1897 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

The 1897 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina in the 1897 college football season. They played ten games with a final record of 7–3. The team captain for the 1897 season was Arthur Belden.

1897 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ConferenceIndependent
1897 record7–3
Head coach
CaptainArthur Belden
1897 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Oklahoma    2 0 0
Arkansas    2 0 1
Navy    8 1 0
Virginia    6 2 1
Add-Ran    3 1 0
Washington and Lee    3 1 0
VPI    5 2 0
North Carolina    7 3 0
VMI    3 2 0
Guilford    2 1 0
West Virginia    5 4 1
Columbian    4 5 1
Davidson    1 1 0
Richmond    3 5 0
North Carolina A&M    1 2 0
Texas A&M    1 2 0
Delaware    1 5 1
William & Mary    0 1 0
Marshall    0 3 0
South Carolina    0 3 0

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2North Carolina A&MChapel Hill, NC (rivalry)W 40–0
October 9GuilfordChapel Hill, NCW 16–0
October 22Greensboro A.A.Chapel Hill, NCW 24–0
October 25ClemsonChapel Hill, NCW 28–0
October 30vs. VPI
L 0–4500[1]
November 5SewaneeW 12–6
November 6at VanderbiltL 0–31
November 8at TennesseeW 16–0[2]
November 9at BinghamAsheville, NCW 14–0
November 253:00 p.mvs. VirginiaL 0–124,000[3][4][5]

References

  1. "A Great Victory". The Times. Library of Virginia. October 31, 1897. p. 5. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  2. "Two victories for Carolina". The Tar Heel. November 16, 1897. Retrieved July 8, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Great Game Today". The Richmond Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 25, 1897. p. 1. Retrieved September 14, 2021 via Newspapers.com .
  4. "Virginia Boys Win". The Richmond Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 26, 1897. p. 1. Retrieved September 14, 2021 via Newspapers.com .
  5. "Virginia Boys Win (continued)". The Richmond Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 26, 1897. p. 6. Retrieved September 14, 2021 via Newspapers.com .
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