1916 Miami Redskins football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1916
| team = Miami Redskins
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Ohio Athletic Conference
| short_conf = OAC
| record = 7–0–1
| conf_record = 6–0–1
| head_coach = George Little
| hc_year = 1st
| captain =
| stadium = Miami Field
| champion = OAC champion
}}
{{1916 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings}}
The 1916 Miami Redskins football team was an American football team that represented Miami University as a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1916 college football season. In its first season under head coach George Little, Miami compiled a 7–0–1 record (6–0–1 against conference opponents), shut out six of eight opponents, and won the OAC championship.{{cite web|title=2019 Football Media Guide|year=2019|accessdate=October 25, 2020|pages=54, 61|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/miamiredhawks.com/documents/2019/7/15/2019_Football_Media_Guide.pdf}}
The season was part of a 27-game unbeaten streak that began in November 1915 and ended in October 1919.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|September 30||{{cfb link|year=1916|team=Ohio Northern|title=Ohio Northern}}|Miami Field|Oxford, OH|W 27-0
|October 7||{{cfb link|year=1916|team=Earlham Quakers|title=Earlham}}
|October 14|at|{{cfb link|year=1916|team=Wooster Presbyterians|title=Wooster}}||Wooster, OH|W 10-6
|October 21||{{cfb link|year=1916|team=Kenyon Lords|title=Kenyon}}|Miami Field|Oxford, OH|w 66-0
|November 4|vs|{{cfb link|year=1916|team=Denison Big Red|title=Denison}}||Dayton, OH|T 0-0
|November 11|at|{{cfb link|year=1916|team=Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops|title=Ohio Wesleyan}}||Delaware, OH|W 9-0
|November 18||Western Reserve|Miami Field|Oxford, OH|W 35-6
|November 30|at|Cincinnati||Cincinnati, OH (Victory Bell)|W 33-0{{cite web | url=https://www.ahsfhs.org/college/Teams2/gamesbyyear.asp?year=1916&Team=Miami+Ohio | title=College Football }}{{cite web | url=http://mexicosportscollectibles.com/1916.html | title=1916 }}
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