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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  <-- 1897 <- 1898 -> 1899 --> 2024
1898 Season Highlights
 William A. Reynolds enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at North Carolina.
 
1898 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 1  vs. Guilford  18   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  vs. North Carolina A&M  34   0   W       
 Thu., Oct. 20  vs. Greensboro A.A.  11   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  vs. Oak Ridge  11   0   W       
 Fri., Nov. 4  vs. VPI  28   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. Davidson  11   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 12  vs. Georgia  53   0   W       
 Tue., Nov. 15  @ Auburn  29   0   W       
 Thu., Nov. 24  vs. Virginia  6   2   W       
 
1898 Season Totals
  Record9-0
  Points Scored201
  Scoring Average22.3
  Points Allowed8
  Defense Average0.9
  Opponents Record12-8
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record8-0
  Away Record1-0
1898 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1898 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
North Carolina 9-02018   William A. Reynolds
Kentucky 7-01800   W.R. Bass
Texas 5-11364   D.F. Edwards
Georgia 4-27070   Charles McCarthy
Virginia Tech 3-211551   J. Lewis Ingles
Auburn 2-14747   John W. Heisman
Tulane 1-11446   John Lombard
Vanderbilt 1-5961   R.G. Acton
Georgia Tech 0-3667   R.B. Cow Nalley
North Carolina State 0-1034   W.C. Riddick

1898 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1898 All Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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