1892 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

1892 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Conference Independent
1892 record 5–1
Head coach None
Captain Mike Hoke
1892 college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Penn      15 1 0
Yale      13 0 0
Princeton      12 2 0
Harvard      10 1 0
North Carolina      5 1 0
Chicago      8 4 1
Sewanee      5 1 1
Navy      5 2 0
Illinois      7 4 1
Colorado      3 2 0
Virginia      3 2 1
California      2 1 1
Stanford      1 0 2
Vanderbilt      4 4 0
Alabama      2 2 0
Auburn      2 2 0
Notre Dame      1 0 1
Stevens      1 1 0
Washington      1 1 0
Utah      0 1 0
Rutgers      3 5 1
Tennessee      2 5 0
Lafayette      5 7 0
Georgia Tech      0 3 0
Maryland      0 3 0
Lehigh      3 6 0

The 1892 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina in the 1892 college football season. They played six games with a final record of 5–1. The team captain for the 1892 season was Mike Hoke. The team claims a southern title even though it was defeated by Virginia, for it beat the Cavaliers in a rematch.[1] Those games with UVA mark the beginning of the South's Oldest Rivalry.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
October 22 at Richmond* Richmond, Virginia W 40–0  
October 23 at Virginia* Madison Hall Field • Charlottesville, Virginia (Rivalry) L 30–18  
November 12 at Trinity (NC)* Durham, North Carolina (Rivalry) W 24–0  
November 23 vs. Auburn* Atlanta, Georgia W 64–0  
November 24 at Vanderbilt* Dudley FieldNashville, Tennessee W 24–0  
November 26 vs. Virginia* Atlanta (Rivalry) W 26–0  
*Non-conference game.

Players

Varsity lettermen

Line

Player Position Games
started
Hometown Height Weight Age
James Crawford BiggsendOxford5'9"14520
Norfleet Mann Gibbsend5'10"17020
David Alexander Kirkpatrickguard6'2"23022
George Roscoe Littletackle5'11"16819
Walter "Pete" MurphycenterSalisbury6'0"20021
James Thomas Pughtackle5'10"16819
Eugene Malcolm Snipesguard5'11"19524

Backfield

Player Position Games
started
Hometown Height Weight Age
Alfred Smith Barnardquarterback5'8"14818
William Augustus Devinhalfback6'0"16921
Michael HokehalfbackRaleigh5'10"14818
Howard Burton Shawfullback5'7"15324

Substitutes

Player Position Games
started
Hometown Height Weight Age
Charles Baskervillefullback5'9"14522
Martin Currietackle6'2"17029
Louis Isaac Guionend6'0"16718
William Daniel Merrittend5'11"16019
Benjamin Edward Stanleyback5'8"14420
William Preston Wootencentre6'2"17020

Unlisted

  • William Pinckney

[2]

References

Notes
  1. "All-Southern Champions In 1892". The Charlotte Observer. November 26, 1922. Retrieved March 4, 2015 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "1892 UNC Football Roster". Retrieved March 5, 2015.
Bibliography
  • "North Carolina Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-06-08. Retrieved 2009-06-06.
  • "North Carolina Tar Heels 1892 Football Schedule". Tar Heel Times. 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-06-08. Retrieved 2009-06-06.
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