1916 Tulane Olive and Blue football team

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1916 Tulane Olive and Blue football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1916 record4–3–1 (2–1–1 SIAA)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
CaptainVictor Rosenthal
Home stadiumFirst Tulane Stadium
(capacity: 10,000)
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 Tulane Olive and Blue football team represented Tulane University during the 1916 college football season.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 14Spring Hill*W 14–0
October 21Jefferson College (LA)*New Orleans, LAW 39–3
October 27at Mississippi CollegeJackson, MSW 13–3
November 4at Georgia TechL 0–45[1]
November 11at Rice*
L 13–23
November 18AlabamaW 33–0[2]
November 30LSUNew Orleans, LA (Battle for the Rag)T 14–14
December 9Georgetown*
  • Heinemann Park
  • New Orleans, LA
L 0–61
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ Dick Jemison (November 5, 1916). "Yellow Jackets, Using All Subs, Have Easy Game". Atlanta Constitution. p. 3. Retrieved April 28, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  2. ^ "Bomb dropped in Alabama's camp". The Birmingham News. November 19, 1916. Retrieved February 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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