1916 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

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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]

ConferenceSouth Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–4 (2–1 SAIAA)
Headcoach
CaptainGeorge Tandy
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1916 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ConferenceSouth Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–4 (2–1 SAIAA)
Head coach
CaptainGeorge Tandy
Home stadiumEmerson Field
Seasons
← 1915
1918 â†’
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1916 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
VPI $4–0–07–2–0
Georgetown2–0–08–1–0
Washington and Lee1–0–05–2–2
George Washington2–1–03–3–1
North Carolina2–1–05–4–0
Catholic University2–1–04–4–0
Virginia2–1–04–5–0
Davidson1–2–05–3–1
Richmond1–3–15–4–2
VMI1–4–04–5–0
St. John's (MD)0–1–00–1–0
William & Mary0–2–12–5–2
Johns Hopkins0–2–00–2–0
North Carolina A&M0–4–02–5–0
  • $ – Conference champion
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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.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 303:00 p.m.[2]Wake Forest*
W 20–02,500[3]
October 73:00 p.m.[4]at Princeton*
L 0–29
October 14at Harvard*
L 0–21
October 212:30 p.m.[5]at Georgia Tech*
L 6–10
October 283:00 p.m.[6]VMI
  • Emerson Field
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 38–13
November 4vs. VPI
L 7–14
November 112:30 p.m.[7]vs. Davidson
W 10–6[8]
November 183:00 p.m.Furman*
  • Emerson Field
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 46–0[9][10]
November 302:30 p.m.vs. Virginia
W 7–014,000[11][12][13][14][15][16]
  • *Non-conference game
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