1916 Georgetown Blue and Gray football team

1916 Georgetown Blue and Gray football
Conference	South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	9–1 (2–0 SAIAA)
Head coach	Albert Exendine (3rd season)
Home stadium	Georgetown Field

1916 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 7		at Navy*	Worden Field Annapolis, MD	L 7–13		[2]
October 14		Eastern (VA)*	Georgetown Field Washington, DC	W 69–7		[3]
October 21		vs. Dartmouth*	Haverhill Field Haverhill, MA	W 10–0		[4]
October 28		Albright*	Georgetown Field Washington, DC	W 80–0		[5]
November 7		Fordham*	Fordham Field Bronx, NY	W 13–0	10,000	[6]
November 11	2:30 p.m.	West Virginia Wesleyan*	Georgetown Field Washington, DC	W 47–0		[7]
November 18		North Carolina A&M	Georgetown Field Washington, DC	W 61–6		[8]
November 25		Bucknell*	Georgetown Field Washington, DC	W 78–0		[9]
November 30		vs. George Washington	National Park Washington, DC	W 47–7	5,000	[10][11]
December 9		at Tulane*	Heinemann Park New Orleans, LA	W 61–0		[12][13]
*Non-conference game

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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.
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.