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1916 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

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1916 The Citadel Bulldogs football
State champion
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record6–1–1 (3–1 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumCollege Park Stadium
Seasons
← 1915
1917 →
1916 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgia Tech + 5 0 0 8 0 1
Tennessee + 6 0 1 8 0 1
Vanderbilt 4 1 1 7 1 1
LSU 3 1 1 7 1 2
The Citadel 3 1 0 6 1 1
Tulane 2 1 1 4 3 1
Kentucky 2 1 2 4 1 2
Auburn 6 2 0 6 2 0
Georgia 5 2 0 6 3 0
Alabama 4 3 0 6 3 0
Sewanee 2 2 2 5 2 2
Centre 1 1 1 5 1 3
Howard (AL) 1 1 0 6 4 0
Georgetown (KY) 1 1 0 2 1 0
Mississippi A&M 3 4 0 4 4 1
Transylvania 2 3 1 3 3 2
Mississippi College 2 3 0 6 3 0
Clemson 2 4 0 3 6 0
South Carolina 2 4 0 2 7 0
Wofford 1 2 0 2 7 0
Louisville 1 2 1 2 3 1
Furman 1 3 0 4 5 0
Chattanooga 1 4 0 3 5 0
Florida 0 4 0 0 5 0
Mercer 0 5 0 1 6 0
Ole Miss 0 6 0 3 6 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1916 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1916 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. Harvey O'Brien served as coach for the first season. The Bulldogs played as members of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association and played home games at College Park Stadium in Hampton Park. The Citadel claims a "State Championship" for 1916 by virtue of its wins over Presbyterian, Newberry, Wofford, Clemson, and South Carolina.[1][2][3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 30at GeorgiaL 0–6
October 7Charleston Navy*W 35–0
October 14Presbyterian*
  • College Park Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 34–7
October 21at Davidson*Davidson, NCT 7–7
October 28at Newberry*Newberry, SCW 21–14
November 4Wofford
  • College Park Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 37–0
November 16vs. Clemson
W 3–0
November 30at South CarolinaColumbia, SCW 20–2
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ 2011 Citadel Football Media Guide. The Citadel. p. 143. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  2. ^ "Milestones". The Citadel Football Association. Archived from the original on 2016-01-23. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  3. ^ "Citadel Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2015-11-23. Retrieved November 22, 2015.