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1916 George Washington Hatchetites football team

1916 George Washington Hatchetites football
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1916 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Birmingham   –   7 – 1 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial   –   7 – 1 – 0
Maryland State   –   6 – 2 – 0
Marshall   –   7 – 2 – 1
Middle Tennessee State Normal   –   5 – 2 – 0
Sam Houston Normal   –   5 – 2 – 0
Spring Hill   –   4 – 2 – 0
West Virginia   –   5 – 2 – 2
Navy   –   6 – 3 – 1
Southwest Texas State   –   3 – 1 – 3
Presbyterian   –   4 – 3 – 0
Delaware   –   4 – 3 – 1
North Texas State Normal   –   4 – 3 – 1
Western Kentucky State Normal   –   3 – 2 – 0
George Washington   –   3 – 3 – 1
Wake Forest   –   3 – 3 – 0
Louisville   –   2 – 3 – 1
West Tennessee State Normal   –   2 – 3 – 1
Texas Mines   –   2 – 3 – 0
Tusculum   –   2 – 3 – 0

The 1916 George Washington Hatchetites Colonials football team was an American football team that represented George Washington University as an independent during the 1916 college football season. In their first season under head coach Thomas Sullivan, the team compiled a 3–3–1 record.[1]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 7at St. John's (MD)
W 6–0[2][3]
October 14at Gettysburg
L 0–20[4][5]
October 21Western Maryland
L 0–3[6][7]
October 28at Johns Hopkins
W 13–0[8]
November 4Ursinus
  • Georgetown Field
  • Washington, DC
T 0–0[9][10]
November 113:00 p.m.Eastern College (VA)
  • Union League Park
  • Washington, DC
W 21–0[11][12][13]
November 30vs. Georgetown
L 7–475,000[14][15]

References

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  1. ^ Cherry Tree. George Washington University. 1917. pp. 220–226. Retrieved February 13, 2021 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ^ "First game won, on to Gettysburg". The University Hatchet. October 13, 1916. Retrieved February 13, 2021 – via Internet Archive.
  3. ^ "Goal beats St. John's". The Baltimore Sun. October 8, 1916. Retrieved February 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "G.W.U. eleven beaten by Gettysburg, 20–0". The University Hatchet. October 20, 1916. Retrieved February 13, 2021 – via Internet Archive.
  5. ^ "Hatchetites beaten by Gettysburg team". The Washington Herald. October 15, 1916. Retrieved February 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Lose to Western Md". The University Hatchet. October 27, 1916. Retrieved February 13, 2021 – via Internet Archive.
  7. ^ "Keller saves the day". The Baltimore Sun. October 22, 1916. Retrieved February 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Stubborn defense wins for Hatchets". The Washington Times. October 29, 1916. Retrieved February 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "G.W. eleven surprises in game with Ursinus". The Washington Post. November 5, 1916. Retrieved February 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Ursinus ties with George Washington". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 5, 1916. Retrieved February 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "State and C. U. Meet; Wesleyan Visits G. U." The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. November 11, 1916. p. 8. Retrieved January 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ "Eastern College decisively beaten". The University Hatchet. November 17, 1916. Retrieved February 13, 2021 – via Internet Archive.
  13. ^ "G.W.U. not pressed to defeat Eastern". The Washington Post. November 12, 1916. Retrieved February 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "5,000 see G.W. eleven battle G.U." The University Hatchet. December 8, 1916. Retrieved February 13, 2021 – via Internet Archive.
  15. ^ "G.U. wins with east; Beats G.W.U. 47 to 7". The Washington Post. December 1, 1916. Retrieved February 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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