The 1916 Colgate football team was an

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team that represented

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as an independent during the

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. In its fifth and final season under head coach

Laurence Bankart Laurence Hardy Bankart (October 16, 1887 – August 31, 1978) was an American college football player and coach. He was the head football coach at Colgate University for five seasons, in 1910 and again from 1913 until 1916, compiling a record of 2 ...

, the team compiled an 8–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 218 to 30. Clarence Horning was the team captain. The team played its home games on Whitnall Field in

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