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1916 North Carolina A&M Aggies football
ConferenceSouth Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record2–5 (0–4 SAIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumRiddick Stadium
Seasons← 19151917 →
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

The 1916 North Carolina A&M Aggies football team represented the North Carolina A&M Aggies of North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts during the 1916 college football season. In Britain Patterson's first season with the Aggies, the team suffered blowout losses to Davidson, VPI, Navy, and Washington and Lee. North Carolina A&M was also whipped, 61–5, by Georgetown in the worst defeat in school history up to that point. The Aggies were outscored 191 to 24 against their seven opponents. They finished last in the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SAIAA), losing to all four of their conference opponents by a total point margin of 128 to 5.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30Roanoke*W 13–3750
October 7vs. DavidsonL 0–16
October 19Wake Forest*
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
W 6–0
October 28vs. VPIL 0–40
November 11at Navy*L 0–50
November 18at GeorgetownL 6–61
November 30Washington and Lee
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
L 0–215,000
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Roanoke's lead was overcome". The Charlotte News. October 1, 1916. Retrieved July 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Davidson outclassed Farmers throughout". The Charlotte News. October 8, 1916. Retrieved September 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Techs annexed annual fracas". The Charlotte News. October 20, 1916. Retrieved July 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Techs overwhelm Aggies". The Virginian-Pilot. October 29, 1916. Retrieved July 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "A. and M. proves easy for the Navy". The Sunday Citizen. November 12, 1916. Retrieved July 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Georgetown won from N.C.A. and M." Winston-Salem Journal. November 19, 1916. Retrieved July 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Aggies no match for Generals". The Virginian-Pilot. December 1, 1916. Retrieved July 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "2016 NC State Football Media Guide" (PDF). North Carolina State University. 2016. pp. 123, 129. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  9. "1916 Football Schedule". North Carolina State University. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  10. "1916 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
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