1916 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season

August 2023 1916 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season College football NCAA Regular Season Georgia TechTennessee 25 September 23, 1916through December 9, 1916 Football 1915 1917 The 1916 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season was the college football games played by the member schools of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association as part of the 1916 college football season. The season began on September 23. Georgia Tech and Tennessee tied for the conference championship. Tech beat Cumberland 222–0. Regular season Index to colors and formattingNon-conference matchup; SIAA member wonNon-conference matchup; SIAA member lostNon-conference matchup; tieConference matchup SIAA teams in bold. Week One Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceSeptember 23Kentucky School for the DeafKentucky Lexington, KentuckyW 34–0 Week Two Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceSeptember 30BirminghamAlabamaUniversity Field • Tuscaloosa, Alabama W 13–0 September 30FurmanClemsonRiggs Field • Calhoun, South Carolina CLEM 7–6 September 30The CitadelGeorgia Sanford Field • Athens, Georgia UGA 6–0 September 30K. M. I.CentreCheek Field • Danville, KentuckyW 14–0 September 30MercerGeorgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta GT 61–0 September 30ButlerKentuckyLexington, Kentucky W 39–0 September 30LSULouisiana-Lafayette Lafayette, LouisianaW 24–0 September 30Union (TN)Ole MissHemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi W 30–0 September 30CumberlandSewaneeMcGee Field • Sewanee, TennesseeW 107–0 September 30TusculumTennesseeWaite Field • Knoxville, Tennessee W 33–0 September 30RhodesVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee W 86–0 Week Three Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceOctober 6Mississippi A&M Mississippi CollegeAberdeen, MississippiMSCOLL 13–6 October 7 Alabama SouthernAlabamaThe Quad • Tuscaloosa, Alabama W 80–0 October 7AuburnHowardRickwood Field • Birmingham, Alabama AUB 35–0 October 7CentreKentuckyLexington, KentuckyUK 68–0 October 7Charleston NavyThe CitadelCollege Park Stadium • Charleston, South Carolina W 35–0 October 7CumberlandGeorgia TechGrant Field • AtlantaW 222–0 October 7JeffersonLSU State Field • Baton Rouge, LouisianaW 59–0 October 7ArkansasOle Miss Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi W 20–0 October 7MorganSewaneeMcGee Field • Sewanee, Tennessee W 54–0 October 7MaryvilleTennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeW 32–6 October 7TransylvaniaVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeVAN 42–0 October 7NewberrySouth Carolina Columbia, South CarolinaL 10-0 October 7PresbyterianWofford Spartanburg, South CarolinaL 49–13 Week Four Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceOctober 14Mississippi CollegeAlabamaUniversity Field • Birmingham, AlabamaALA 13–7 October 14MercerAuburnDrake Field • Auburn, Alabama AUB 92–0 October 14CentreLouisvilleLouisville, KentuckyT 0–0 October 14PresbyterianThe Citadel College Park Stadium • Charleston, South CarolinaW 34–7 October 14ErskineFurman Greenville, South CarolinaW 60–3 October 14FloridaGeorgiaSanford Field • Athens, Georgia UGA 21–0 October 14DavidsonGeorgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta W 9–0 October 14LSUTexas A&MGalveston, TexasW 13–0 October 14HendrixOle MissHemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi W 61–0 October 14Mississippi A&MChattanooga Chattanooga, TennesseeMSA&M 33–0 October 14MaryvilleSewaneeMcGee Field • Sewanee, TennesseeW 68–7 October 14TennesseeClemson