1900 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

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1900 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1900 record4–1–3 (3–0–1 SIAA)
Head coach
  • William A. Reynolds (4th season)
CaptainFrank M. Osborne
Seasons
← 1899
1901 →
1900 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Clemson + 2 0 0 6 0 0
Sewanee + 5 0 1 6 1 1
Texas 1 0 0 6 0 0
Tulane 3 0 0 5 0 0
Auburn 4 0 0 4 0 0
North Carolina 3 0 1 4 1 3
Vanderbilt 2 3 1 4 4 1
Alabama 1 3 0 2 3 0
Nashville 1 3 0 2 3 0
Georgia 1 4 0 2 4 0
LSU 0 1 0 2 2 0
Cumberland (TN) 0 1 0 0 1 0
Tennessee 0 2 1 3 2 1
Kentucky 0 0 0 4 6 0
Ole Miss 0 3 0 0 3 0
Georgia Tech 0 3 0 0 4 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1900 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina in the 1900 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. They played eight games with a final record of 4–1–3 (3-0-1 in the SIAA). The team captain for the 1900 season was Frank M. Osborne.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 6Deaf & Dumb InstituteChapel Hill, NCW 38–0[2]
October 27VPIChapel Hill, NCT 0–0[3]
November 1at Tennessee
W 22–5[4]
November 3at Vanderbilt
W 48–0[5]
November 5vs. SewaneeT 0–0[6]
November 17vs. GeorgiaW 55–0[7]
November 24vs. VirginiaL 0–176,000[8]
November 29at Georgetown
T 0–0[9]

Players[]

Line[]

Player Position Games
started
Hometown Prep school Height Weight Age
Frank Bennett tackle Wadesboro, North Carolina 6'0" 173
Tod R. Brem guard
Walter Council center Council, North Carolina 195
Frank Foust tackle 190
Frank M. Osborne end Fletcher, North Carolina
Frank B. Rankin guard
William F. Smathers end

Backfield[]

Player Position Games
started
Hometown Prep school Height Weight Age
Ernest Graves fullback Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Jim MacRae halfback Fayetteville, North Carolina Nashville
Metrah Makeley quarterback
Wade H. Oldham halfback

Subs[]

Player Position Hometown Prep school Height Weight Age
Berkeley halfback
John Donnelly halfback
Ebbs halfback
Louis Graves quarterback Chapel Hill, North Carolina
J. B. Martin halfback
Orr guard
Isaac Phifer guard
Roberts tackle

References[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2015-08-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Football at Chapel Hill". The Morning Post. October 7, 1900. Retrieved January 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "N.C. University, 0; V.P.I., 0". The Times. Library of Virginia. October 28, 1900. p. 2. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  4. ^ "The Tar Heels win from Tennessee". The News and Observer. November 2, 1900. Retrieved August 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tarheels beat Vanderbilt". The Atlanta Constitution. November 4, 1900. Retrieved January 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Carolina and Sewanee teams play a tie game; Fastest football seen in the South this year". The Atlanta Constitution. November 6, 1900. Retrieved January 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "North Carolina downs Georgia". Charlotte Daily Observer. November 18, 1900. Retrieved January 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Virginia defeats the ' Varsity boys from "Down Home"". Virginian-Pilot. November 25, 1900. Retrieved January 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Battle without victory, Both Georgetown and North Carolina fight hard, but neither score". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 30, 1900. Retrieved January 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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