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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  <-- 1896 <- 1897 -> 1898 --> 2024
1897 Season Highlights
 William A. Reynolds enters his 1st season as Head Coach at North Carolina.
 
1897 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. North Carolina A&M  40   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  vs. Guilford  16   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 22  vs. Greensboro A.A.  24   0   W       
 Mon., Oct. 25  vs. Clemson  28   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  @ VPI  0   4   L       
 Fri., Nov. 5  @ Sewanee  12   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 6  @ Vanderbilt  0   31   L       
 Mon., Nov. 8  @ Tennessee  16   0   W       
 Tue., Nov. 9  @ Bingham  14   0   W       
 Mon., Nov. 22  @ Virginia  0   12   L       
 
1897 Season Totals
  Record7-3
  Points Scored150
  Scoring Average15.0
  Points Allowed53
  Defense Average5.3
  Opponents Record18-5
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-0
  Away Record3-3
1897 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1897 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
North Carolina 7-315053   William A. Reynolds
Texas 6-215060   W.F. Kelly
Vanderbilt 6-0-11410   R.G. Acton
Tennessee 4-16416   No Coach
Auburn 2-0-1404   John W. Heisman
Georgia 2-15617   Charles McCarthy
Kentucky 2-428118   Lyman B. Eaton
Alabama 1-060   Allen McCants
Georgia Tech 0-1028   No Coach

1897 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1897 All Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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