1902 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

1902 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–1–3
Head coach	Herman Olcott (1st season)
Captain	Frank Foust
Home stadium	Campus Athletic Field (II)
Seasons ←  1901 1903  →

1902 Southern college football independents records
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Oklahoma A&M			–					1	–	0	–	0
Spring Hill			–					1	–	0	–	0
Texas A&M			–					7	–	0	–	2
Marshall			–					5	–	0	–	2
Virginia			–					8	–	1	–	1
South Carolina			–					6	–	1	–	0
Kentucky University			–					7	–	2	–	0
Howard (AL)			–					3	–	1	–	0
North Carolina			–					5	–	1	–	3
Georgetown			–					7	–	3	–	0
Arkansas			–					6	–	3	–	0
Oklahoma			–					6	–	3	–	0
Florida State College			–					2	–	1	–	0
Stetson			–					2	–	1	–	1
West Virginia			–					7	–	4	–	0
VPI			–					3	–	2	–	1
Davidson			–					4	–	4	–	1
East Florida Seminary			–					1	–	1	–	0
Kendall			–					1	–	1	–	0
Louisiana Industrial			–					1	–	1	–	1
Richmond			–					3	–	3	–	0
VMI			–					3	–	3	–	1
William & Mary			–					1	–	1	–	1
Baylor			–					3	–	4	–	2
North Carolina A&M			–					3	–	4	–	2
Maryland			–					3	–	5	–	2
Delaware			–					3	–	5	–	1
Florida Agricultural			–					1	–	2	–	1
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial			–					1	–	2	–	0
Columbian			–					1	–	3	–	0
Navy			–					2	–	7	–	1
TCU			–					0	–	5	–	1
Central Oklahoma			–					0	–	1	–	0
Tusculum			–					0	–	1	–	0

The 1902 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina in the 1902 college football season. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	1:30 p.m. [2]	Guilford	Campus Athletic Field (II) Chapel Hill, NC	W 16–0
October 4	1:30 p.m. [3]	Oak Ridge Military Academy	Campus Athletic Field (II) Chapel Hill, NC	W 35–0	300 [4]
October 11	2:50 p.m. [5]	Furman	Campus Athletic Field (II) Chapel Hill, NC	W 10–0		[6]
October 18	[7]	vs. Davidson	Latta Park Charlotte, NC	W 27–0	500 [8]
October 25	3:30 p.m. [9]	vs. VPI	Fair Grounds (Roanoke) Roanoke, VA	T 0–0	2,000 [9]	[10]
November 1	3:30 p.m. [11]	vs. VMI	Fair Grounds (Roanoke) Lynchburg, VA	W 17–10	1,000 [12]
November 8	3:35 p.m. [13]	at North Carolina A&M	State Fairgrounds (II) Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	T 0–0
November 15	3:00 p.m. [14]	vs. Georgetown	Lafayette Field Norfolk, VA	L 5–12	5,000 [15]
November 27	2:45 p.m. [16]	vs. Virginia	Broad Street Park (I) Richmond, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry)	T 12–12	10,000 [17]	[18] [19]
All times are in Eastern time

References

1. "UNC Football Schedule 1902 - Tar Heel Times".
2. "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, October 04, 1902, Image 1". 4 October 1902. p. 1.
3. "Asheville Daily Gazette. (Asheville, N.C.) 1896-1903, October 05, 1902, Page 2, Image 2 · North Carolina Newspapers (digitalnc.org)".
4. "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, October 11, 1902, Page 1, Image 1 · North Carolina Newspapers (digitalnc.org)".
5. "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, October 18, 1902, Image 1". 18 October 1902. p. 1.
6. "Furman makes good showing against North Carolina". The State. October 12, 1902. Retrieved March 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Charlotte Daily Observer. (Charlotte, N.C.) 1897-1916, October 18, 1902, Image 5". 18 October 1902. p. 5.
8. "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, October 18, 1902, Image 1". 18 October 1902. p. 1.
9. "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, November 01, 1902, Image 1". November 1902. p. 1.
10. "Both Failed to Score". The Times . Library of Virginia. October 26, 1902. p. 2. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
11. "Roanoke Times 1 November 1902 – Virginia Chronicle: Digital Newspaper Archive".
12. "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, November 08, 1902, Page 1, Image 1 · North Carolina Newspapers (digitalnc.org)".
13. "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, November 15, 1902, Image 1". 15 November 1902. p. 1.
14. "The News & Observer. (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, November 15, 1902, Image 5". 15 November 1902. p. 5.
15. "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, November 22, 1902, Image 1". 22 November 1902. p. 1.
16. "The Times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, November 27, 1902, Image 1". 27 November 1902.
17. "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, November 29, 1902, Image 1". 29 November 1902. p. 1.
18. "The Honors Are Even". The Richmond Dispatch . Richmond, Virginia. November 28, 1902. p. 1. Retrieved September 15, 2021– via Newspapers.com .
19. "The Honors Are Even (continued)". The Richmond Dispatch . Richmond, Virginia. November 28, 1902. p. 2. Retrieved September 15, 2021– via Newspapers.com .