1916 Tennessee
8–0–1 (4–0–1 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by John Bender. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Tusculum 33–0Sep 30
By 33 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 | vsTusculum | W 33–0 | 89% |
| Oct 7 | vsMaryville (TN) | W 32–6 | 91% |
| Oct 14 | at Clemson | W 14–0 | 47% |
| Oct 21 | vs South Carolina | W 26–0 | 72% |
| Oct 28 | at Florida | W 24–0 | 58% |
| Nov 4 | at Chattanooga | W 12–7 | 67% |
| Nov 11 | vs Vanderbilt | W 10–6 | 48% |
| Nov 18 | vsSewanee | W 17–0 | 63% |
| Nov 30 | vs Kentucky | T 0–0 | 71% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Tied Kentucky 0–0; 2nd in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.
In program history: The 59th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).
- Record
- 8–0–1
- Conference
- 4–0–1 2nd in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 168–19
- Coach
- John Bender
- Elo
- 1640 +128 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −5.1 No. 49 of 90 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Graham Vowell
- Offense
- Short punt
- Defense
- Multiple
1916 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Georgia Tech | 5–0 | 8–0–1 | |
 Tennessee | 4–0–1 | 8–0–1 | |
 LSU | 2–0–1 | 7–1–2 | |
 Auburn | 6–2 | 6–2 | |
| Vanderbilt | 3–1 | 7–1–1 | |
 Georgia | 5–2 | 6–3 | |
 The Citadel | 2–1 | 6–1–1 | |
| Kentucky | 1–1–1 | 4–1–2 | |
 Tulane | 1–1–1 | 4–3–1 | |
 Wofford | 1–1 | 2–7 | |
 Alabama | 2–3 | 6–3 | |
 Mississippi State | 2–3 | 4–4–1 | |
| Clemson | 1–4 | 3–6 | |
 Furman | 0–3 | 4–5 | |
 Ole Miss | 0–4 | 3–6 | |
 Samford | 0–1 | 0–1 | |
| Chattanooga | 0–2 | 0–4 | |
 Mercer | 0–2 | 0–3 | |
| Florida | 0–4 | 0–5 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.