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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: William A. Reynolds
Conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1888  <-- 1898 <- 1899 -> 1900 --> 2024
1899 Season Highlights
 William A. Reynolds enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at North Carolina.
 
1899 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 7  vs. North Carolina A&M  34   0   W       
 Thu., Oct. 12  vs. Oak Ridge  16   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 14  vs. Guilford  45   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 21  @ Davidson  10   0   W       
 Mon., Oct. 23  vs. Horners School (NC)  46   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 28  @ North Carolina A&M  11   11   T       
 Tue., Oct. 31  vs. Old Maryland  6   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 4  @ Navy  0   12   L       
 Wed., Nov. 8  @ Princeton  0   30   L       
 Thu., Nov. 30  vs. Georgia  5   0   W       
 Sat., Dec. 2  vs. Sewanee  0   5   L       
 
1899 Season Totals
  Record7-3 -1
  Points Scored173
  Scoring Average15.7
  Points Allowed58
  Defense Average5.3
  Opponents Record7-6
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record6-1
  Away Record1-2 -1
1899 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1899 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
North Carolina 7-3-117358   William A. Reynolds
Vanderbilt 7-310962   James L. Crane
Tennessee 6-28661   J.A. Pierce
Texas 6-211724   M.G. Clarke
Kentucky 5-2-29844   W.R. Bass
Alabama 3-13931   W.A. Martin
Auburn 3-1-114811   John W. Heisman
Mississippi 3-44447   W.H. Lyon
Georgia 2-3-14422   Gordon Saussy
North Carolina State 1-2-22969   W.C. Riddick
Georgia Tech 0-55169   Mr. Collier
Tulane 0-6-10141   H.H. Collier

1899 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1899 All Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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