phoenix, New York Colgate
E James P. Herron Sr. New Kensington, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh
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Statistical leaders

  • Team scoring most points: Georgetown, 464 to 32. (including mid majors, Tulsa 566 to 40)
  • Player scoring most points: Johnny Gilroy, Georgetown, 160

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