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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: Gordon Johnston
Conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1888  <-- 1895 <- 1896 -> 1897 --> 2024
1896 Season Highlights
 Gordon Johnston enters his 1st season as Head Coach at North Carolina.
 
1896 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 10  vs. Guilford  26   4   W       
 Sat., Oct. 17  @ Guilford  34   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 24  vs. VPI  0   0   T       
 Sat., Oct. 31  vs. Georgia  16   24   L       
 Tue., Nov. 3  @ Charlotte A.C.  0   8   L       
 Sat., Nov. 7  @ Hampton A.C  0   18   L       
 Wed., Nov. 11  vs. Greensboro A.A.  30   0   W       
 Thu., Nov. 26  vs. Virginia  0   46   L       
 
1896 Season Totals
  Record3-4 -1
  Points Scored106
  Scoring Average13.3
  Points Allowed100
  Defense Average12.5
  Opponents Record11-2
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record2-2 -1
  Away Record1-2
1896 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1896 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Georgia 4-08822   Glenn Scobey Pop Warner
Tennessee 4-05010   No Coach
Texas 4-2-18836   Harry O. Robinson
Auburn 3-113518   John W. Heisman
Kentucky 3-6122134   Dudley Short
North Carolina 3-4-1106100   Gordon Johnston
Tulane 3-27418   Harry W. Baum
Vanderbilt 3-2-25876   R.G. Acton
Alabama 2-15610   Otto Wagonhurst
Georgia Tech 1-1-11861   No Coach
Mississippi State 0-40135   J.B. Hildebrand

1896 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1896 All Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.