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1916 Georgetown Blue and Gray football team

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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]

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

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 7at Navy*
L 7–13[2]
October 14Eastern (VA)*
W 69–7[3]
October 21vs. Dartmouth*
W 10–0[4]
October 28Albright*
  • Georgetown Field
  • Washington, DC
W 80–0[5]
November 7Fordham*
W 13–010,000[6]
November 112:30 p.m.West Virginia Wesleyan*
  • Georgetown Field
  • Washington, DC
W 47–0[7]
November 18North Carolina A&M
  • Georgetown Field
  • Washington, DC
W 61–6[8]
November 25Bucknell*
  • Georgetown Field
  • Washington, DC
W 78–0[9]
November 30vs. George Washington
W 47–75,000[10][11]
December 9at Tulane*
W 61–0[12][13]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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  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.  
  2. ^ "Navy trims Georgetown". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 8, 1916. Retrieved July 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Huge scores rolled up by G.U. and C.U. teams". The Washington Post. October 15, 1916. Retrieved July 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Georgetown Defeats Dartmouth: Touchdown and Field Goal for G.U. In Winning Over Dartmouth, 10 to 0". The Washington Post. October 22, 1916. p. Sporting 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Merely a romp for Georgetown". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 29, 1916. Retrieved July 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Georgetown Beats Fordham". The New York Times. November 8, 1916. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "State and C. U. Meet; Wesleyan Visits G. U." The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. November 11, 1916. p. 8. Retrieved January 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  8. ^ "Georgetown won from N.C.A. and M." Winston-Salem Journal. November 19, 1916. Retrieved July 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Bucknell no match for Blue and Grey". The Washington Herald. November 26, 1916. Retrieved July 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "5,000 see G.W. eleven battle G.U." The University Hatchet. December 8, 1916. Retrieved February 13, 2021 – via Internet Archive.
  11. ^ "G.U. wins with east; Beats G.W.U. 47 to 7". The Washington Post. December 1, 1916. Retrieved February 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "G. U. Meet Tulane Today—Players Suffer for Post-Season Exhibitions". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. December 9, 1916. p. 8. Retrieved January 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  13. ^ "Tulane team is easy for Georgetown steam roller". The Washington Herald. December 10, 1916. Retrieved April 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "1916 Georgetown Hoyas Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
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