1916 Miami Redskins football team

1916 Miami Redskins football
OAC champion
Conference	Ohio Athletic Conference
Record	7–0–1 (6–0–1 OAC)
Head coach	George Little (1st season)
Home stadium	Miami Field

1916 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	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

The 1916 Miami Redskins football team was an American football team that represented Miami University as a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1916 college football season. In its first season under head coach George Little, Miami compiled a 7–0–1 record (6–0–1 against conference opponents), shut out six of eight opponents, and won the OAC championship.^[1]

The season was part of a 27-game unbeaten streak that began in November 1915 and ended in October 1919.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 30	Ohio Northern	Miami Field Oxford, OH	W 27–0
October 7	Earlham*	Miami Field Oxford, OH	W 58–0
October 14	at Wooster	Wooster, OH	W 10–6
October 21	Kenyon	Miami Field Oxford, OH	W 66–0
November 4	vs. Denison	Dayton, OH	T 0–0
November 11	at Ohio Wesleyan	Delaware, OH	W 9–0
November 18	Western Reserve	Miami Field Oxford, OH	W 35–6
November 30	at Cincinnati	Cincinnati, OH (Victory Bell)	W 33–0[2][3]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "2019 Football Media Guide" (PDF). 2019. pp. 54, 61. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
2. "College Football".
3. "1916".