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1916 North Carolina

5–⁠4, coached by Thomas Campbell.

Schedule and results

North Carolina in 1916, game by game: won vs. Wake Forest 20–0; lost at Princeton 0–29; lost at Harvard 0–21; lost at Georgia Tech 6–10; won vs. VMI 38–13; lost at Virginia Tech 7–14; won vs. Davidson 10–6; won vs. Furman 46–0; won at Virginia 7–0+46−29Won 20–0 vs. Wake Forest+20Wake ForestLost 0–29 at Princeton-29PrincetonLost 0–21 at Harvard-21HarvardLost 6–10 at Georgia Tech-4Georgia TechWon 38–13 vs. VMI+25VMILost 7–14 at Virginia Tech-7Virginia TechWon 10–6 vs. Davidson+4DavidsonWon 46–0 vs. Furman+46FurmanWon 7–0 at Virginia+7Virginia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vsWake ForestW 20–⁠075%
Oct 7atPrincetonL 0–⁠2938%
Oct 14atHarvardL 0–⁠2133%
Oct 21atGeorgia TechL 6–⁠1025%
Oct 28vsVMIW 38–⁠1356%
Nov 4atVirginia TechL 7–⁠1448%
Nov 11vsDavidsonW 10–⁠655%
Nov 18vsFurmanW 46–⁠075%
Nov 30atVirginiaW 7–⁠038%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Virginia 7–⁠0.

In program history: The 42nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 127 on file).

Record
5–⁠4
Conference
2–⁠1 tied for 4th in the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association (Wikipedia)
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
134–⁠93
Coach
Thomas Campbell
Elo
1576 +30 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
2.4 No. 39 of 90 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
George Tandy