1898 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

1898 North Carolina Tar Heels football
SIAA Co-Champion
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1898 record 9–0 (6–0 SIAA)
Head coach William A. Reynolds (2nd year)
Captain Frank O. Rogers
Home stadium Emerson Field
1898 SIAA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
North Carolina § 6 – 0 – 0     9 – 0 – 0
Sewanee § 3 – 0 – 0     4 – 0 – 0
LSU 1 – 0 – 0     1 – 0 – 0
Auburn 2 – 1 – 0     2 – 1 – 0
Georgia 3 – 2 – 0     4 – 2 – 0
Clemson 1 – 1 – 0     3 – 1 – 0
Tulane 1 – 1 – 0     1 – 1 – 0
Vanderbilt 1 – 2 – 0     1 – 5 – 0
Texas 0 – 1 – 0     5 – 1 – 0
Virginia Tech 0 – 1 – 0     3 – 2 – 0
Davidson 0 – 1 – 0     1 – 1 – 0
Ole Miss 0 – 1 – 0     1 – 1 – 0
Nashville 0 – 2 – 0     0 – 2 – 0
Georgia Tech 0 – 3 – 0     0 – 3 – 0
Kentucky 0 – 0 – 0     7 – 0 – 0
Cumberland   –         –  
Southwestern Presbyterian   –         –  
§ – Conference co-champions

The 1898 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina in the 1898 college football season. They played nine games with a final record of 9–0. The team captain for the 1898 season was Frank O. Rogers.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
October 1 Guilford Chapel Hill, NC W 18-0  
October 15 North Carolina A&M Chapel Hill, NC W 34-0  
October 20 Greensboro A.A. Chapel Hill, NC W 11-0  
October 29 Oak Ridge Chapel Hill, NC W 11-0  
November 4 vs. Virginia Tech Winston-Salem, NC W 28-6  
November 5 vs. Davidson Charlotte, NC W 11-0  
November 13 vs. Georgia Macon, GA W 53-0  
November 15 at Auburn Montgomery, AL W 29-0  
November 24 vs. Virginia Richmond, VA W 6-2  
*Non-conference game.

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