Riggs Field • Calhoun, South CarolinaTENN 14–0 October 14Spring HillTulaneFirst Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LouisianaW 14–0 October 14VanderbiltKentuckyStoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky VAN 45–0 October 14WoffordSouth CarolinaColumbia, South CarolinaSC 23–3 Week Five Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceOctober 20ClemsonAuburnDrake Field • Auburn, Alabama AUB 28–0 October 21AlabamaFloridaBarrs Field • Jacksonville, FloridaALA 16–0 October 21ChattanoogaLouisvilleLouisville, KentuckyLOU 6–0 October 21The Citadel DavidsonDavidson, North CarolinaT 7–7 October 21Georgia Tech BFurmanGreenville, South Carolina W 21–10 October 21GeorgiaVirginia Lambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaW 13–7 October 21Mississippi CollegeLSU State Field • Baton Rouge, LouisianaLSU 50–7 October 21TransylvaniaMississippi A&MDavis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi MSA&M 13–0 October 21SewaneeKentuckyLexington, Kentucky T 0–0 October 21South CarolinaTennesseeWaite Field • Knoxville, TennesseeTEN 26–0 October 21JeffersonTulaneNew Orleans, Louisiana W 39–3 October 21Ole MissVanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeVAN 35–0 October 21ErskineWofford Spartanburg, South CarolinaL 12–7 Week Six Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceOctober 26ClemsonSouth CarolinaColumbia, South CarolinaCLEM 27–0 October 27Kentucky WesleyanCentreCheek Field • Danville, Kentucky W 111–0 October 27FurmanPresbyterian Clinton, South CarolinaW 42–10 October 27TulaneMississippi CollegeJackson, MississippiTUL 13–3 October 28Ole MissAlabama University Field • Tuscaloosa, Alabama ALA 27–0 October 28Mississippi A&MAuburn Rickwood Field • Birmingham, AlabamaAUB 7–3 October 28The CitadelNewberry Newberry, South CarolinaW 21–14 October 28GeorgiaNavy Annapolis, MarylandL 27–3 October 28KentuckyCincinnatiCincinnatiW 32–0 October 28SewaneeLSUNew Orleans, Louisiana SEW 7–0 October 28TennesseeFloridaTampa, FloridaTENN 24–0 October 28ButlerLouisvilleLouisville, Kentucky W 19-7 October 28GuilfordWoffordSpartanburg, South Carolina W 31-0 October 28VirginiaVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee W 27–6 Week Seven Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceNovember 3Ole MissMississippi A&MTupelo, Mississippi MSA&M 36–0 November 4Georgetown (KY) LouisvilleLouisville, KentuckyG KY 41-0 November 4Sewanee AlabamaRickwood Field • Birmingham, AlabamaSEW 7–6 November 4 AuburnGeorgiaMcClung Stadium • Columbus, Georgia AUB 3–0 November 4WoffordThe CitadelCollege Park Stadium • Charleston, South Carolina CIT 37–0 November 4DavidsonFurmanGreenville, South Carolina L 46–14 November 4Wake ForestSouth CarolinaColumbia, South Carolina L 33-7 November 4Tulane Georgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta GT 45–0 November 4TennesseeChattanoogaChattanooga, TennesseeTENN 12–7 November 4Rose-HulmanVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee W 67–0 November 5ArkansasLSUFair Grounds Field • Shreveport, LouisianaW 17–7 Week Eight Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceNovember 7Mississippi CollegeSouthern Miss Hattiesburg, MississippiW 75–0 November 11AuburnFlorida Jacksonville, FloridaAUB 20–0 November 11FurmanGeorgiaSanford Field • Athens, Georgia UGA 49–0 November 11Georgia Tech AlabamaRickwood Field • Birmingham, AlabamaGT 13–0 November 11CentreCentralRichmond, KentuckyW 26–0 November 11LSUMississippi A&MDavis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi LSU 13–3 November 11Ole MissTransylvaniaLexington, Kentucky TRANS 13–3 November 11ChattanoogaSewaneeMcGee Field • Sewanee, Tennessee SEW 