1898 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

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]

1898 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Southern champion
ConferenceIndependent
1898 record9–0
Head coachWilliam A. Reynolds (2nd season)
CaptainFrank O. Rogers
1898 Southern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
North Carolina      9 0 0
Central      3 0 1
Oklahoma      2 0 0
Navy      7 1 0
West Virginia      6 1 0
Marshall      4 1 0
Georgetown      7 3 0
Texas A&M      4 2 0
VMI      4 2 0
Arkansas Industrial      2 1 0
Centre      2 1 2
VPI      3 2 0
Virginia      6 5 0
Richmond      3 3 1
Davidson      1 1 0
William & Mary      1 1 0
South Carolina      1 2 0
Delaware      2 5 2
Maryland      2 6 1
Add-Ran      1 3 1

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 1GuilfordChapel Hill, NCW 18–0
October 15North Carolina A&MChapel Hill, NC (rivalry)W 34–0
October 20Greensboro A.A.Chapel Hill, NCW 11–0
October 29Oak RidgeChapel Hill, NCW 11–0
November 4VPIWinston-Salem, NCW 28–6
November 5DavidsonCharlotte, NCW 11–0
November 12GeorgiaMacon, GAW 53–0
November 15AuburnAuburn, ALW 29–0
November 24vs. VirginiaRichmond, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry)W 6–2

Season summary

Guilford

The season opened with an 18–0 defeat of the Guilford Quakers.[2] Charles Baskerville was umpire.[2]

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).[2]

North Carolina A&M

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

Greensboro A. A.

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

Oak Ridge

Oak Ridge was beaten 11–0.

V. P. I.

Touchdowns were made by Bennett, Gregory, Copeland, Shull, and Howell in a 28–6 win over V. P. I.[3]

Davidson

North Carolina beat Davidson 11–0.

Georgia

In Macon, the Tar Heels blew out the Georgia Bulldogs 53–0.[4] Tick Tichenor wrote "Such a crush defeat as Georgia sustained at the hands of North Carolina today is almost unparalleled in football".[5]

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).[4]

Auburn

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

Virginia

UNC beat rival Virginia 6–2, 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.[6]

Players

Line

Player Position Games
started
Hometown Prep school Height Weight Age
Frank BennetttackleWadesboro, North Carolina6'0"173
Cromartieguard
Cunninghamcenter
Edwin Gregoryend
Herman KoehlerendUpper Montclair, New Jersey160
Phiferguard
Shulltackle

Backfield

Player Position Games
started
Hometown Prep school Height Weight Age
Copelandhalfback
Louis GravesfullbackChapel Hill, North Carolina
Jim MacRaehalfbackFayetteville, North CarolinaNashville
Frank O. RogersquarterbackSalisbury, North Carolina160

References

  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 University Team Defeats Guilford 18 to 0". The Charlotte Observer. November 13, 1898. p. 8. Retrieved August 4, 2016 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Carolina Wins A football Game". The Wilmington Messenger. November 5, 1898. p. 1. Retrieved June 3, 2016 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "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.
  5. "Football Man Tells of Game". The Atlanta Constitution. November 13, 1898. p. 22. Retrieved August 4, 2016 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Our Tar Heels Triumphant". The Morning Post. November 25, 1898. p. 1. Retrieved June 3, 2016 via Newspapers.com.
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