1916 Clemson Tigers football team

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1916 Clemson Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1916 record3–6 (2–4 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainS. S. Major
Home stadiumRiggs Field
Seasons
← 1915
1917 →
1916 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgia Tech + 5 0 0 8 0 1
Tennessee + 6 0 1 8 0 1
Vanderbilt 4 1 1 7 1 1
LSU 3 1 1 7 1 2
The Citadel 3 1 0 6 1 1
Tulane 2 1 1 4 3 1
Kentucky 2 1 2 4 1 2
Auburn 6 2 0 6 2 0
Georgia 5 2 0 6 3 0
Alabama 4 3 0 6 3 0
Sewanee 2 2 2 5 2 2
Centre 1 1 1 5 1 3
Georgetown (KY) 1 1 0 2 1 0
Mississippi A&M 3 4 0 4 4 1
Mississippi College 2 3 0 4 3 0
Clemson 2 4 0 3 6 0
South Carolina 2 4 0 2 7 0
Wofford 1 2 0 2 7 0
Louisville 1 2 1 2 3 1
Transylvania 1 2 1 1 2 1
Furman 1 3 0 4 5 0
Chattanooga 1 4 0 3 5 0
Howard (AL) 0 1 0 0 1 0
Mercer 0 3 0 1 6 0
Florida 0 4 0 0 5 0
Ole Miss 0 6 0 3 6 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1916 Clemson Tigers football team represented the Clemson Tigers of Clemson Agricultural College during the 1916 college football season. Under first year head coach Wayne Hart, the team posted a 3–6 record.[1][2] S. S. Major was the captain.[3] Stumpy Banks caught two touchdowns against rival South Carolina.[4]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 30Furman
W 7–6
October 7vs. GeorgiaAnderson, SC (rivalry)L 0–26
October 14Tennessee
  • Riggs Field
  • Calhoun, SC
L 0–14
October 20at AuburnL 0–28
October 26at South CarolinaW 27–0[5]
November 11vs. VMI*L 7–37
November 16at The Citadel
L 0–3
November 22Presbyterian*
  • Riggs Field
  • Calhoun, SC
W 40–0
November 30vs. Davidson*Charlotte, NCL 0–33
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ Bourret, Tim. "2010 Clemson Football Media Guide" (PDF). Clemson University. p. 202. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 May 2011. Retrieved November 24, 2011.
  2. ^ "Clemson Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 16, 2015. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  3. ^ 2010 Media Guide, p. 198
  4. ^ "Clemson-South Carolina: A game-by-game history".
  5. ^ "Clemson Tigers win big fair week game". The State. October 27, 1916. Retrieved January 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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