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1916 Georgia

6–⁠3 (5–⁠2 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by W.A. Cunningham.

Schedule and results

Georgia in 1916, game by game: won vs. The Citadel 6–0; won at Clemson 26–0; won vs. Florida 21–0; won at Virginia 13–7; lost at Navy 3–27; lost at Auburn 0–3; won vs. Furman 49–0; lost vs. Georgia Tech 0–21; won at Alabama 3–0+49−24Won 6–0 vs. The Citadel+6The CitadelWon 26–0 at Clemson+26ClemsonWon 21–0 vs. Florida+21FloridaWon 13–7 at Virginia+6VirginiaLost 3–27 at Navy-24NavyLost 0–3 at Auburn-3AuburnWon 49–0 vs. Furman+49FurmanLost 0–21 vs. Georgia Tech-21Georgia TechWon 3–0 at Alabama+3Alabama
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vsThe CitadelW 6–⁠070%
Oct 7atClemsonW 26–⁠047%
Oct 14vsFloridaW 21–⁠070%
Oct 21atVirginiaW 13–⁠741%
Oct 28atNavyL 3–⁠2759%
Nov 4atAuburnL 0–⁠334%
Nov 11vsFurmanW 49–⁠079%
Nov 18vsGeorgia TechL 0–⁠2146%
Nov 30atAlabamaW 3–⁠049%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Alabama 3–⁠0; 6th in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In program history: The 72nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
6–⁠3
Conference
5–⁠2 6th in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
121–⁠58
Coach
W.A. Cunningham
Elo
1588 +40 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−5.6 No. 51 of 90 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Tom Thrash

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.