1916 Auburn

6–⁠2 (6–⁠2 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by Mike Donahue.

Auburn, 1916
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Auburn in 1916, game by game: won at Samford 35–0; won vs. Mercer 92–0; won vs. Clemson 28–0; won vs. Mississippi State 7–3; won vs. Georgia 3–0; won at Florida 20–0; lost vs. Vanderbilt 9–20; lost at Georgia Tech 7–33+92−26Won 35–0 at Samford+35SamfordWon 92–0 vs. Mercer+92MercerWon 28–0 vs. Clemson+28ClemsonWon 7–3 vs. Mississippi State+4Mississippi Sta…Won 3–0 vs. Georgia+3GeorgiaWon 20–0 at Florida+20FloridaLost 9–20 vs. Vanderbilt-11VanderbiltLost 7–33 at Georgia Tech-26Georgia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 7atSamfordW 35–⁠094%
Oct 14vsMercerW 92–⁠083%
Oct 20vsClemsonW 28–⁠079%
Oct 28vsMississippi StateW 7–⁠367%
Nov 4vsGeorgiaW 3–⁠066%
Nov 11atFloridaW 20–⁠073%
Nov 18vsVanderbiltL 9–⁠2061%
Nov 30atGeorgia TechL 7–⁠3333%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Georgia Tech 33–⁠7; tied for 4th in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In program history: The 47th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Record
6–⁠2
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 4th in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
201–⁠56
Coach
Mike Donahue
Elo
1626 +12 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−8.1 No. 54 of 90 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Lucy Hairston
Defense
7–⁠2–⁠2

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.