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1916 North Carolina Tar Heels football team
American college football season
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]
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| 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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More information Conf, Overall ...
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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 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.
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| 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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- "Old Gold and Black [October 7, 1916]". October 7, 1916.
- "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
. - "Carolina Won From Furman". The Charlotte News. Charlotte, North Carolina. November 19, 1916. p. 12. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "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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