1916 LSU Tigers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1916 LSU Tigers football Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association SIAA 7–1–2 3–1–1 E. T. McDonald 3rd first 5 games Irving Pray 1st season, games 6–7 Dana X. Bible 1st season, final 3 games Phillip Cooper State Field The 1916 LSU Tigers football team represented the University of Louisiana (now known as Louisiana State University or LSU) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1916 college football season. Led by three separate head coaches, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 7–1–2, with a mark of 3–1–1 in conference play, and finished fourth in the SIAA. LSU played home games at State Field in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Schedule September 30 w y y Southwestern Louisiana Lafayette, LA 24–0 October 7 w y Jefferson (LA) State Field Baton Rouge, LA 59–0 October 14 w y y Texas A&M Galveston, TX rivalry 13–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-tigers-down-a/140720842/ Fort Worth Star-Telegram Tigers down A.-M. eleven at Galveston October 15, 1916 February 11, 2024 Newspapers.com October 21 w Mississippi College State Field Baton Rouge, LA 50–7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98400489/mississippi-smothered-team-that-beat-ag/ Chattanooga Daily Times Mississippi smothered; Team that beat Aggies humiliated by Louisiana October 22, 1916 March 25, 2022 Newspapers.com October 28 l y Sewanee Heinemann Park New Orleans, LA 0–7 4,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-tigers-beaten-by-sewanee-70/136968842/ The Shreveport Times Tigers beaten by Sewanee, 7–0 October 29, 1916 December 17, 2023 Newspapers.com November 4 w y y Arkansas Fair Grounds Shreveport, LA rivalry 17–7 https://www.newspapers.com/article/tulsa-world-razorbacks-bow-before-old-lo/140721077/ Tulsa Daily World Razorbacks bow before old Lou November 5, 1916 February 11, 2024 Newspapers.com November 11 w y Mississippi A&M New Athletic Field Starkville, MS rivalry 13–3 https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-arkansas-gazette-the-tigers-win-an/140721200/ Arkansas Gazette The Tigers win another November 12, 1916 February 11, 2024 Newspapers.com November 18 w Ole Miss State Field Baton Rouge, LA rivalry 41–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montgomery-advertiser-louisiana-stat/140721300/ The Montgomery Advertiser Louisiana State romps away from Ole Miss November 19, 1916 February 11, 2024 Newspapers.com November 24 t Rice State Field Baton Rouge, LA 7–7 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-shreveport-journal-tigers-play-rice/140721458/ The Shreveport Journal Tigers play Rice 7–7 tie, saving 'lost game' November 25, 1916 February 11, 2024 Newspapers.com November 30 t y Tulane Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA rivalry 14–14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98905782/lsutulane-grid-battle-ends-in-tie-1/ The Shreveport Times L.S.U.–Tulane grid battle ends in tie, 14 to 14 December 1, 1916 April 2, 2022 Newspapers.com1916 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC February 11, 2024 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/louisiana-state/1916-schedule.html References LSU Category:LSU Tigers football seasons LSU Tigers football