In their fourth year under head coach Sam P. McBirney, the Orange and Black compiled a 10–0 record, won the Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference championship, shut out five of ten opponents, and outscored their opponents by a total of 566 to 40, including high-scoring wins against Missouri Mines (117–0), St. Gregory's (82–0), Arkansas Cumberland (81–0), and Haskell (46–0).
[1] In 1916, Kendall College's enrollment increased to 400 students,[2] and McBirney petitioned the school to hire a full-time physical education teacher and assistant football coach.
The 1916 team gained renown for its short passing offense and for the deceptive and unique play calling of McBirney and Schmidt.
"[6] After the 1916 season, McBirney retired as Kendall's football coach to devote his full-time to the National Bank of Commerce where he served as vice president.
After two years of military service, Schmidt led the team to back-to-back undefeated seasons in 1919 and 1920 before moving on to a successful coaching career with Arkansas, TCU and Ohio State.