[3] The season featured the 222–0 defeat of Cumberland, the largest margin of victory in football history.

Along with Phillips and Strupper, tackle Walker Carpenter, guard Bob Lang, and fullback Tommy Spence were also All-Southern.

Coach John Heisman's backfield used the pre-snap movement of his "jump shift" offense.

Leading the team was Tech's first great quarterback Froggie Morrison, and providing the punch at fullback was Tommy Spence.

[6] When "Strupe" tried out for the team, he noticed that the quarterback shouted the signals every time he was to carry the ball.

You see when sickness in my kid days brought on this deafness my folks gave me the best instructors obtainable to teach me lip-reading.

Cumberland, a Presbyterian school in Lebanon, Tennessee, had discontinued its football program before the season but was not allowed to cancel its game against the Engineers.

[11][12] The fact that Cumberland's baseball team had crushed Georgia Tech earlier that year 22–0 (amidst allegations that Cumberland used professionals as ringers) probably accounted for Georgia Tech coach John Heisman's running up the score on the Bulldogs.

Since this statistic did not account for the strength or weakness of a team's opponent, Heisman disagreed with the amount of weight the writers tended to assign to it, and he may have unleashed his players on Cumberland to make his point.

[11][14] Cumberland lost nine yards on its next possession, then gave up a fourth touchdown on another two-play Tech drive.

Finally, on fourth down, a bruised and weary Alexander got the ball across while his teammates howled with laughter.

[12][14] Cumberland's only effective defense was an extra point blocked with a sort of human pyramid.

[12] Sportswriter Grantland Rice wrote, "Cumberland's greatest individual play of the game occurred when fullback Allen circled right end for a 6–yard loss.

After six minutes of play, Everett Strupper caught a punt and ran 55 yards for a touchdown.

[21] In the fourth quarter, Carolina scored on a forward pass from Folger to Ramsey which set up a touchdown.

[21] Jim Senter broke a bone in his left ankle in the second period, and Spence was threatened with a concussion by game's end.

W&L's Hall of Fame captain Harry Young returned a punt to Tech's 37-yard line.

[25] After a competitive three quarters, Alabama's Gage fumbled a pass from center, recovered by Bill Fincher, leading to a Guill score.

[26] After a scoreless first quarter, Johnston ran for 25 yards around right end, and plunges from Spence soon got a touchdown.

[29] Tackle Walker Carpenter, guard Bob Lang, fullback Tommy Spence, and halfback Everett Strupper were selected All-Southern along with Phillips.

[31] The following chart provides a visual depiction of Tech's lineup during the 1916 season with games started at the position reflected in parentheses.