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North Carolina Football Team History


North Carolina Tar Heels
University of North Carolina
 Chapel Hill, NC
Founded: 1789
Stadium: Kenan Memorial Stadium
Capacity: 60,000
Colors: Carolina Blue & White
Coach: Charles O. Jenkins
Conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1888  <-- 1900 <- 1901 -> 1902 --> 2024
1901 Season Highlights
 Charles O. Jenkins enters his 1st season as Head Coach at North Carolina.
 
1901 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Oak Ridge Military Academy  28   0   W       
 Wed., Oct. 16  vs. North Carolina A&M  39   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Guilford  42   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Davidson  6   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Georgia  27   0   W       
 Mon., Nov. 4  @ Auburn  10   0   W       
 Tue., Nov. 19  @ North Carolina A&M  30   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Virginia  6   23   L       
 Thu., Nov. 28  @ Clemson  10   22   L       
 
1901 Season Totals
  Record7-2
  Points Scored198
  Scoring Average22.0
  Points Allowed45
  Defense Average5.0
  Opponents Record14-11
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record3-0
  Away Record4-2
1901 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1901 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas 8-2-115571   S.H. Thompson
North Carolina 7-219845   Charles O. Jenkins
Vanderbilt 6-1-117812   W.H. Watkins
Georgia Tech 4-0-1975   Dr. Cyrus W. Strickler
Tulane 4-28730   H.T. Summersgill
Tennessee 3-3-24256   George Kelley
Alabama 2-1-29223   M.H. Harvey
Auburn 2-3-15074   Billy Watkins
Kentucky 2-6-13987   W.H. Kiler
Mississippi 2-434129   William Shibley
Mississippi State 2-2-13474   L.B. Harvey
Georgia 1-5-221171   Billy Reynolds
North Carolina State 1-22775   Dr. John McKee

1901 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1901 All Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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