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1916 Georgia Tech

8–⁠0–⁠1 (5–⁠0 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by John Heisman.

Georgia Tech, 1916
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Georgia Tech in 1916, game by game: won vs. Mercer 61–0; won vs. Cumberland (TN) 222–0; won vs. Davidson 9–0; won vs. North Carolina 10–6; tied vs. Washington and Lee 7–7; won vs. Tulane 45–0; won vs. Alabama 13–0; won at Georgia 21–0; won vs. Auburn 33–7+222Won 61–0 vs. Mercer+61MercerWon 222–0 vs. Cumberland (TN)+222Cumberland (TN)Won 9–0 vs. Davidson+9DavidsonWon 10–6 vs. North Carolina+4North CarolinaTied 7–7 vs. Washington and Lee0Washington and …Won 45–0 vs. Tulane+45TulaneWon 13–0 vs. Alabama+13AlabamaWon 21–0 at Georgia+21GeorgiaWon 33–7 vs. Auburn+26Auburn
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vsMercerW 61–⁠083%
Oct 7vsCumberland (TN)W 222–⁠095%
Oct 14vsDavidsonW 9–⁠076%
Oct 21vsNorth CarolinaW 10–⁠675%
Oct 28vsWashington and LeeT 7–⁠769%
Nov 4vsTulaneW 45–⁠082%
Nov 11vsAlabamaW 13–⁠069%
Nov 18atGeorgiaW 21–⁠054%
Nov 30vsAuburnW 33–⁠767%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Auburn 33–⁠7; Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association champions.

In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1916.

Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association champions5–⁠0 in the conference

Record
8–⁠0–⁠1
Conference
5–⁠0 first in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
421–⁠20
Coach
John Heisman
Elo
1736 +107 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
11.5 No. 30 of 90 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Talley Johnston
Offense
Jump shift

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.