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
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

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 7at Navy*
L 7–13
October 14Eastern (VA)*
W 60–7
October 21vs. Dartmouth*
W 10–0[2]
October 28
Albright
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  • Georgetown Field
  • Washington, DC
W 80–0
November 7Fordham*W 13–0[3]
November 112:30 p.m.
West Virginia Wesleyan*
  • Georgetown Field
  • Washington, DC
W 47–0[4]
November 18at North Carolina A&MW 61–5
November 25Bucknell*
  • Georgetown Field
  • Washington, DC
W 78–0
November 30vs. George Washington
W 47–75,000[5][6]
December 9at Tulane*W 61–0[7][8]

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References

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  5. ^ "5,000 see G.W. eleven battle G.U." The University Hatchet. December 8, 1916. Retrieved February 13, 2021 – via Internet Archive.
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  9. ^ "Georgetown Football: Game By Game". Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2015.