1916 Tulane

4–⁠3–⁠1 (1–⁠1–⁠1 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by Clark Shaughnessy.

Schedule and results

Tulane in 1916, game by game: won vs. Spring Hill 14–0; won vs. Jefferson 39–3; won at Mississippi College 13–3; lost at Georgia Tech 0–45; lost at Rice 13–23; won vs. Alabama 33–0; tied vs. LSU 14–14; lost vs. Georgetown 0–61+36−61Won 14–0 vs. Spring Hill+14Spring HillWon 39–3 vs. Jefferson+36JeffersonWon 13–3 at Mississippi College+10Mississippi Col…Lost 0–45 at Georgia Tech-45Georgia TechLost 13–23 at Rice-10RiceWon 33–0 vs. Alabama+33AlabamaTied 14–14 vs. LSU0LSULost 0–61 vs. Georgetown-61Georgetown
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Georgetown 61–⁠0; tied for 8th in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In program history: The 58th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
4–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
1–⁠1–⁠1 tied for 8th in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
126–⁠149
Coach
Clark Shaughnessy
Elo
1447 +39 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−7.3 No. 53 of 90 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Victor Rosenthal
Offense
Single-wing

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.