1916 Clemson Tigers football team

1916 Clemson Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–6 (2–4 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainS. S. Major
Home stadiumRiggs Field
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
Florida 0 4 0 0 5 0
Mercer 0 5 0 1 6 0
Ole Miss 0 6 0 3 6 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1916 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson Agricultural College—now known as Clemson University—as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1916 college football season. Led by Wayne Hart in his first and only season as head coach, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 3–6 with a mark of 2–4 in SIAA play.[1][2] S. S. Major was the team captain.[3]

Stumpy Banks caught two touchdowns against rival South Carolina.[4]

  1. ^ Bourret, Tim. "2010 Clemson Football Media Guide" (PDF). Clemson University. p. 202. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved November 24, 2011.
  2. ^ "Clemson Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 16, 2015. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  3. ^ 2010 Media Guide, p. 198
  4. ^ "Clemson-South Carolina: A game-by-game history".