The 1916 college football season had no very clear cut champion, with the Official NCAA Division I Football Records Book listing Army and Pittsburgh as national champions.

[1] Both Army and Pittsburgh claim a national championship for the 1916 season.

Georgetown led the nation in scoring with 464 points.

Oregon defeated Penn, 14–0, in the 1917 Rose Bowl.

The consensus All-America team included: This college football 1916 season article is a stub.