1916 William & Mary Orange and Black football team

1916 William & Mary Orange and Black football
ConferenceEastern Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Association, South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record2–5–2 (1–4–1 EVIAA, 0–2–1 SAIAA)
Head coach
CaptainJ. F. Wilson
Seasons
← 1915
1917 →
1916 Eastern Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Richmond + 4 – 1 – 2 5 – 2 – 2
Hampden–Sydney + 4 – 1 – 2 6 – 3 – 2
Randolph–Macon 1 – 4 – 1 1 – 7 – 1
William & Mary 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 5 – 2
  • + – Conference co-champions
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 William & Mary Orange and Black football team represented the College of William & Mary as a member of the Eastern Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Association (EVIAA) and the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SAIAA) during the 1916 college football season. Led by Samuel H. Hubbard in his first and only year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season 2–5–2 overall, 1–4–1 in EVIAA play, and 0–2–1 against SAIAA opponents.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 30Union Theological Seminary*Williamsburg, VAW 7–0
October 7at VMI
L 0–66
October 14Portsmouth Naval*Williamsburg, VAT 13–13
October 21Randolph–MaconWilliamsburg, VAL 0–17
October 28at RichmondRichmond, VA (rivalry)L 0–48
November 4Hampden–SydneyWilliamsburg, VAL 0–31
November 11at Randolph–MaconAshland, VAW 14–7
November 18RichmondWilliamsburg, VAT 0–0
November 30vs. Hampden–Sydney
L 0–9[2]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "William & Mary Football Record Book" (PDF). William & Mary Athletics. June 1, 2021. p. 23. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  2. ^ "Tigers Beat Indians". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. December 1, 1916. p. 9. Retrieved January 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.


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