1916 University Farm football team

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1916 University Farm football
ConferenceIndependent
1916 record6–1–1
Head coach
CaptainEd Jones
Seasons
← 1915
1917 →
1916 Western college football independents records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Santa Clara   –   10 – 0 – 0
University Farm   –   6 – 1 – 1
Montana   –   4 – 1 – 1
Washington State   –   4 – 2 – 0
Arizona   –   5 – 3 – 0
USC   –   5 – 3 – 0
New Mexico   –   3 – 2 – 0
Hawaii   –   3 – 2 – 1
Saint Mary's   –   5 – 4 – 1
Montana State   –   2 – 2 – 2
Idaho   –   3 – 5 – 0
Nevada   –   3 – 5 – 0

The 1916 University Farm football team represented University Farm[note 1] in the 1916 college football season. Although University Farm was the formal name for the school and team, in many newspaper articles from the time it was called "Davis Farm".

The 1916 team competed as an independent and was led by second-year head coach Robert E. Harmon. They played home games in Davis, California. University Farm finished with a record of six wins, one loss and one tie (6–1–1) and outscored their opponents 151–63 for the 1916 season. In two years under coach Harmon, the team compiled a record of 9–3–1, a .731 winning percentage.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 7?Preston Industrial School[note 2]W 65–26
October 14California freshmenDavis, CAT 6–6[1]
October 21Saint Mary'sDavis, CAW 13–3[2]
October 28California third varsityW 7–3
November 4at Nevada
W 24–6[3]
November 11Olympic ClubW 10–9[4]
November 18NevadaDavis, CAW 26–7[5]
November 30at California Freshmen
L 0–3[6]

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Notes[]

  1. ^ University of California, Davis was known as University Farm from 1908 to 1921.
  2. ^ The Preston School of Industry opened in 1894 to rehabilitate juvenile offenders. It remained open until 2011.
  3. ^ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season."University of Nevada, Reno; Mackay Stadium". Retrieved January 4, 2017.

References[]

  1. ^ "American Football". San Francisco Chronicle. San Francisco, California. October 15, 1916. p. 20 – via GenealogyBank.com.
  2. ^ "St. Mary's Is Beaten By Davis Farm". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. October 22, 1916. p. 42. Retrieved March 1, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  3. ^ "Davis Is Victor Over Nevada Team". Nevada State Journal. Reno, Nevada. November 5, 1916. p. 5. Retrieved March 1, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  4. ^ "Davis "Farmers" Win From Olympics 10-9". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. November 12, 1916. p. 33. Retrieved March 1, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  5. ^ "Nevada Football Loses Again To Davis "Aggies"". Reno Gazette-Journal. Reno, Nevada. November 20, 1916. p. 3. Retrieved March 1, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  6. ^ "Drop Kick by Freshman Toomey Wrests Game From Davis Farm". San Francisco Chronicle. San Francisco, California. December 1, 1916 – via GenealogyBank.com.
  7. ^ "UC Davis Football 2015: Team Information Guide" (PDF). Retrieved April 22, 2017.
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