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1916 Georgetown Blue and Gray football team

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1916 Georgetown Blue and Gray football
ConferenceSouth Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record9–1 (2–0 SAIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumGeorgetown Field
Seasons
← 1915
1917 →
1916 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1916 Georgetown Blue and Gray football team represented Georgetown University during the 1916 college football season. Led by Albert Exendine in his third year as head coach, the team went 9–1. Georgetown's 464 points was the most among major programs, and Johnny Gilroy led individual scorers with 160 points. The season's highlight was the defeat of Dartmouth.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 7at Navy*
L 7–13
October 14Eastern (VA)*
W 60–7
October 21at Dartmouth*
W 10–0
October 28Albright*
  • Georgetown Field
  • Washington, DC
W 80–0
November 4West Virginia Wesleyan*
  • Georgetown Field
  • Washington, DC
W 47–0
November 7Fordham*W 33–7
November 18at North Carolina A&MW 61–5
November 25at Bucknell*
  • Georgetown Field
  • Washington, DC
W 78–0
December 2vs. George Washington
W 47–7
December 9at Tulane*W 61–0
  • *Non-conference game

[2]

References

  1. ^ "South Atlantic Football Gets Boost by Saturday's Showing; No Bad Upsets in East, but Some Teams Suffer From Scares". The Washington Post. October 23, 1916. p. 6. Retrieved December 8, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "Georgetown Football: Game By Game". Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2015.