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1916 Mississippi College Collegians football team

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1916 Mississippi College Collegians football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record6–3 (2–3 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumProvine 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
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 Mississippi College Collegians football team was an American football team that represented Mississippi College as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1916 college football season. In their first year under head coach Dudy Noble, the team compiled a 6–3 record.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 29Marion*
W 32–0[2]
October 6vs. Mississippi A&MAberdeen, MSW 13–6[3]
October 14at AlabamaL 7–13[4]
October 21at LSUL 7–50[5]
October 27Tulane
L 3–13[6]
November 7at Mississippi Normal*
W 75–0
November 10Louisiana Industrial*
W 47–0[7]
November 17Ouachita*Jackson, MSW 26–0[8]
November 30Ole Miss
  • State Fairgrounds
  • Jackson, MS
W 36–14[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1916 Football Schedule". Mississippi College Athletics. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  2. ^ "Mississippi College defeats Marion". Natchez Democrat. September 30, 1916. Retrieved March 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Mississippi College defeats Miss. A. & M." Jackson Daily News. October 7, 1916. Retrieved March 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Crimson team wins game Saturday". The Anniston Star. October 15, 1916. Retrieved March 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Mississippi smothered; Team that beat Aggies humiliated by Louisiana". Chattanooga Daily Times. October 22, 1916. Retrieved March 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tulane–Mississippi game ends in fight". Jackson Daily News. October 28, 1916. Retrieved March 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Football Results". Natchez Democrat. November 11, 1916. p. 4. Retrieved March 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Miss. College trims Tigers". Arkansas Democrat. November 18, 1917. Retrieved March 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Mississippi College team are state champions". Natchez Democrat. December 1, 1917. Retrieved March 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.