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North Carolina Football Team History


North Carolina Tar Heels
University of North Carolina
 Chapel Hill, NC
Founded: 1789
Stadium: Kenan Memorial Stadium
Capacity: 60,000
Colors: Carolina Blue & White
Coach: Thomas J. Campbell
Conference: South Atlantic Intercollegiate-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


Select Year:    
1888  <-- 1915 <- 1916 -> 1917 --> 2024
1916 Season Highlights
 Thomas J. Campbell enters his 1st season as Head Coach at North Carolina.
 
1916 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 30  vs. Wake Forest  20   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 7  @ Princeton  0   29   L       
 Sat., Oct. 14  @ Harvard  0   21   L       
 Sat., Oct. 21  @ Georgia Tech  6   10   L       
 Sat., Oct. 28  vs. Virginia Military Institute  38   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 4  @ Virginia Tech  7   14   L    @ Roanoke, VA   
 Sat., Nov. 11   Davidson  10   6   W    neutral   
 Sat., Nov. 18  vs. Furman  46   0   W       
 Thu., Nov. 30  @ Virginia  7   0   W    @ Richmond, VA   
 
1916 Season Totals
  Record5-4
  Points Scored134
  Scoring Average14.9
  Points Allowed93
  Defense Average10.3
  Opponents Record22-10
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record3-0
  Away Record1-4
1916 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1916 South Atlantic Intercollegiate- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Virginia Tech 7-219360   J.E. Jack Ingersell
North Carolina 5-413493   Thomas J. Campbell
Virginia 4-5106172   Peyton R. Evans
North Carolina State 2-524191   Britt Paterson

1916 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1916 All South Atlantic Intercollegiate Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.