1916 college football season Colorado–Utah kickoff
Number of bowls 1 Champion(s) Pittsburgh
The 1916 college football season had no very clear cut champion, with the Official NCAA Division I Football Records Book listing Army and Pittsburgh as national champions .[1] Only Pittsburgh claims a national championship for the 1916 season. Georgetown led the nation in scoring with 464 points.
Conference changes [ ]
Two conferences began play in 1916:
Pacific Coast Conference – a precursor to the modern Pac-12 Conference ; four founding members from California , Oregon , and Washington .
Nebraska Intercollegiate Conference – an NAIA conference active through the 1976 season
One conference played its final season in 1916:
Membership changes [ ]
School
1915 Conference
1916 Conference
California Golden Bears
Independent
PCC
Georgetown Tigers
Independent
SIAA
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Independent
SIAA
Oregon Webfoots
Independent
PCC
Oregon Agricultural Beavers
Independent
PCC
South Carolina Gamecocks
Independent
SIAA
Washington Huskies
Independent
PCC
William & Mary Orange and Black
Independent
SAIAA
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 [ ]
1916 Missouri Valley football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Nebraska $
3
–
1
–
0
6
–
2
–
0
Missouri
3
–
1
–
1
6
–
1
–
1
Iowa State
2
–
1
–
1
5
–
2
–
1
Kansas State
1
–
1
–
1
6
–
1
–
1
Kansas
1
–
2
–
1
4
–
3
–
1
Drake
1
–
3
–
0
3
–
5
–
0
Washington University
0
–
2
–
0
3
–
3
–
1
1916 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Washington $
3
–
0
–
1
6
–
0
–
1
Oregon ^
2
–
0
–
1
7
–
0
–
1
Oregon Agricultural
0
–
2
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
California
0
–
3
–
0
6
–
4
–
1
$ – Conference champion ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative
1916 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Colorado Agricultural $
6
–
0
–
1
6
–
0
–
1
Colorado College
4
–
1
–
0
6
–
1
–
0
Denver
3
–
2
–
0
4
–
2
–
1
Utah
2
–
2
–
0
3
–
2
–
0
Colorado Mines
2
–
2
–
1
3
–
2
–
1
Wyoming
1
–
4
–
0
1
–
4
–
0
Colorado
1
–
5
–
0
1
–
5
–
1
Utah Agricultural
0
–
4
–
0
1
–
5
–
1
1916 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
VPI $
4
–
0
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Georgetown
2
–
0
–
0
8
–
1
–
0
Washington and Lee
1
–
0
–
0
5
–
2
–
2
George Washington
2
–
1
–
0
3
–
3
–
1
North Carolina
2
–
1
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Catholic University
2
–
1
–
0
4
–
4
–
0
Virginia
2
–
1
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Davidson
1
–
2
–
0
5
–
3
–
1
Richmond
1
–
3
–
1
5
–
4
–
2
VMI
1
–
4
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
St. John's (MD)
0
–
1
–
0
0
–
1
–
0
William & Mary
0
–
2
–
1
2
–
5
–
2
Johns Hopkins
0
–
2
–
0
0
–
2
–
0
North Carolina A&M
0
–
4
–
0
2
–
5
–
0
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
1916 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Texas
5
–
1
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Baylor
3
–
1
–
0
9
–
1
–
0
Rice
2
–
1
–
0
6
–
1
–
2
Oklahoma
2
–
1
–
0
6
–
5
–
0
Texas A&M
1
–
2
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Arkansas
0
–
2
–
0
4
–
4
–
0
Oklahoma A&M
0
–
3
–
0
4
–
4
–
0
Southwestern (TX)
0
–
3
–
0
3
–
5
–
0
No champion recognized[2]
1916 Western Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Ohio State $
4
–
0
–
0
7
–
0
–
0
Northwestern
4
–
1
–
0
6
–
1
–
0
Minnesota
3
–
1
–
0
6
–
1
–
0
Chicago
3
–
3
–
0
3
–
4
–
0
Illinois
2
–
2
–
1
3
–
3
–
1
Wisconsin
1
–
2
–
1
4
–
2
–
1
Iowa
1
–
2
–
0
4
–
3
–
0
Indiana
0
–
3
–
1
2
–
4
–
1
Purdue
0
–
4
–
1
2
–
4
–
1
Independents [ ]
1916 Eastern college football independents records
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Army
–
9
–
0
–
0
Pittsburgh
–
8
–
0
–
0
Brown
–
8
–
1
–
0
Colgate
–
8
–
1
–
0
Yale
–
8
–
1
–
0
Fordham
–
6
–
1
–
1
Swarthmore
–
6
–
1
–
1
Penn State
–
8
–
2
–
0
Washington & Jefferson
–
8
–
2
–
0
Boston College
–
6
–
2
–
0
Cornell
–
6
–
2
–
0
Princeton
–
6
–
2
–
0
Lehigh
–
6
–
2
–
1
Dartmouth
–
5
–
2
–
2
