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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: Herman P. Olcott
Conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1888  <-- 1901 <- 1902 -> 1903 --> 2024
1902 Season Highlights
 Herman P. Olcott enters his 1st season as Head Coach at North Carolina.
 
1902 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Wed., Sep. 24  vs. Guilford  16   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. Oak Ridge  35   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. Furman  10   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  vs. Davidson  27   0   W    @ Charlotte, NC   
 Sat., Oct. 25  @ Virginia Tech  0   0   T    @ Roanoke, VA   
 Sat., Nov. 1  @ Virginia Military Institute  17   10   W    @ Lynchburg, VA   
 Sat., Nov. 8  @ North Carolina State  0   0   T       
 Sat., Nov. 15   Georgetown  5   12   L    neutral   
 Thu., Nov. 27  @ Virginia  12   12   T    @ Richmond, VA   
 
1902 Season Totals
  Record5-1 -3
  Points Scored122
  Scoring Average13.6
  Points Allowed34
  Defense Average3.8
  Opponents Record14-7
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-0
  Away Record1-0 -3
1902 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1902 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Vanderbilt 8-121460   W.H. Watkins
Tennessee 6-28839   H.F. Fisher
Texas 6-3-18740   J.B. Hart
North Carolina 5-1-312234   Herman P. Olcott
Alabama 4-419149   Eli Abbott
Georgia 4-2-15552   Billy Reynolds
Mississippi 4-312146   Daniel S. Martin
Kentucky 3-5-17283   E.W. McLeod
North Carolina State 3-4-28142   Arthur Devlin
Auburn 2-4-14645   Robert Kent
Mississippi State 1-4-14380   L. Gwinn
Tulane 1-4-24767   Virginius Dabney
Georgia Tech 0-6-223122   Dr. John McKee

1902 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1902 All Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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