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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1888  <-- 1925 <- 1926 -> 1927 --> 2024
1926 Season Highlights
 Charles C. Chuck Collins enters his 1st season as Head Coach at North Carolina.
 
1926 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 25  @ Wake Forest  0   13   L       
 Sat., Oct. 2  @ Tennessee  0   34   L       
 Sat., Oct. 9  vs. South Carolina  7   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  vs. Duke  6   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 23  @ Maryland  6   14   L       
 Sat., Oct. 30  vs. North Carolina State  12   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 6  vs. Virginia Military Institute  28   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 13  @ Davidson  0   10   L       
 Tue., Nov. 23  @ Virginia  0   3   L       
 
1926 Season Totals
  Record4-5
  Points Scored59
  Scoring Average6.6
  Points Allowed74
  Defense Average8.2
  Opponents Record37-27
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-0
  Away Record0-5
1926 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1926 Southern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Alabama 9-0-124927Tied  7-7  Wallace W. Wade
Tennessee 8-115134   Robert R. Bob Neyland
Vanderbilt 8-124142   Dan McGugin
Louisiana State 6-312845   Mike Donahue
South Carolina 6-415962   Branch Bocock
Virginia 6-2-216153   A. Earle Greasy Neale
Auburn 5-412285   David B. Morey
Georgia 5-4135115   George C. Kid Woodruff
Maryland 5-4-116193   H.C. Curley Byrd
Mississippi 5-4113110   Homer Hazel
Mississippi State 5-413498   Bernard W. Bernie Bierman
Virginia Tech 5-3-113480   Andy Gustafson
Georgia Tech 4-58787   William A. Bill Alexander
North Carolina 4-55974   Charles C. Chuck Collins
North Carolina State 4-666102   G.K. Gus Tebell
Tulane 3-5-17160   Clark D. Shaughnessy
Clemson 2-720169   Bud Saunders
Florida 2-6-294136   H.L. Sebring
Kentucky 2-6-18491   Fred J. Murphy

1926 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1926 All Southern Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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