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1916 Pittsburgh
The 1916 college football season rankings included a ranking by The New York Times.Jenkins Dan Dan Jenkins Laguerre André André Laguerre This Year The Fight Will Be In The Open Sports Illustrated September 11, 1967 28–34 27 11 Chicago https://vault.si.com/vault/1967/09/11/this-year-the-fight-will-be-in-the-open February 8, 2016 Polls and systems to determine the No. 1 team are not nearly so ancient as the mere naming of the "intercollegiate champion" by a Casper Whitney or a J. Parmly Paret.
The New York Times
In December 1916, The New York Times ranked Pittsburgh as football's top team in an end-of-year listing of champions in all sports.
Rank TeamDecember 17, 1916 High Standard Set In Sports By Dying Year https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-new-york-times-1916-new-york-times-c/173590652/ The New York Times Sports; 1, 2, 3 Unusual Year for College Elevens — Traditional Leaders Unseated by Great Work of Pittsburgh, Colgate, and Brown. Record 1 Pittsburgh 8–0 2 Colgate 8-1 3 Brown 8–1 4 Yale 8–1 5 Army 9–0
See also
1916 College Football All-America Team
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