1916 Western Conference football season

1916 Western Conference football season
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ChampionOhio State
1916 Western Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Ohio State $ 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 0 – 0
Northwestern 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 0
Minnesota 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 0
Chicago 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Illinois 2 – 2 – 1 3 – 3 – 1
Wisconsin 1 – 2 – 1 4 – 2 – 1
Iowa 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Indiana 0 – 3 – 1 2 – 4 – 1
Purdue 0 – 4 – 1 2 – 4 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1916 Western Conference football season was the twenty-first season of college football played by the member schools of the Western Conference (later known as the Big Ten Conference) and was a part of the 1916 college football season.

Season overview

Ohio State won its first Western Conference championship since joining in 1913 by going undefeated in both league play (4–0) and overall 7–0.

After finishing last for three straight seasons, Northwestern came in second place at 6-1 (4-1 WC) with their only conference loss to Ohio State in the finale for both teams.

Minnesota came in third at 6-1 (3-1 WC), Chicago fourth at 3-4 (3-3), Illinois fifth at 3-3-1 (2–2–1), and Wisconsin sixth at 4-2-1 (1–2–1).

Iowa went 4–3 overall and 1–2 in the conference for seventh place. Indiana came in eighth at 2-4-1 (0–3–1), and Purdue was last at 2-4-1 (0–4–1).

Ohio State

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 7Ohio Wesleyan
W 12–0
October 14Oberlin
  • Ohio Field
  • Columbus, OH
W 128–0[1]
October 21at Illinois
W 7–6
November 4Wisconsin
  • Ohio Field
  • Columbus, OH
W 14-13
November 11Indiana
  • Ohio Field
  • Columbus, OH
W 46–7
November 18at Case
W 28–0
November 25Northwestern
  • Ohio Field
  • Columbus, OH
W 23–3

Northwestern

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 7Lake Forest*
W 26–7
October 21at Chicago
W 10–0
October 28Drake*
  • Northwestern Field
  • Evanston, IL
W 40–6
November 4at Indiana
W 7–0
November 10Iowa
  • Northwestern Field
  • Evanston, IL
W 20–13
November 18Purdue
  • Northwestern Field
  • Evanston, IL
W 38–6
November 25at Ohio State
L 3–23
  • *Non-conference game

Minnesota

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 7South Dakota State*
W 41–7
October 14North Dakota*
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 47–7
October 21South Dakota*
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 81–0
October 28Iowa
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)
W 67–05,000
November 4Illinois
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN
L 9–1411,368[3]
November 18Wisconsin
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)
W 54–024,000
November 25at Chicago
W 49–022,000
  • *Non-conference game

Chicago

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 7Carleton*
L 0–7
October 14Indiana
W 22–0
October 21Northwestern
  • Stagg Field
  • Chicago, IL
L 0–10
October 28at Wisconsin
L 7–30
November 4Purdue
W 16–7
November 18at Illinois
W 20–7831[4]
November 25Minnesota
  • Stagg Field
  • Chicago, IL
L 0–4922,000
  • *Non-conference game

Illinois

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 7Kansas*
W 30–03,788[5]
October 14Colgate*
  • Illinois Field
  • Champaign, IL
L 3–155,263
October 21Ohio State
  • Illinois Field
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
L 6–74,388
October 28at Purdue
W 14–7[6]
November 4at Minnesota
W 14–911,368[7]
November 18Chicago
  • Illinois Field
  • Champaign, IL
L 7–20831[8]
November 25at Wisconsin
T 0–06,000[9]
  • *Non-conference game

Wisconsin

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 7Lawrence*
W 20–0
October 14South Dakota State*
  • Randall Field
  • Madison, WI
W 28–3
October 21Haskell*
  • Randall Field
  • Madison, WI
W 13–0[10]
October 28Chicago
  • Randall Field
  • Madison, WI
W 30–7
November 4at Ohio State
L 13–14
November 18at Minnesota
L 0–5424,000
November 25Illinois
  • Randall Field
  • Madison, WI
T 0–06,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

Iowa

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
October 7Cornell (IA)*
W 31–6
October 14Grinnell*
  • Iowa Field
  • Iowa City, IA
W 17–7
October 21Purdue
  • Iowa Field
  • Iowa City, IA
W 24–6
October 28at Minnesota
L 0–675,000
November 11at Northwestern
L 13–20
November 18at Iowa State*
W 19–16
November 25Nebraska*
L 17–34
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

Indiana

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30DePauw*
W 20–0
October 14at Chicago
L 0–22
October 28vs. Tufts*
L 10–12[12]
November 4Northwestern
  • Jordan Field
  • Bloomington, IN
L 0–7
November 11at Ohio State
L 7–46
November 18Florida*
  • Jordan Field
  • Bloomington, IN
W 14–35,000[13]
November 25at Purdue
T 0–0
  • *Non-conference game

[14][15][16]

Purdue

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 7DePauw*
W 13–0
October 14Wabash
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 28–7
October 21at Iowa
L 6–24
October 28Illinois
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)
L 7–14[17]
November 4at Chicago
L 7–16
November 19at Northwestern
L 6–38
November 25Indiana
T 0–0
  • *Non-conference game

[18]

Bowl games

No Western Conference schools participated in any bowl games during the 1916 season.

