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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: No Coach
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1888  <-- 1888 <- 1889 -> 1890 --> 2024
1889 Season Highlights
 No Coach enters his 1st season as Head Coach at North Carolina.
 
1889 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Nov. 15  @ Trinity (NC)  1   0   #Won       
 Fri., Nov. 22  @ Wake Forest  8   18   L       
 
1889 Season Totals
  Record1-1
  Points Scored9
  Scoring Average4.5
  Points Allowed18
  Defense Average9.0
  Opponents Record3-3
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record0-0
  Away Record1-1
1889 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1889 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 3-14628   Frederick S. Jones
Indiana 0-1-1846   Evans Wollen
Miami Ohio 4-01004   No Coach
Navy 4-1-111242   No Coach
Virginia 4-220450   No Coach
Wake Forest 3-390109   W.C. Riddick
Duke 2-094   Dr. John F. Crowell
Massachusetts 2-03014   No Coach
Northwestern 2-24038   No Coach
Penn State 2-232138   No Coach
Purdue 2-15228   G.A. Reisner
Southern California 2-0660   No Coach
Cincinnati 1-11234   No Coach
Michigan 1-23390   No Coach
North Carolina 1-1918   No Coach
Notre Dame 1-090   No Coach
Rutgers 1-42292   No Coach
California 0-000   No Team
Iowa 0-1024   No Coach
Syracuse 0-1036   No Coach
Washington 0-1020   No Coach
Wisconsin 0-2031   Alvin Kletsch

1889 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1889 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.