1916 Alabama

6–⁠3 (2–⁠3 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by Thomas Kelley.

Schedule and results

Alabama in 1916, game by game: won vs. Birmingham 13–0; won vs. Alabama Southern 80–0; won vs. Mississippi College 13–7; won at Florida 16–0; won vs. Ole Miss 27–0; won vs. Sewanee 7–6; lost at Georgia Tech 0–13; lost at Tulane 0–33; lost vs. Georgia 0–3+80−33Won 13–0 vs. Birmingham+13BirminghamWon 80–0 vs. Alabama Southern+80Alabama SouthernWon 13–7 vs. Mississippi College+6Mississippi Col…Won 16–0 at Florida+16FloridaWon 27–0 vs. Ole Miss+27Ole MissWon 7–6 vs. Sewanee+1SewaneeLost 0–13 at Georgia Tech-13Georgia TechLost 0–33 at Tulane-33TulaneLost 0–3 vs. Georgia-3Georgia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Georgia 3–⁠0; tied for 11th in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In program history: The 112th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
6–⁠3
Conference
2–⁠3 tied for 11th in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
156–⁠62
Coach
Thomas Kelley
Elo
1515 −10 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−14.5 No. 68 of 90 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Lowndes Morton

1916 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia Tech5–⁠08–⁠0–⁠1
Tennessee4–⁠0–⁠18–⁠0–⁠1
LSU2–⁠0–⁠17–⁠1–⁠2
Auburn6–⁠26–⁠2
Vanderbilt3–⁠17–⁠1–⁠1
Georgia5–⁠26–⁠3
The Citadel2–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Kentucky1–⁠1–⁠14–⁠1–⁠2
Tulane1–⁠1–⁠14–⁠3–⁠1
Wofford1–⁠12–⁠7
Alabama2–⁠36–⁠3
Mississippi State2–⁠34–⁠4–⁠1
Clemson1–⁠43–⁠6
Furman0–⁠34–⁠5
Ole Miss0–⁠43–⁠6
Samford0–⁠10–⁠1
Chattanooga0–⁠20–⁠4
Mercer0–⁠20–⁠3
Florida0–⁠40–⁠5

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.