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American college football season
The 1916 college football season had no very clear cut champion, with the Official NCAA Division I Football Records Book listing Army and Pittsburgh as national champions .[ 1] Both Army and Pittsburgh claim a national championship for the 1916 season. Georgetown led the nation in scoring with 464 points.
Two conferences began play in 1916:
One conference played its final season in 1916:
Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland 222 to 0 . Sewanee also beat Cumberland 107 to 0.
Oregon defeated Penn , 14–0, in the 1917 Rose Bowl .
Conference standings [ edit ]
Major conference standings [ edit ]
For this article, major conferences defined as those including multiple state flagship public universities.
Minor conference standings [ edit ]
The consensus All-America team included:
Position
Name
Height
Weight (lbs.)
Class
Hometown
Team
QB
Ockie Anderson
5'9"
165
Sr.
Erie, Pennsylvania
Colgate
HB
Chic Harley
5'11"
171
So.
Chicago, Illinois
Ohio State
HB
Fritz Pollard
5'9"
165
Sr.
Chicago, Illinois
Brown
FB
Elmer Oliphant
5'7"
180
Jr.
Bloomfield, Indiana
Army
E
Bert Baston
6'1"
170
Sr.
St. Louis Park, Minnesota
Minnesota
T
Belford West
6'2"
195
Sr.
Hamilton, New York
Colgate
G
Clinton Black
Sr.
New York, New York
Yale
G
Harrie Dadmun
6'0"
235
Sr.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Harvard
C
Bob Peck
5'9"
179
Jr.
Lock Haven, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
G
Frank T. Hogg
6'2"
193
Sr.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Princeton
T
Steamer Horning
Sr.
Phoenix, New York
Colgate
E
James P. Herron
Sr.
New Kensington, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Statistical leaders [ edit ]
Team scoring most points: Georgetown , 464 to 32. (including mid majors, Tulsa 566 to 40)
Player scoring most points: Johnny Gilroy , Georgetown, 160