1916 Howard Baptists football team

The 1916 Howard Baptists football team was an American football team that represented Howard College (now known as the Samford University) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1916 college football season. In their third year under head coach John B. Longwell, the team compiled an 6–4 record.

1916 Howard Baptists football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record6–4 (1–1 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumHoward Athletic Field
Rickwood 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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 30Blountsville Aggies*
W 28–0[1]
October 7Auburn
L 0–35[2]
October 13Southern (AL)*
  • Howard Athletic Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 28–0[3]
October 21Mercer
  • Rickwood Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 26–7[4]
October 30at Marion*Selma, ALL 7–13[5]
November 4at Alabama Presbyterian*Anniston, ALW 20–0[6]
November 11at Hamilton Aggies*Hamilton, ALW 10–0
November 17Jacksonville State*
  • Howard Athletic Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 27–0
November 25vs. Birmingham*
L 0–15[7]
November 30at Spring Hill*
L 0–32[8]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "Howard College defeats Aggies". The Birmingham News. October 1, 1916. Retrieved May 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Auburn easily downs team of Howard College". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 8, 1916. Retrieved May 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Howard has easy time in handling heavy squad from Southern University". The Birmingham News. October 14, 1916. Retrieved May 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Howard wipes away six years of defeat and harpoons Mercer". The Birmingham News. October 22, 1916. Retrieved May 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Marion defeats Howard team in lightning finish". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 31, 1916. Retrieved May 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Preds defeated by Howard yesterday". The Anniston Star. November 5, 1916. Retrieved May 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Methodists break knot of two years, crushing Baptist foe". The Birmingham News. November 26, 1916. Retrieved May 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Spring Hill wins clean-cut victory over Howard College". The Montgomery Advertiser. December 1, 1916. Retrieved May 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.