1898 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

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The 1898 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina in the 1898 college football season. They played nine games with a final record of 9–0. The team captain for the 1898 season was Frank O. Rogers. The team claims a Southern championship.[1]

Schedule[edit]

Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance Source
October 1 2:00 p.m.[2] Guilford W 18–0
October 15 4:00 p.m.[3] North Carolina A&M
  • Campus Athletic Field (I)
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
 W 34–0
October 20 2:00 p.m.[4] Greensboro A.A.
  • Campus Athletic Field (I)
  • Chapel Hill, NC
 W 11–0
October 29 Oak Ridge
  • Campus Athletic Field (I)
  • Chapel Hill, NC
 W 11–0
November 4 11:00 a.m.[5] vs. VPI W 28–6 [5][6]
November 5 3:30 p.m.[7] Davidson W 11–0 [8]
November 12 vs. Georgia W 53–0 1,000[9]
November 15 4:00 p.m.[10] Auburn W 29–0
November 24 2:30 p.m.[11] vs. Virginia W 6–2 3,000[12] [13][14]

Season summary[edit]

Guilford[edit]

The season opened with an 18–0 defeat of the Guilford Quakers.[15]Charles Baskerville was umpire.[15]

The starting lineup was Tate (left end), Shull (left tackle), Miller (left guard), Cunningham (center), Cromartie (right guard), Bennett (right tackle), Klotz (right end), Rogers (quarterback), Howell (left halfback), Gregory (right halfback), Graves (fullback).[15]

North Carolina A&M[edit]

In the second week of play, the Tar Heels defeated the in-state rival North Carolina A&M 34–0.

Greensboro A. A.[edit]

Against the Greensboro Athletic Association, UNC won 11–0.

Oak Ridge[edit]

Oak Ridge was beaten 11–0.

V. P. I.[edit]

Touchdowns were made by Bennett, Gregory, Copeland, Shull, and Howell in a 28–6 win over V. P. I.[16]

Davidson[edit]

North Carolina beat Davidson 11–0.

Georgia[edit]

In Macon, the Tar Heels blew out the Georgia Bulldogs 53–0.[17]Tick Tichenor wrote “Such a crush defeat as Georgia sustained at the hands of North Carolina today is almost unparalleled in football”.[18]

The starting lineup was Klotz (left end), Shull (left tackle), Cromartie (left guard), Cunningham (center), Phifer (right guard), Bennett (right tackle), Gregoy (right end), Rodgers (quarterback), Austin (left halfback), McRae (right halfback), Graves (fullback).[17]

Auburn[edit]

The Tar Heels won over John Heisman’s Auburn Tigers 29–0.

Virginia[edit]

UNC beat rival Virginia, 6–2, for its first win since the first year of the South’s Oldest Rivalry. The safety was made just as time called, and Howell scored for UNC.[19]

Players[edit]

Line[edit]

Backfield[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Umphlett, Wiley Lee (1992). Creating the Big Game: John W. Heisman and the Invention of American Football. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 55. ISBN 9780313284045.
  2. ^ “The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, October 04, 1898, Image 1”. 4 October 1898. p. 1.
  3. ^ “The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, October 18, 1898, Image 1”. 18 October 1898. p. 1.
  4. ^ “The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, October 25, 1898, Image 1”. 25 October 1898. p. 1.
  5. ^ a b “Winston-Salem Journal from Winston-Salem, North Carolina on November 3, 1898 · Page 1 (newspapers.com)”.
  6. ^ “The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, November 08, 1898, Image 1”. 8 November 1898. p. 1.
  7. ^ “Charlotte daily observer. (Charlotte, N.C.) 1897-1916, November 05, 1898, Image 6”. 5 November 1898. p. 6.
  8. ^ “The contest on the gridiron, University won over Davidson”. Charlotte Daily Observer. November 6, 1898. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ “The News & Observer. (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, November 13, 1898, Image 1 · North Carolina Newspapers (digitalnc.org)”.
  10. ^ “The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, November 16, 1898, Image 2”. 16 November 1898. p. 2.
  11. ^ “Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, November 24, 1898, Image 1”. 24 November 1898.
  12. ^ “The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, November 25, 1898, Image 1”. 25 November 1898.
  13. ^ “Blue And White Win”. The Richmond Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 25, 1898. p. 1. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  14. ^ “Blue And White Win (continued)”. The Richmond Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 25, 1898. p. 6. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  15. ^ a b c “The University Team Defeats Guilford 18 to 0”. The Charlotte Observer. November 13, 1898. p. 8. Retrieved August 4, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  16. ^ “Carolina Wins A football Game”. The Wilmington Messenger. November 5, 1898. p. 1. Retrieved June 3, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  17. ^ a b “Georgia’s Team Goes Down Before The Fast Work of North Carolina”. The Atlanta Constitution. November 13, 1898. p. 22. Retrieved August 4, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  18. ^ “Football Man Tells of Game”. The Atlanta Constitution. November 13, 1898. p. 22. Retrieved August 4, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  19. ^ “Our Tar Heels Triumphant”. The Morning Post. November 25, 1898. p. 1. Retrieved June 3, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. open access