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1916 Tulane Olive and Blue football team

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1916 Tulane Olive and Blue football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–3–1 (2–1–1 SIAA)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
CaptainVictor Rosenthal
Home stadiumFirst Tulane 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
Mercer 0 3 0 1 6 0
Florida 0 4 0 0 5 0
Ole Miss 0 6 0 3 6 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1916 Tulane Olive and Blue football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1916 college football season. In its second year under head coach Clark Shaughnessy, Tulane compiled a 4–3–1 record.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 14Spring Hill*
W 14–0
October 21Jefferson College (LA)*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 39–3[2]
October 27at Mississippi College
W 13–3[3]
November 4at Georgia TechL 0–45[4]
November 11at Rice*L 13–23[5]
November 18AlabamaW 33–0[6]
November 30LSU
T 14–14[7]
December 9Georgetown*
L 0–61[8][9]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1916 Tulane Green Wave Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  2. ^ "Tulane 39, Jefferson 3". The Atlanta Constitution. October 22, 1916. Retrieved April 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tulane–Mississippi game ends in fight". Jackson Daily News. October 28, 1916. Retrieved March 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Dick Jemison (November 5, 1916). "Yellow Jackets, Using All Subs, Have Easy Game". Atlanta Constitution. p. 3. Retrieved April 28, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "Tulane's rally came too late; Rice won 23 to 13". The Houston Post. November 12, 1916. Retrieved April 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bomb dropped in Alabama's camp". The Birmingham News. November 19, 1916. Retrieved February 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "L.S.U.–Tulane grid battle ends in tie, 14 to 14". The Shreveport Times. December 1, 1916. Retrieved April 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "G. U. Meet Tulane Today—Players Suffer for Post-Season Exhibitions". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. December 9, 1916. p. 8. Retrieved January 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Tulane team is easy for Georgetown steam roller". The Washington Herald. December 10, 1916. Retrieved April 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.