| Year: | 1916 |
| Team: | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| Short Conf: | SAIAA |
| Record: | 5–4 |
| Conf Record: | 2–1 |
| Head Coach: | Thomas J. Campbell |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Captain: | George Tandy |
| Stadium: | Emerson Field |
| Next Year: | 1918 |
The 1916 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina in the 1916 college football season. The team captain of the 1916 season was George Tandy.[1]
The 1916 season was the first year UNC played at Emerson Field, named after its benefactor Isaac Emerson and built on the site of the pre-existing athletic field.