1916 Sewanee Tigers football team

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1916 Sewanee Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–2–2 (2–2–2 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainNeil Edmond
Home stadiumHardee Field
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
Howard (AL) 1 1 0 6 4 0
Georgetown (KY) 1 1 0 2 1 0
Mississippi A&M 3 4 0 4 4 1
Mississippi College 2 3 0 6 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
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 Sewanee Tigers football team represented Sewanee: The University of the South during the 1916 college football season as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA). The Tigers were led by head coach Harris G. Cope in his eighth season and finished with a record of five wins, two losses, and two ties (5–2–2 overall, 2–2–2 in the SIAA).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30
Cumberland (TN)*
W 107–0[1]
October 7Morgan Training School*
  • Hardee Field
  • Sewanee, TN
W 54–0[2]
October 14Maryville (TN)*
  • Hardee Field
  • Sewanee, TN
W 68–7[3]
October 21at KentuckyT 0–0[4]
October 28vs. LSUW 7–04,000[5]
November 4at AlabamaL 6–7[6]
November 11Chattanooga
  • Hardee Field
  • Sewanee, TN
W 54–0[7]
November 18vs. Tennessee
L 0–17500[8]
November 30at
Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
  • T 0–0[9]
    • *Non-conference game

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