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
1916 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Georgia Tech + 5 0 08 0 1
Tennessee + 6 0 18 0 1
Vanderbilt 4 1 17 1 1
LSU 3 1 17 1 2
The Citadel 3 1 06 1 1
Tulane 2 1 14 3 1
Kentucky 2 1 24 1 2
Auburn 6 2 06 2 0
Georgia 5 2 06 3 0
Alabama 4 3 06 3 0
Sewanee 2 2 25 2 2
Centre 1 1 15 1 3
Howard (AL) 1 1 06 4 0
Georgetown (KY) 1 1 02 1 0
Mississippi A&M 3 4 04 4 1
Mississippi College 2 3 06 3 0
Clemson 2 4 03 6 0
South Carolina 2 4 02 7 0
Wofford 1 2 02 7 0
Louisville 1 2 12 3 1
Transylvania 1 2 11 2 1
Furman 1 3 04 5 0
Chattanooga 1 4 03 5 0
Mercer 0 3 01 6 0
Florida 0 4 00 5 0
Ole Miss 0 6 03 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

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

  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.


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