• Source: 1916 college football season

      • The 1916 college football season had no very 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


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      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

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      = Independents

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      = Minor conferences

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      = Minor conference standings

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      Awards and honors




      = All-Americans

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      The consensus All-America team included:


      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


      References

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