1916 in sports


 * Note — many sporting events did not take place because of World War I

1916 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

American football
College championship Events
 * College football national championship – Pittsburgh Panthers
 * 7 October — Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets defeats the Cumberland University Bulldogs by a score of 222–0, the most one-sided game in college football history.

Association football
Europe South America
 * There is no major football in Europe due to World War I
 * 9 July — CONMEBOL, the governing body of South American football, is founded

Australian rules football
VFL Premiership South Australian Football League: West Australian Football League:
 * 2 September: Fitzroy wins the 20th VFL Premiership: Fitzroy 12.13 (85) d Carlton 8.8 (56) at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). Fitzroy wins the title despite having finished last in the regular season.
 * not contested due to World War I
 * 9 September: South Fremantle 7.12 (54) defeat East Fremantle 5.5 (35) for their first WAFL premiership.

Bandy
Sweden
 * Championship final – IFK Uppsala 3–2 Djurgårdens IF

Baseball
World Series Events
 * 7–12 October — Boston Red Sox defeats the Brooklyn Robins by 4 games to 1 to win the 1916 World Series.
 * The Philadelphia Athletics finish the season with a record of 36–117 or a .235 winning percentage, the worst Major League Baseball record since 1900.
 * Winnipeg Maroons wins the Northern League Championship
 * The Federal League goes out of business in a settlement with organised baseball that leaves out one club; the Baltimore Terrapins pursue a legal remedy

Boxing
Events Lineal world champions
 * Having already lost to him earlier in the year, Battling Levinsky defeats Jack Dillon in 12 rounds at Boston to claim the World Light Heavyweight Championship.
 * The series of fights between Ted "Kid" Lewis and Jack Britton continues with Britton taking the World Welterweight Championship into 1917.
 * World Heavyweight Championship – Jess Willard
 * World Light Heavyweight Championship – Jack Dillon → Battling Levinsky
 * World Middleweight Championship – Al McCoy
 * World Welterweight Championship – Ted "Kid" Lewis → Jack Britton
 * World Lightweight Championship – Freddie Welsh
 * World Featherweight Championship – Johnny Kilbane
 * World Bantamweight Championship – Kid Williams
 * World Flyweight Championship – Jimmy Wilde

Canadian football
Grey Cup
 * not contested due to World War I

Cricket
Events India
 * There is no first-class cricket in England, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa or the West Indies due to World War I
 * Bombay Quadrangular – Europeans

Cycling
Tour de France Giro d'Italia
 * not contested due to World War I
 * not contested due to World War I

Figure skating
World Figure Skating Championships
 * not contested due to World War I

Golf
Events Major tournaments Other tournaments
 * The inaugural USPGA Championship is held as a matchplay tournament
 * British Open – not contested due to World War I
 * June 29–30 — US Open – Chick Evans
 * October 10–14 — USPGA Championship – Jim Barnes
 * British Amateur – not contested due to World War I
 * US Amateur – Chick Evans

Horse racing
England Australia Canada Ireland USA
 * Grand National – not held due to World War I
 * 1,000 Guineas Stakes – Canyon
 * 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Clarissimus
 * The Derby – Fifinella
 * The Oaks – Fifinella
 * St. Leger Stakes – Hurry On
 * Melbourne Cup – Sasanof
 * King's Plate - Mandarin
 * Irish Grand National – All Sorts
 * Irish Derby Stakes – Furore
 * May 13 — Kentucky Derby – George Smith
 * Preakness Stakes – Damrosch
 * Belmont Stakes – Friar Rock

Ice hockey
Stanley Cup Events
 * Montreal Canadiens wins the National Hockey Association (NHA) championship
 * Portland Rosebuds wins the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA) championship, the first United States team to do so
 * 20–30 March — Montreal Canadiens defeats Portland Rosebuds in the 1916 Stanley Cup Finals by 3 games to 2
 * Winnipeg 61st Battalion wins the Allan Cup

Olympic Games
1916 Summer Olympics
 * The 1916 Summer Olympics, due to take place in Berlin, are cancelled due to World War I

Rowing
The Boat Race
 * Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race – not contested due to World War I

Rugby league
England Australia New Zealand
 * All first-class competitions are cancelled due to World War I
 * NSW Premiership – Balmain 5–3 South Sydney (grand final)
 * 1916 New Zealand rugby league season

Rugby union
Five Nations Championship
 * Five Nations Championship series is not contested due to World War I

Speed skating
Speed Skating World Championships
 * not contested due to World War I

Tennis
Australia England France USA Davis Cup
 * Australian Men’s Singles Championship – not contested due to World War I
 * Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship – not contested due to World War I
 * Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship – not contested due to World War I
 * French Men’s Singles Championship – not contested due to World War I
 * French Women’s Singles Championship – not contested due to World War I
 * American Men's Singles Championship – Richard Norris Williams (USA) defeats Bill Johnston (USA) 4–6 6–4 0–6 6–2 6–4
 * American Women’s Singles Championship – Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (Norway) defeats Louise Hammond Raymond (USA) 6–0 6–1
 * 1916 International Lawn Tennis Challenge – not contested