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1916 Texas A&M

6–⁠3 (2–⁠2 Southwest Conference), coached by E.H. Harlan.

Schedule and results

Texas A&M in 1916, game by game: won vs. Southwestern U 6–0; won vs. Dallas 20–6; lost vs. LSU 0–13; won vs. SMU 62–0; won vs. Haskell 13–6; lost at Rice 0–20; won at Baylor 3–0; won vs. Missouri–Rolla 77–0; lost at Texas 7–21+77−20Won 6–0 vs. Southwestern U+6Southwestern UWon 20–6 vs. Dallas+14DallasLost 0–13 vs. LSU-13LSUWon 62–0 vs. SMU+62SMUWon 13–6 vs. Haskell+7HaskellLost 0–20 at Rice-20RiceWon 3–0 at Baylor+3BaylorWon 77–0 vs. Missouri–Rolla+77Missouri–RollaLost 7–21 at Texas-14Texas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vsSouthwestern UW 6–⁠071%
Oct 7vsDallasW 20–⁠692%
Oct 14vsLSUL 0–⁠1365%
Oct 21vsSMUW 62–⁠078%
Oct 28vsHaskellW 13–⁠672%
Nov 4atRiceL 0–⁠2049%
Nov 11atBaylorW 3–⁠034%
Nov 18vsMissouri–RollaW 77–⁠089%
Nov 30atTexasL 7–⁠2132%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Texas 21–⁠7; 5th in the Southwest Conference.

In program history: The 86th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
6–⁠3
Conference
2–⁠2 5th in Southwest Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
188–⁠66
Coach
E.H. Harlan
Elo
1537 −13 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−12.3 No. 65 of 90 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

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.