1916 Vanderbilt
7–1–1 (3–1 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by Dan McGugin. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Rhodes 86–0Sep 30
By 86 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 | vsRhodes | W 86–0 | 94% |
| Oct 7 | vsTransylvania | W 42–0 | 93% |
| Oct 14 | at Kentucky | W 45–0 | 52% |
| Oct 21 | vs Ole Miss | W 35–0 | 84% |
| Oct 28 | vs Virginia | W 27–6 | 65% |
| Nov 4 | vsRose Hulman | W 67–0 | 96% |
| Nov 11 | at Tennessee | L 6–10 | 52% |
| Nov 18 | at Auburn | W 20–9 | 39% |
| Nov 25 | vsSewanee | T 0–0 | 74% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Tied Sewanee 0–0; tied for 4th in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.
In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).
- Record
- 7–1–1
- Conference
- 3–1 tied for 4th in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 328–25
- Coach
- Dan McGugin
- Elo
- 1684 +89 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 2.9 No. 38 of 90 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Irby Curry
- Offense
- Short punt
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.