1916 North Carolina Tar Heels football team
| 1916 North Carolina Tar Heels football | |
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| Conference | South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 5–4 (2–1 SAIAA) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | George Tandy |
| Home stadium | Emerson Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VPI $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington and Lee | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Washington | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Catholic University | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davidson | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. John's (MD) | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Johns Hopkins | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina A&M | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1916 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina in the 1916 college football season. The team captain of the 1916 season was George Tandy.[1]
The 1916 season was the first year UNC played at Emerson Field, named after its benefactor Isaac Emerson and built on the site of the pre-existing athletic field.
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 30 | 3:00 p.m.[2] | Wake Forest* | W 20–0 | 2,500[3] | ||
| October 7 | 3:00 p.m.[4] | at Princeton* | L 0–29 | |||
| October 14 | at Harvard* | L 0–21 | ||||
| October 21 | 2:30 p.m.[5] | at Georgia Tech* | L 6–10 | |||
| October 28 | 3:00 p.m.[6] | VMI |
| W 38–13 | ||
| November 4 | vs. VPI |
| L 7–14 | |||
| November 11 | 2:30 p.m.[7] | vs. Davidson |
| W 10–6 | [8] | |
| November 18 | 3:00 p.m. | Furman* |
| W 46–0 | [9][10] | |
| November 30 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. Virginia | W 7–0 | 14,000[11] | [12][13][14][15][16] | |
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References[edit]
- ^ "University of North Carolina ... Football blue book for press and radio". 1955.
- ^ "The Herald-Sun from Durham, North Carolina on September 30, 1916 · 8".
- ^ "Old Gold and Black [October 7, 1916]". October 7, 1916.
- ^ "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, October 14, 1916, Page 6, Image 6 · North Carolina Newspapers (digitalnc.org)".
- ^ "The Atlanta Constitution from Atlanta, Georgia on October 21, 1916 · Page 10".
- ^ "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, October 28, 1916, Page 1, Image 1 · North Carolina Newspapers (digitalnc.org)".
- ^ "Winston-Salem Journal from Winston-Salem, North Carolina on November 11, 1916 · Page 6 (newspapers.com)".
- ^ "Carolina again wins game from Davidson here". Winston-Salem Journal. November 12, 1916. Retrieved September 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Carolina–Furman Game On Emerson Field Today". The Tar Heel. Chapel Hill, North Carolina. November 18, 1916. p. 1. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Carolina Won From Furman". The Charlotte News. Charlotte, North Carolina. November 19, 1916. p. 12. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Richmond Times-Dispatch 1 December 1916 — Virginia Chronicle: Digital Newspaper Archive".
- ^ "Football Classic Event Of To-Day". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 30, 1916. p. 1. Retrieved January 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Football Classic Event Of To-Day (continued)". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 30, 1916. p. 5. Retrieved January 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Carolina Wins From Virginia By Score of 7 To 0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. December 1, 1916. p. 1. Retrieved January 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Carolina Wins From Virginia By Score of 7 To 0 (continued)". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. December 1, 1916. p. 8. Retrieved January 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Carolinians Victorious After Eight Consecutive Defeats". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. December 1, 1916. p. 8. Retrieved January 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
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