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North Carolina Football Team History

North Carolina Tar Heels

University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC
Founded: 1789
Stadium: Kenan Memorial Stadium
Capacity: 60,000
Colors: Carolina Blue & White
Coach: Charles C. Chuck Collins
Conference: Southern-

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1888 <-- 1927 <- 1928 -> 1929 --> 2024

1928 Season Highlights

Charles C. Chuck Collins enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at North Carolina.

1928 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 29	vs. Wake Forest	65	0	W
Sat., Oct. 6	@ Maryland	26	19	W
Sat., Oct. 13	@ Harvard	0	20	L
Sat., Oct. 20	vs. Virginia Tech	14	16	L
Sat., Oct. 27	vs. Georgia Tech	7	20	L
Sat., Nov. 3	@ North Carolina State	6	6	T
Sat., Nov. 10	vs. South Carolina	0	0	T
Sat., Nov. 17	@ Davidson	30	7	W
Thu., Nov. 29	@ Virginia	24	20	W
Sat., Dec. 8	vs. Duke	14	7	W

1928 Season Totals
Record	5-3 -2
Points Scored	186
Scoring Average	18.6
Points Allowed	115
Defense Average	11.5
Opponents Record	42-29
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	2-2 -1
Away Record	3-1 -1

1928 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1928 Southern- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Georgia Tech	10-0	221	47	Won 8-7				William A. Bill Alexander
Tennessee	9-0-1	249	51					Robert R. Bob Neyland
Clemson	8-3	192	77					Josh C. Cody
Florida	8-1	336	44					Charles W. Bachman
Vanderbilt	8-2	152	57					Dan McGugin
Virginia Tech	7-2	198	92					Andy Gustafson
Alabama	6-3	187	75					Wallace W. Wade
Louisiana State	6-2-1	180	45					Russell T. Russ Cohen
Maryland	6-3-1	132	70					H.C. Curley Byrd
South Carolina	6-2-2	96	70					W.L. Billy Laval
Tulane	6-3-1	264	76					Bernard W. Bernie Bierman
Duke	5-5	155	116					James Jimmy DeHart
Mississippi	5-4	156	121					Homer Hazel
North Carolina	5-3-2	186	115					Charles C. Chuck Collins
Georgia	4-5	122	113					Harry J. Mehre
Kentucky	4-3-1	100	41					Harry G. Gamage
North Carolina State	4-5-1	157	100					G.K. Gus Tebell
Mississippi State	2-4-2	70	166					John W. Hancock
Virginia	2-6-1	121	142					A. Earle Greasy Neale
Auburn	1-8	37	154					George Bohler

1928 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1928 All Southern Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).