1916 Clemson

3–⁠6 (1–⁠4 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by Wayne Hart.

Schedule and results

Clemson in 1916, game by game: won vs. Furman 7–6; lost vs. Georgia 0–26; lost vs. Tennessee 0–14; lost at Auburn 0–28; won at South Carolina 27–0; lost at VMI 7–37; lost at The Citadel 0–3; won vs. Presbyterian 40–0; lost at Davidson 0–33+40−33Won 7–6 vs. Furman+1FurmanLost 0–26 vs. Georgia-26GeorgiaLost 0–14 vs. Tennessee-14TennesseeLost 0–28 at Auburn-28AuburnWon 27–0 at South Carolina+27South CarolinaLost 7–37 at VMI-30VMILost 0–3 at The Citadel-3The CitadelWon 40–0 vs. Presbyterian+40PresbyterianLost 0–33 at Davidson-33Davidson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vsFurmanW 7–⁠671%
Oct 7vsGeorgiaL 0–⁠2653%
Oct 14vsTennesseeL 0–⁠1453%
Oct 20atAuburnL 0–⁠2821%
Oct 26atSouth CarolinaW 27–⁠045%
Nov 11atVMIL 7–⁠3744%
Nov 16atThe CitadelL 0–⁠338%
Nov 22vsPresbyterianW 40–⁠084%
Nov 30atDavidsonL 0–⁠3333%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Davidson 33–⁠0; 13th in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In program history: The 107th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
3–⁠6
Conference
1–⁠4 13th in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
81–⁠147
Coach
Wayne Hart
Elo
1433 −86 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−26.3 No. 81 of 90 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
S.S. Major

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.