All-American honors

Main article: 1916 College Football All-America Team

Ends

Tackles

Guards

  • Sinclair, Minnesota (PP-2)[19]

Centers

  • Fred Becker, Iowa (FY-2)

Quarterbacks

  • Bart Macomber, Illinois (College Football Hall of Fame) (WE-2; PP-2; FY-1)

Halfbacks

  • Chic Harley, Ohio State (College Football Hall of Fame) (WC-1; UP-1; INS-1; WE-1; PP-1; FY-1; BP-1)
  • Claire Long, Minnesota (FM)
  • Paddy Driscoll, Northwestern (College and Pro Football Hall of Fame) (WC-3; UP-2)

Fullbacks

Key

NCAA recognized selectors for 1916

Other selectors

Bold = Consensus All-American[30]

  • 1 – First-team selection
  • 2 – Second-team selection
  • 3 – Third-team selection

All-Western selections

Main article: 1916 All-Western college football team

Ends

  • Bert Baston, Minnesota (ECP-1; JV-1) (CFHOF)
  • Chic Harley, Ohio State (ECP-1; JV-1) (CFHOF)
  • Frederick I. Norman, Northwestern (ECP-2)
  • Charles Bolen, Ohio State (ECP-2; JV-2)
  • Flynn, Minnesota (JV-2)

Tackles

Guards

  • Charles Higgins, Chicago (ECP-1)
  • Gilbert S. Sinclair, Minnesota (ECP-1)
  • Conrad L. Eklund, Minnesota (ECP-2; JV-1)
  • Gorgas, Chicago (JV-2)

Centers

  • John L. Townley Jr., Minnesota (ECP-1; JV-1)

Quarterbacks

  • Bart Macomber, Illinois (ECP-1; JV-1) (CFHOF)
  • Claire Long, Minnesota (ECP-2; JV-2)

Halfbacks

Fullbacks

*Key*

Bold = consensus choice by a majority of the selectors

ECP = E. C. Patterson in Collier's Weekly[31]

JV = Jack Veiock[32]

CFHOF = College Football Hall of Fame

References

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  8. ^ "Maroons Show Fight and Surprise Illinois, 20-7". Chicago Tribune. November 19, 1916. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
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  11. ^ "Badgers Hold Illinois to a 0 to 0 Score in Mud". The Wisconsin State Journal. November 26, 1916. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Tufts Has Slight Margin of Victory". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. October 29, 1916. p. 37. Retrieved November 17, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
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  19. ^ Photograph of Sinclair from Library of Congress
  20. ^ "Three Colgate Men Picked By Camp for All-American Team". The Syracuse Herald. December 26, 1916.
  21. ^ Jack Velock, ed. (December 4, 1916). "Have Hard Job Selecting All-American Team". Lima Times Democrat.
  22. ^ ESPN College Football Encyclopedia, p. 1152
  23. ^ H.C. Hamilton (December 3, 1916). "West Men on United Press All-American". Des Moines Daily News.
  24. ^ "Four Westerners On All-American: 1916 Selection Made by W. Eckersall". Daily Review. Decatur, IL. December 11, 1916.
  25. ^ Monty (November 25, 1916). "All American is Selected by Monty: Talent Stands Out". Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
  26. ^ Paul Purman (December 2, 1916). "The News' Own All-American 1916 Football Team". Des Moines Daily News.
  27. ^ "Lawrence Perry Picks All Stars". The Day. December 7, 1916.
  28. ^ "Yost's 1916 All American". Mansfield News. December 27, 1916.
  29. ^ "Here's All-American Eleven for 1916". The Times. Hammond, IN. December 5, 1916.
  30. ^ "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 6. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  31. ^ E.C. Patterson (December 23, 1916). "Collier's All-Western Eleven". Collier's Weekly. p. 22.
  32. ^ Jack Veiock (December 7, 1916). "Jack Veiock's Selections for An All-Western Eleven". Evening Tribune.
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