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1901 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

The 1901 North Carolina Tar Heels football team was an American football team that represented the University of North Carolina as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1901 SIAA season. In its first season under head coach Charles O. Jenkins, the team compiled a 7–2 record (2–1 against SIAA opponents). Albert M. Carr was the team captain.[1][2][3] The team was suspended from the conference in 1902 for paying baseball players.

1901 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record7–2 (2–1 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainAlbert M. Carr
Home stadiumCampus Athletic Field (II)
Seasons
← 1900
1902 →
1901 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Vanderbilt $ 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 1 – 1
Clemson 2 – 0 – 1 3 – 1 – 1
LSU 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 1 – 0
North Carolina 2 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Tulane 2 – 1 – 0 4 – 2 – 0
Alabama 2 – 1 – 2 2 – 1 – 2
Auburn 2 – 2 – 1 2 – 3 – 1
Tennessee 1 – 1 – 2 3 – 3 – 2
Mississippi A&M 1 – 2 – 0 2 – 2 – 1
Georgia 0 – 3 – 2 1 – 5 – 2
Cumberland (TN) 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 3 – 0
Kentucky State 0 – 2 – 0 2 – 6 – 1
Ole Miss 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 4 – 0
Texas 0 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 12Oak Ridge Military Academy*
W 28–0[4]
October 16North Carolina A&M*
  • Campus Athletic Field (II)
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
W 39–0[5]
October 19Guilford*
  • Campus Athletic Field (II)
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 42–0[6]
October 264:00 p.m.[7]at Davidson*
W 6–0[8]
November 23:00 p.m.[9]vs. Georgia
W 27–0[10]
November 44:00 p.m.[11]at Auburn
W 10–0[12]
November 164:00 p.m.[13]at North Carolina A&M*
W 30–0[14]
November 232:43 p.m.[15]vs. Virginia*
L 6–235,000[16][17]
November 283:00 p.m.[18]vs. Clemson
L 10–221,000[19][20]
  • *Non-conference game

Players

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Line

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Player Position Games
started 		Hometown Prep school Height Weight Age
Tod R. Brem guard
Walter Council center, tackle Council, North Carolina
Albert Lyman Cox end Raleigh, North Carolina
Frank Foust tackle 190
Addison R. Hester guard
George L. Jones guard
H. M. Jones center
William F. Smathers end

Backfield

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Player Position Games
started 		Hometown
Albert Carr fullback
Louis Graves quarterback Chapel Hill, North Carolina
James W. Gulick halfback

Subs

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Player Position
John Donnelly halfback
William Jacocks quarterback
Metrah Makeley quarterback

Unlisted

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Player Position
W. F. Carr
J. E. Cocke
K. Gant
A. W. Graham
G. W. Graham
Earle P. Holt
R. R. Williams

References

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  1. ^ "The Yackety Yack, 1902". Archived from the original on September 28, 2015. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
  2. ^ "North Carolina Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. 2010. Archived from the original on March 20, 2019. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
  3. ^ "North Carolina Tar Heels 1901 Football Schedule". Tar Heel Times. 2010. Retrieved October 24, 2010.
  4. ^ "The University Defeats Oak Ridge in Football". Charlotte Daily Observer. October 13, 1901. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Given a Drubbing: A. and M. Used Up on the Gridiron". The News and Observer. October 17, 1901. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "The University Team Defeats Guilford College, 42 to 0". Charlotte Daily Observer. October 20, 1901. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, October 30, 1901, Image 1". October 30, 1901. p. 1.
  8. ^ "Kicks and Thumps With the Pigskin: North Carolina Slugs Davidson to Slumber". The News and Observer. October 27, 1901. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "The Atlanta Constitution from Atlanta, Georgia on November 2, 1901 · Page 8".
  10. ^ "Tarheels Take Easy Victory From Georgia's Light Team". The Atlanta Constitution. November 3, 1901. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, November 03, 1901, Image 10". November 3, 1901. p. 10.
  12. ^ "Auburn Does Well: Tar Heels Unable To Cross Line". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 5, 1901. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "The morning post. (Raleigh, N.C.) 1897-1905, November 17, 1901, Image 3". November 17, 1901. p. 3.
  14. ^ "Varsity Eleven Does Up A and M: Score 30 to 0 When Darkness Came On". The Tar Heel. November 20, 1901. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, November 25, 1900, Image 1". November 25, 1900.
  16. ^ "Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, November 24, 1901, Image 21". November 24, 1901. p. 21.
  17. ^ "Orange and Blue Win; Hold Pennant Still". The Times. Vol. 16. November 24, 1901.
  18. ^ "The Tar Heel. - 1901-12-05 - 1". December 5, 1901.
  19. ^ "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, December 05, 1901, Image 1". December 5, 1901. p. 1.
  20. ^ "Clemson Beats the Tar Heels in Charlotte". The Morning Post. November 29, 1901. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.


 

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