1916 TCU

6–⁠2–⁠1 (1–⁠0 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference), coached by Milton Daniel.

Schedule and results

TCU in 1916, game by game: won at Meridian 7–0; won vs. Austin 28–2; won at SMU 48–3; tied vs. Rice 7–7; won vs. Trinity (Texas) 35–0; lost at Southwestern U 13–41; won at Daniel Baker 23–0; won at Howard Payne 42–0; lost vs. Baylor 14–32+45−28Won 7–0 at Meridian+7MeridianWon 28–2 vs. Austin+26AustinWon 48–3 at SMU+45SMUTied 7–7 vs. Rice0RiceWon 35–0 vs. Trinity (Texas)+35Trinity (Texas)Lost 13–41 at Southwestern U-28Southwestern UWon 23–0 at Daniel Baker+23Daniel BakerWon 42–0 at Howard Payne+42Howard PayneLost 14–32 vs. Baylor-18Baylor
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Baylor 32–⁠14; first in the Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 78th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
6–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
1–⁠0 first in Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
217–⁠85
Coach
Milton Daniel
Elo
1461 +23 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−20.6 No. 75 of 90 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
John Nelson

1916 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
TCU1–⁠06–⁠2–⁠1
SMU0–⁠10–⁠8–⁠2

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