1916 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

1916 The Citadel Bulldogs football
State champion
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	6–1–1 (3–1 SIAA)
Head coach	Harry J. O'Brien (1st season)
Home stadium	College Park Stadium
Seasons ←  1915 1917  →

1916 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
v t e	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
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
Transylvania	1	–	2	–	1			1	–	2	–	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 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1916 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. Harry J. 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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 30	at Georgia	Sanford Field Athens, GA	L 0–6
October 7	Charleston Navy*	College Park Stadium Charleston, SC	W 35–0
October 14	Presbyterian *	College Park Stadium Charleston, SC	W 34–7
October 21	at Davidson *	Sprunt Athletic Field Davidson, NC	T 7–7	[4]
October 28	at Newberry *	Newberry, SC	W 21–14
November 4	Wofford	College Park Stadium Charleston, SC	W 37–0
November 16	vs. Clemson	County Fairgrounds Orangeburg, SC	W 3–0
November 30	at South Carolina	Davis Field Columbia, SC	W 20–2	[5]
*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.
4. "Citadel plays to scoreless tie". The State. October 22, 1916. Retrieved September 3, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Citadel's eleven champion of state". The State. December 1, 1916. Retrieved January 24, 2022– via Newspapers.com.