54–0 November 11VanderbiltTennesseeWaite Field • Knoxville, Tennessee TENN 10–6 November 11TulaneRiceHouston L 23–13 November 11NewberryWofford Spartanburg, South CarolinaL 21–0 November 11South CarolinaVirginia Charlottesville, VirginiaL 35-6 Week Nine Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceNovember 16The CitadelClemsonOrangeburg, South CarolinaCIT 3–0 November 18FurmanNorth CarolinaChapel Hill, North Carolina L 0-46 November 18AlabamaTulaneNew Orleans, Louisiana TUL 33–0 November 18VanderbiltAuburnRickwood Field • Birmingham, AlabamaVAN 20–9 November 18Georgia TechGeorgiaSanford Field • Athens, Georgia GT 21–0 November 18TransylvaniaCentre Danville, KentuckyT 0–0 November 18FloridaIndianaJordan Field • Bloomington, Indiana L 14–3 November 18Mississippi A&MKentucky Stoll Field • Lexington, KentuckyUK 13–3 November 18Ole MissLSUState Field • Baton Rouge, Louisiana LSU 41–0 November 18FranklinLouisville Louisville, KentuckyL 16-12 November 18OuachitaMississippi College Clinton, MississippiW 26–0 November 18MercerSouth CarolinaColumbia, South Carolina SC 47–0November 18SewaneeTennessee Chattanooga, TennesseeTENN 17–0 November 18WoffordWake ForestWake Forest, North CarolinaL 41–0 November 20MaryvilleMississippi A&MDavis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi T 7–7 November 23South CarolinaFurmanSanford Field • Greenville, South Carolina FUR 14-0 Week Ten Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceNovember 30FurmanWoffordSpartanburg, South CarolinaWOF 9-7 November 30The CitadelSouth CarolinaColumbia, South CarolinaCIT 20–2 November 30CentreGeorgetownGeorgetown, KentuckyCEN 14–7 November 30ClemsonDavidsonCharlotte, North Carolina L 33–0 November 30GeorgiaAlabamaRickwood Field • Birmingham, AlabamaUGA 3–0 November 30AuburnGeorgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta GT 33–7 November 30Furman WoffordSpartanburg, South CarolinaWOF 9–7 November 30TennesseeKentuckyStoll Field • Lexington, KentuckyT 0–0 November 30TransylvaniaLouisvilleLouisville, KentuckyTRAN 13-0 November 30ArkansasMississippi A&M Memphis, TennesseeW 20–7 November 30LSU Tulane New Orleans T 14–14 November 30Ole MissMississippi CollegeJackson, Mississippi MSCOLL 36–14 Week Eleven Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceDecember 9GeorgetownTulaneNew Orleans, Louisiana L 61–0 Awards and honors All-Americans 1916 College Football All-America Team E – Graham Vowell, Tennessee (WC-3) C – Pup Phillips, Georgia Tech (WC-3) QB – Irby Curry, Vanderbilt (WC-3) HB – Everett Strupper, Georgia Tech (PP-1 [e]) All-Southern team 1916 College Football All-Southern Team The following includes the composite All-Southern team formed by the selection of 4 newspapers, http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/HistArchive/?p_product=EANX&p_theme=ahnp&p_nbid=D60M61RXMTQxMDE2OTI3My4zMjE3MDU6MToxMzoxMzIuMTk4LjUwLjEz&p_action=doc&s_lastnonissuequeryname=16&d_viewref=search&p_queryname=16&p_docnum=2&p_docref=v2:1252FEAF2D2D3A44@EANX-127EDF0BD0192E5B@2421201-127EDF0BD417FC7C@3-138002377325CE8C@All-Southern%20Football%20Team%20As%20Picked%20By%20Sport%20Writers%20Vowell%2C%20of%20Tennessee%2C%20for%20End%2C%20Only%20Man All-Southern Football Team As Picked By Sport Writers December 3, 1916 Augusta Chronicle PositionNameFirst-team selectorsTeamQBIrby CurryC, NTCVanderbiltHBEverett StrupperC, NTCGeorgia TechHBDoc RodesC, NTCKentuckyFBTommy SpenceC, NTCGeorgia TechEGraham VowellC, NTCTennesseeTJosh CodyC, NTCVanderbiltGBob LangC, NTCGeorgia TechCPup PhillipsC, NTCGeorgia TechGChink LoweCTennesseeTWalker CarpenterC, NTCGeorgia Tech See also 1916 Cumberland vs. Georgia Tech football game References