Harvard
–
7
–
3
–
0
Penn
–
7
–
3
–
1
Temple
–
3
–
1
–
2
Tufts
–
5
–
3
–
0
Carnegie Tech
–
4
–
3
–
0
Rutgers
–
3
–
2
–
2
NYU
–
4
–
3
–
1
Syracuse
–
5
–
4
–
0
Holy Cross
–
4
–
5
–
0
Vermont
–
4
–
5
–
0
Rhode Island State
–
3
–
4
–
1
Geneva
–
2
–
5
–
2
Carlisle
–
1
–
3
–
1
Lafayette
–
2
–
6
–
1
Bucknell
–
3
–
9
–
0
Columbia
–
1
–
5
–
2
Franklin & Marshall
–
1
–
7
–
0
Villanova
–
1
–
8
–
0
1916 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Notre Dame
–
8
–
1
–
0
Western State Normal (MI)
–
5
–
1
–
0
Northern Illinois State
–
6
–
1
–
1
Heidelberg
–
8
–
2
–
0
Michigan
–
7
–
2
–
0
Wabash
–
7
–
2
–
0
Michigan Agricultural
–
4
–
2
–
1
North Dakota Agricultural
–
3
–
2
–
1
Detroit
–
3
–
2
–
2
St. Mary's (OH)
–
4
–
3
–
0
Marquette
–
4
–
3
–
1
Haskell
–
3
–
6
–
0
Michigan State Normal
–
1
–
2
–
1
South Dakota
–
1
–
5
–
2
Akron
–
2
–
7
–
0
Central Michigan
–
1
–
5
–
0
Iowa State Teachers
–
1
–
7
–
0
Lake Forest
–
1
–
7
–
0
1916 Western college football independents records
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Santa Clara
–
10
–
0
–
0
University Farm
–
6
–
1
–
1
Montana
–
4
–
1
–
1
Washington State
–
4
–
2
–
0
Arizona
–
5
–
3
–
0
USC
–
5
–
3
–
0
New Mexico
–
3
–
2
–
0
Hawaii
–
3
–
2
–
1
Saint Mary's
–
5
–
4
–
1
Montana State
–
2
–
2
–
2
Idaho
–
3
–
5
–
0
Nevada
–
3
–
5
–
0
Minor conferences [ ]
Minor conference standings [ ]
1916 Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Hampton $
3
–
0
–
0
4
–
0
–
0
Howard
2
–
1
–
0
5
–
1
–
2
Virginia Union
1
–
2
–
0
2
–
2
–
0
Lincoln (PA)
0
–
3
–
0
2
–
3
–
0
1916 Eastern Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Richmond +
4
–
1
–
2
5
–
2
–
2
Hampden–Sydney +
4
–
1
–
2
6
–
3
–
2
Randolph–Macon
1
–
4
–
1
1
–
7
–
1
William & Mary
1
–
4
–
1
2
–
5
–
2
+ – Conference co-champions
1916 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Carthage
2
–
2
–
0
2
–
5
–
0
Southern Illinois
–
0
–
7
–
0
1916 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Kansas State Normal $
5
–
1
–
1
6
–
3
–
1
Hays Normal
4
–
1
–
0
5
–
2
–
0
Southwestern (KS)
6
–
2
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Pittsburg Normal
3
–
1
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Fairmount
7
–
3
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Cooper
6
–
3
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Baker
4
–
2
–
1
4
–
4
–
1
Friends
3
–
2
–
2
3
–
4
–
2
Washburn
3
–
4
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
St. Mary's (KS)
2
–
3
–
1
4
–
3
–
1
College of Emporia
3
–
5
–
0
3
–
5
–
0
Ottawa
2
–
5
–
2
2
–
5
–
2
Bethany (KS)
2
–
5
–
1
2
–
6
–
1
Midland
0
–
3
–
0
3
–
5
–
0
Bethel (KS)
0
–
3
–
0
0
–
3
–
0
Kansas Wesleyan
0
–
7
–
0
0
–
8
–
0
1916 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Miami (OH) $
6
–
0
–
1
7
–
0
–
1
Mount Union
6
–
1
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Denison
5
–
0
–
2
5
–
1
–
2
Ohio
4
–
1
–
1
5
–
2
–
1
Wooster
5
–
2
–
0
6
–
2
–
0
Case
4
–
3
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Ohio Wesleyan
2
–
2
–
2
2
–
3
–
2
Western Reserve
3
–
4
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Akron
2
–
4
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Ohio Northern
2
–
5
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Kenyon
2
–
5
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Wittenberg
0
–
5
–
1
2
–
5
–
2
Cincinnati
0
–
6
–
1
0
–
8
–
2
Baldwin–Wallace
0
–
1
–
0
0
–
2
–
0
Oberlin
0
–
5
–
0
0
–
7
–
0
Ohio State *
3
–
0
–
0
7
–
0
–
0
$ – Conference champion * – did not complete for championship
1916 Southern California Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Occidental +
3
–
0
–
1
6
–
0
–
1
Whittier +
3
–
0
–
1
4
–
1
–
1
Pomona
2
–
2
–
0
4
–
3
–
0
Redlands
1
–
3
–
0
4
–
3
–
0
Throop
0
–
4
–
0
1
–
5
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions
Awards and honors [ ]
All-Americans [ ]
The consensus All-America team included:
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
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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