1916 Sewanee Tigers football team

1916 Sewanee Tigers football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	5–2–2 (2–2–2 SIAA)
Head coach	Harris G. Cope (8th season)
Captain	Neil Edmond
Home stadium	Hardee Field

1916 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	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
Transylvania	2	–	3	–	1			3	–	3	–	2
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
Furman	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Chattanooga	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Florida	0	–	4	–	0			0	–	5	–	0
Mercer	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	6	–	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30	Cumberland (TN)*	Hardee Field Sewanee, TN	W 107–0		[1]
October 7	Morgan Training School*	Hardee Field Sewanee, TN	W 54–0		[2]
October 14	Maryville (TN)*	Hardee Field Sewanee, TN	W 68–7		[3]
October 21	at Kentucky	Stoll Field Lexington, KY	T 0–0		[4]
October 28	vs. LSU	Heinemann Park New Orleans, LA	W 7–0	4,000	[5]
November 4	at Alabama	Rickwood Field Birmingham, AL	L 6–7		[6]
November 11	Chattanooga	Hardee Field Sewanee, TN	W 54–0		[7]
November 18	vs. Tennessee	Andrews Field Chattanooga, TN	L 0–17	500	[8]
November 30	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)	T 0–0		[9]
*Non-conference game

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References

1. "Sewanee slaughters Cumberland". The Nashville Tennessean. October 1, 1916. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Tigers down Morgan". The Commercial Appeal. October 8, 1916. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Sewanee swamps Maryville 68 to 7". The Atlanta Journal. October 15, 1916. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Kentucky ties Sewanee". The Commercial Appeal. October 22, 1916. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Tigers beaten by Sewanee, 7–0". The Shreveport Times. October 29, 1916. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Alabama noses out victory over Sewanee by one point margin". The Birmingham News. November 5, 1916. Retrieved February 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Moccasins fall before Sewanee". The Birmingham News. November 12, 1916. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Tennessee defeats Sewanee in riot of thrilling runs and pretty punting". The Chattanooga Daily Times. November 19, 1916. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Vanderbilt 0, Sewanee 0". The Houston Post. December 1, 1916. p. 4. Retrieved May 13, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "1916 Sewanee Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2023.