1916 Southwestern U

1–⁠5–⁠1 (0–⁠4 Southwest Conference).

Schedule and results

Southwestern U in 1916, game by game: lost at Texas A&M 0–6; lost at Rice 0–54; lost vs. Austin 7–20; lost at Baylor 0–20; won vs. TCU 41–13; lost at Texas 3–17; tied vs. SMU 9–9+28−54Lost 0–6 at Texas A&M-6Texas A&MLost 0–54 at Rice-54RiceLost 7–20 vs. Austin-13AustinLost 0–20 at Baylor-20BaylorWon 41–13 vs. TCU+28TCULost 3–17 at Texas-14TexasTied 9–9 vs. SMU0SMU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30atTexas A&ML 0–⁠629%
Oct 21atRiceL 0–⁠5436%
Oct 27vsAustinL 7–⁠2084%
Nov 4atBaylorL 0–⁠2017%
Nov 11vsTCUW 41–⁠1337%
Nov 21atTexasL 3–⁠1717%
Dec 1vsSMUT 9–⁠979%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied SMU 9–⁠9; tied for 6th in the Southwest Conference.

In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 40 on file).

Record
1–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
0–⁠4 tied for 6th in Southwest Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
60–⁠139
Coach
—
Elo
1380 −67 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−21.4 No. 78 of 90 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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1916 Southwest Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas6–⁠17–⁠2
Baylor3–⁠19–⁠1
Rice2–⁠16–⁠1–⁠2
Oklahoma2–⁠16–⁠5
Texas A&M2–⁠26–⁠3
Arkansas0–⁠24–⁠4
Oklahoma State0–⁠34–⁠4
Southwestern U0–⁠41–⁠5–⁠1

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