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.[1]
| 1898 North Carolina Tar Heels football | |
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Southern champion | |
| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 9–0 |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Frank O. Rogers |
| Home stadium | Campus Athletic Field (I) |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | – | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central (KY) | – | 3 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | – | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | – | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | – | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | – | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | – | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | – | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | – | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas Industrial | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Centre | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VPI | – | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | – | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | – | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davidson | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | – | 2 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Columbian | – | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina A&M | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Add-Ran | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | – | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Guilford | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1 | 2:00 p.m.[2] | Guilford |
| W 18–0 | ||
| October 15 | 4:00 p.m.[3] | North Carolina A&M |
| W 34–0 | [4] | |
| October 20 | 2:00 p.m.[5] | Greensboro A.A. |
| W 11–0 | ||
| October 29 | Oak Ridge |
| W 11–0 | |||
| November 4 | 11:00 a.m.[6] | vs. VPI | W 28–6 | [6][7] | ||
| November 5 | 3:30 p.m.[8] | Davidson | W 11–0 | [9] | ||
| November 12 | vs. Georgia |
| W 53–0 | 1,000[10] | ||
| November 15 | 4:00 p.m.[11] | Auburn |
| W 29–0 | [12][13] | |
| November 24 | 2:30 p.m.[14] | vs. Virginia | W 6–2 | 3,000[15] | [16][17] |
Game summaries
editGuilford
editThe season opened with an 18–0 defeat of the Guilford Quakers.[18] Charles Baskerville was umpire.[18]
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).[18]
North Carolina A&M
editIn the second week of play, the Tar Heels defeated the in-state rival North Carolina A&M 34–0.
Greensboro A. A.
editAgainst the Greensboro Athletic Association, UNC won 11–0.
Oak Ridge
editOak Ridge was beaten 11–0.
V. P. I.
editTouchdowns were made by Bennett, Gregory, Copeland, Shull, and Howell in a 28–6 win over V. P. I.[19]
Davidson
editNorth Carolina beat Davidson 11–0.
Georgia
editIn Macon, the Tar Heels blew out the Georgia Bulldogs 53–0.[20] Tick Tichenor wrote "Such a crush defeat as Georgia sustained at the hands of North Carolina today is almost unparalleled in football".[21]
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).[20]
Auburn
editThe Tar Heels won over John Heisman's Auburn Tigers 29–0.
Virginia
editUNC 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.[22]
Players
editLine
edit| Player | Position | Games started |
Hometown | Prep school | Height | Weight | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Bennett | tackle | Wadesboro, North Carolina | 6'0" | 173 | |||
| Cromartie | guard | ||||||
| Cunningham | center | ||||||
| Edwin Gregory | end | ||||||
| Herman Koehler | end | Upper Montclair, New Jersey | 160 | ||||
| Phifer | guard | ||||||
| Shull | tackle |
Backfield
edit| Player | Position | Games started |
Hometown | Prep school | Height | Weight | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copeland | halfback | ||||||
| Louis Graves | fullback | Chapel Hill, North Carolina | |||||
| Jim MacRae | halfback | Fayetteville, North Carolina | Nashville | ||||
| Frank O. Rogers | quarterback | Salisbury, North Carolina | 160 |
References
edit- ^ Umphlett, Wiley Lee (1992). Creating the Big Game: John W. Heisman and the Invention of American Football. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 55. ISBN 9780313284045.
- ^ "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, October 04, 1898, Image 1". October 4, 1898. p. 1.
- ^ "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, October 18, 1898, Image 1". October 18, 1898. p. 1.
- ^ "Walk-over for 'Varsity; Carolina defeats the Agricultural and Mechanical boys by a score of 34 to 0". The Tar Heel. October 18, 1898. Retrieved July 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, October 25, 1898, Image 1". October 25, 1898. p. 1.
- ^ a b "Winston-Salem Journal from Winston-Salem, North Carolina on November 3, 1898 · Page 1 (newspapers.com)".
- ^ "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, November 08, 1898, Image 1". November 8, 1898. p. 1.
- ^ "Charlotte daily observer. (Charlotte, N.C.) 1897-1916, November 05, 1898, Image 6". November 5, 1898. p. 6.
- ^ "The contest on the gridiron, University won over Davidson". Charlotte Daily Observer. November 6, 1898. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The News & Observer. (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, November 13, 1898, Image 1 · North Carolina Newspapers (digitalnc.org)".
- ^ "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, November 16, 1898, Image 2". November 16, 1898. p. 2.
- ^ "Auburn, too, goes down to Tar men". The Atlanta Journal. November 15, 1898. Retrieved February 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Auburn eleven fails to score". The Birmingham Age-Herald. November 15, 1898. Retrieved February 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, November 24, 1898, Image 1". November 24, 1898.
- ^ "The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, November 25, 1898, Image 1". November 25, 1898.
- ^ "Blue And White Win". The Richmond Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 25, 1898. p. 1. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Blue And White Win (continued)". The Richmond Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 25, 1898. p. 6. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ a b c "The University Team Defeats Guilford 18 to 0". The Charlotte Observer. November 13, 1898. p. 8. Retrieved August 4, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Carolina Wins A football Game". The Wilmington Messenger. November 5, 1898. p. 1. Retrieved June 3, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Georgia's Team Goes Down Before The Fast Work of North Carolina". The Atlanta Constitution. November 13, 1898. p. 22. Retrieved August 4, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Football Man Tells of Game". The Atlanta Constitution. November 13, 1898. p. 22. Retrieved August 4, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Our Tar Heels Triumphant". The Morning Post. November 25, 1898. p. 1. Retrieved June 3, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
