1898 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1898 North Carolina Tar Heels football Independent 9–0 William A. Reynolds 2nd Frank O. Rogers Campus Athletic Field (I) Southern champion The 1898 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina in the 1898 college football season. They played nine games with a final record of 9–0. The team captain for the 1898 season was Frank O. Rogers. The team claims a Southern championship.https://archive.org/details/creatingbiggamej00umph registration 55 Creating the Big Game: John W. Heisman and the Invention of American Football Greenwood Publishing Group 9780313284045 Umphlett Wiley Lee 1992 Schedule October 1 2:00 p.m.https://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92073227/1898-10-04/ed-1/seq-1/ The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, October 04, 1898, Image 1 4 October 1898 1898/10/04 1 w Guilford Campus Athletic Field (I) Chapel Hill, NC 18–0 October 15 4:00 p.m.https://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92073227/1898-10-18/ed-1/seq-1/ The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, October 18, 1898, Image 1 18 October 1898 1898/10/18 1 w North Carolina A&M Campus Athletic Field (I) Chapel Hill, NC rivalry 34–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-tar-heel-walk-over-for-varsit/151844416/ The Tar Heel Walk-over for 'Varsity; Carolina defeats the Agricultural and Mechanical boys by a score of 34 to 0 October 18, 1898 July 22, 2024 Newspapers.com October 20 2:00 p.m.https://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92073227/1898-10-25/ed-1/seq-1/ The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, October 25, 1898, Image 1 25 October 1898 1898/10/25 1 w Greensboro A.A. Campus Athletic Field (I) Chapel Hill, NC 11–0 October 29 w Oak Ridge Campus Athletic Field (I) Chapel Hill, NC 11–0 November 4 11:00 a.m. w y VPI South Side Park Winston-Salem, NC 28–6 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/95254283/ Winston-Salem Journal from Winston-Salem, North Carolina on November 3, 1898 · Page 1 (newspapers.com) https://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92073227/1898-11-08/ed-1/seq-1/ The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, November 08, 1898, Image 1 8 November 1898 1898/11/08 1 November 5 3:30 p.m.https://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn83045671/1898-11-05/ed-1/seq-6/ Charlotte daily observer. (Charlotte, N.C.) 1897-1916, November 05, 1898, Image 6 5 November 1898 1898/11/05 6 w Davidson Latta Park Charlotte, NC 11–0 The contest on the gridiron, University won over Davidson https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109020462/the-contest-on-the-gridiron-university/ Charlotte Daily Observer November 6, 1898 September 5, 2022 Newspapers.com November 12 w y Georgia Central City Park Macon, GA 53–0 1,000https://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn85042104/1898-11-13/ed-1/seq-1/ The News & Observer. (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, November 13, 1898, Image 1 · North Carolina Newspapers (digitalnc.org) November 15 4:00 p.m.https://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92073227/1898-11-16/ed-1/seq-2/ The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, November 16, 1898, Image 2 16 November 1898 1898/11/16 2 w Auburn Drill Field Auburn, AL 29–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-journal-auburn-too-goes-do/140802960/ The Atlanta Journal Auburn, too, goes down to Tar men November 15, 1898 February 12, 2024 Newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/article/birmingham-post-herald-auburn-eleven-fai/140803019/ The Birmingham Age-Herald Auburn eleven fails to score November 15, 1898 February 12, 2024 Newspapers.com November 24 2:30 p.m.https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038614/1898-11-24/ed-1/seq-1/ Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, November 24, 1898, Image 1 24 November 1898 w y Virginia Broad Street Park (I) Richmond, VA South's Oldest Rivalry 6–2 3,000https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85042104/1898-11-25/ed-1/seq-1/ The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, November 25, 1898, Image 1 25 November 1898 Blue And White Win https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85353749/richmond-dispatch/ The Richmond Dispatch Richmond, Virginia November 25, 1898 1 September 14, 2021 Newspapers.com Blue And White Win (continued) https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85353833/richmond-dispatch/ The Richmond Dispatch Richmond, Virginia November 25, 1898 6 September 14, 2021 Newspapers.com Game summaries Guilford The season opened with an 18–0 defeat of the Guilford Quakers.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/6115438/the_charlotte_observer/ November 13, 1898 8 The Charlotte Observer The University Team Defeats Guilford 18 to 0 August 4, 2016 Newspapers.com Charles Baskerville was umpire. The starting lineup was Tate (left end), Shull (left tackle), Miller (left guard), Cunningham (center), Cromartie (right guard), Bennett (right tackle), Klotz (right end), Rogers (quarterback), Howell (left halfback), Gregory (right halfback), Graves (fullback). North Carolina A&M In the second week of play, the Tar Heels defeated the in-state rival North Carolina A&M 34–0. Greensboro A. A. Against the Greensboro Athletic Association, UNC won 11–0. Oak Ridge Oak Ridge was beaten 11–0. V. P. I. Touchdowns were made by Bennett, Gregory, Copeland, Shull, and Howell in a 28–6 win over V. P. I.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5470290/the_wilmington_messenger/ 1 Carolina Wins A football Game The Wilmington Messenger November 5, 1898 June 3, 2016 Newspapers.com Davidson North Carolina beat Davidson 11–0. Georgia In Macon, the Tar Heels blew out the Georgia Bulldogs 53–0.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/6115310/the_atlanta_constitution/ November 13, 1898 22 The Atlanta Constitution Georgia's Team Goes Down Before The Fast Work of North Carolina August 4, 2016 Newspapers.com Tick Tichenor wrote "Such a crush defeat as Georgia sustained at the hands of North Carolina today is almost unparalleled in football".https://www.newspapers.com/clip/6115310/the_atlanta_constitution/ November 13, 1898 22 The Atlanta Constitution Football Man Tells of Game August 4, 2016 Newspapers.com The starting lineup was Klotz (left end), Shull (left tackle), Cromartie (left guard), Cunningham (center), Phifer (right guard), Bennett (right tackle), Gregoy (right end), Rodgers (quarterback), Austin (left halfback), McRae (right halfback), Graves (fullback). Auburn The Tar Heels won over John Heisman's Auburn Tigers 29–0. Virginia UNC beat rival Virginia, 6–2, for its first win since the first year of the South's Oldest Rivalry. The safety was made just as time called, and Howell scored for UNC.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5470259/the_morning_post/ 1 November 25, 1898 The Morning Post Our Tar Heels Triumphant June 3, 2016 Newspapers.com Players Line North Carolina Tar Heels Player Position Gamesstarted Hometown Prep school Height Weight AgeFrank Bennett tackle Wadesboro, North Carolina 6'0"173Cromartie guardCunningham centerEdwin Gregory endHerman Koehler end Upper Montclair, New Jersey 160Phifer guardShull tackle Backfield North Carolina Tar Heels Player Position Gamesstarted Hometown Prep school Height Weight AgeCopeland halfbackLouis Graves fullback Chapel Hill, North CarolinaJim MacRae halfback Fayetteville, North Carolina NashvilleFrank O. Rogers quarterback Salisbury, North Carolina 160 References North Carolina Category:North Carolina Tar Heels football seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons North Carolina Tar Heels football