1916 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1916 Tennessee Volunteers football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1916 record	8–0–1 (6–0–1 SIAA)
Head coach	John R. Bender
Offensive scheme	Short Punt
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	15th and Cumberland Field
Seasons

The 1916 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1916 college football season. John R. Bender served his first season as head coach of the Volunteers. He came to Tennessee from Kansas State, effectively switching jobs with former Volunteers head coach Zora G. Clevenger.

The 1916 Vols won eight games and lost none. The only blemish on Tennessee record was a scoreless draw with Kentucky in the last game of the season, preventing them from winning the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association championship for the second time in three years. This season also saw the first homecoming football game in Tennessee football history, against Vanderbilt. Because of World War I, Tennessee did not field another varsity squad until 1919.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 30, 1916*	Tusculum	15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TN	W 33–0
October 7, 1916*	Maryville	15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TN	W 32–0
October 14, 1916	at Clemson	Clemson, SC	W 14–0
October 21, 1916	South Carolina	15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TN	W 26–0
October 28, 1916	vs. Florida	Tampa, FL	W 24–0
November 4, 1916	at Chattanooga	Chattanooga, TN	W 12–7
November 11, 1916†	Vanderbilt	15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TN	W 10–6
November 18, 1916	vs. Sewanee	Chattanooga, TN	W 17–0
November 30, 1916	Kentucky	15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TN	T 0–0
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. All times are in Eastern.