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1916 NC State

2–⁠5 (0–⁠3 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference), coached by Britain Patterson.

Schedule and results

NC State in 1916, game by game: won vs. Roanoke 13–3; lost at Davidson 0–16; won at Wake Forest 6–0; lost at Virginia Tech 0–40; lost at Navy 0–50; lost vs. Georgetown 5–61; lost vs. Washington and Lee 0–21+10−56Won 13–3 vs. Roanoke+10RoanokeLost 0–16 at Davidson-16DavidsonWon 6–0 at Wake Forest+6Wake ForestLost 0–40 at Virginia Tech-40Virginia TechLost 0–50 at Navy-50NavyLost 5–61 vs. Georgetown-56GeorgetownLost 0–21 vs. Washington and Lee-21Washington and …
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vsRoanokeW 13–⁠389%
Oct 7atDavidsonL 0–⁠1643%
Oct 19atWake ForestW 6–⁠050%
Oct 28atVirginia TechL 0–⁠4044%
Nov 11atNavyL 0–⁠5031%
Nov 18vsGeorgetownL 5–⁠6134%
Nov 30vsWashington and LeeL 0–⁠2131%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Washington and Lee 21–⁠0; tied for 5th in the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

In program history: The tied 110th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
2–⁠5
Conference
0–⁠3 tied for 5th in South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
24–⁠191
Coach
Britain Patterson
Elo
1381 −99 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−15.1 No. 70 of 90 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1916 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Virginia Tech2–⁠07–⁠2
Virginia2–⁠04–⁠5
Georgetown1–⁠08–⁠1
Davidson1–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
NC State0–⁠32–⁠5
Richmond0–⁠20–⁠2

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.