1888 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

1888 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Conference Independent
1888 record 1-3
Head coach Hector Cowan (1st year)
Home stadium Emerson Field

The 1888 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina in the 1888 college football season. They played four games with a final record of 1-3. This was the first season the University fielded a football team. The team captains for the 1888 season were Bob Bingham and Steve Bragaw. The game against Wake Forest was the first in the state, and the first against Trinity the first "scientific" game in the state. Ergo, one or the other is the intercollegiate game in North Carolina.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
October 18 at Wake Forest* Raleigh, NC L 6-4  
November 27 at Trinity* Durham, NC L 16-0  
May 1 at Wake Forest* Raleigh, NC W 33-0  
May 8 vs. Trinity College* Raleigh, NC L 25-17  
*Non-conference game.

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