1896 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

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1896 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ConferenceIndependent
1896 record3–4–1
Head coach
  • Gordon Johnston (1st season)
CaptainRobert Wright
Seasons
← 1895
1897 →
1896 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Centre     6 0 1
Texas A&M     2 0 1
Oklahoma     2 0 0
North Carolina A&M     1 0 0
Virginia     7 2 2
VPI     5 2 1
Navy     5 3 0
Arkansas     2 1 0
Clemson     2 1 0
Columbian     2 1 0
Add-Ran     1 1 1
Centenary     1 1 0
VMI     3 4 0
North Carolina     3 4 1
Furman     2 3 0
West Virginia     3 7 2
South Carolina     1 3 0
Erskine     0 1 0
William & Mary     0 2 0
Davison     0 1 0
Delaware     0 6 0

The 1896 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina in the 1896 college football season. They played eight games with a final record of 3–4–1. The team captain for the 1896 season was Robert Wright.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 10GuilfordChapel Hill, NCW 26–4
October 17at GuilfordGreensboro, NCW 34–0
October 24vs. VPIDanville, VAT 0–0
October 31vs. GeorgiaL 16–24
November 3at Charlotte A.C.Charlotte, NCL 0–8
November 7at Hampton A.C.Hampton, VAL 0–18
November 11Greensboro A.A.Chapel Hill, NCW 30–0
November 262:30 p.m.vs. VirginiaL 0–468,000–9,000[1]

References[]

  1. ^ "Virginian's Victorious". The Roanoke Times. Roanoke, Virginia. November 27, 1896. p. 1. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
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