The 1916 college football season had no clear-cut champion, with the Official NCAA Division I Football Records Book listing Army and Pittsburgh as national champions. Both Army and Pittsburgh claim a national championship for the 1916 season. Georgetown led the nation in scoring with 464 points.
Conference changes Two conferences began play in 1916: Pacific Coast Conference – a precursor to the modern Pac-12 Conference; four founding members from California, Oregon, and Washington. Nebraska Intercollegiate Conference – an NAIA conference active through the 1976 season One conference played its final season in 1916: Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Association – active since the 1914 season; several members subsequently joined the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, an active NAIA conference now known as the River States Conference
Membership changes School 1915 Conference 1916 Conference California Golden Bears Independent PCC Georgetown TigersIndependentSIAA Georgia Tech Yellow JacketsIndependentSIAA Oregon Webfoots Independent PCC Oregon Agricultural Beavers Independent PCCSouth Carolina GamecocksIndependentSIAA Washington Huskies Independent PCC William & Mary Orange and Black Independent SAIAA
Large scores Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland 222 to 0. Sewanee also beat Cumberland 107 to 0.
Rose Bowl Oregon defeated Penn, 14–0, in the 1917 Rose Bowl.
Conference standings Major conference standings
Independents
Minor conferences ConferenceChampion(s)Record Central Intercollegiate Athletics Association Hampton Institute 3–0 Indiana College Athletic League Wabash — Inter-Normal Athletic Conference of Wisconsin River Falls Normal 5–0 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Kansas State Normal 5–1–1 Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Association Centre (KY) — Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association Southwestern Louisiana Industrial 5–0 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Kalamazoo 4–0 Nebraska Intercollegiate Conference York (NE) 7–0 Ohio Athletic Conference Miami (OH) 6–0–1 Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference Kendall 4–0 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference OccidentalWhittier 3–0–1 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Fisk —
Minor conference standings
Awards and honors
All-Americans
The consensus All-America team included: PositionNameHeightWeight (lbs.)ClassHometownTeamQBOckie Anderson5'9"165Sr.Erie, PennsylvaniaColgateHBChic Harley5'11"171So.Chicago, IllinoisOhio StateHBFritz Pollard5'9"165Sr.Chicago, IllinoisBrownFBElmer Oliphant5'7"180Jr.Bloomfield, IndianaArmyEBert Baston6'1"170Sr.St. Louis Park, MinnesotaMinnesotaTBelford West6'2"195Sr.Hamilton, New YorkColgateGClinton BlackSr.New York, New YorkYaleGHarrie Dadmun6'0"235Sr.Cambridge, MassachusettsHarvardCBob Peck5'9"179Jr.Lock Haven, PennsylvaniaPittsburghGFrank T. Hogg6'2"193Sr.Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaPrincetonTSteamer HorningSr.Phoenix, New YorkColgateEJames P. HerronSr.New Kensington, PennsylvaniaPittsburgh
Statistical leaders Team scoring most points: Georgetown, 464 to 32. (including mid majors, Tulsa 566 to 40) Player scoring most points: Johnny Gilroy, Georgetown, 160
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