1908 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

The 1908 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina in the 1908 college football season. The team captain of the 1908 season was Romy Story.^[1]

1908 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–3–3
Head coach	Edward L. Greene (1st season)
Captain	Romy Story
Home stadium	Campus Athletic Field (II)
Seasons ← 1907 1909 →

1908 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial			–					6	–	0	–	0
Virginia			–					7	–	0	–	1
Rollins			–					4	–	0	–	1
George Washington			–					8	–	1	–	1
Oklahoma			–					8	–	1	–	1
Tulane			–					7	–	1	–	0
North Carolina A&M			–					6	–	1	–	0
The Citadel			–					4	–	1	–	1
Navy			–					9	–	2	–	1
Florida			–					5	–	2	–	1
TCU			–					6	–	3	–	0
VMI			–					4	–	2	–	0
Davidson			–					5	–	3	–	1
Baylor			–					5	–	3	–	0
West Virginia			–					5	–	3	–	0
Kentucky State			–					4	–	3	–	0
Louisiana Industrial			–					4	–	3	–	1
Arkansas			–					5	–	4	–	0
Texas			–					5	–	4	–	0
VPI			–					5	–	4	–	0
Arkansas State Normal			–					3	–	3	–	0
Chattanooga			–					4	–	4	–	0
North Carolina			–					3	–	3	–	3
Oklahoma A&M			–					4	–	4	–	0
Delaware			–					3	–	4	–	1
Kendall			–					2	–	3	–	0
South Carolina			–					3	–	5	–	1
Texas A&M			–					3	–	5	–	0
Georgetown			–					2	–	4	–	1
Howard (AL)			–					2	–	4	–	0
Maryland			–					3	–	8	–	0
Stetson			–					0	–	1	–	1
Wake Forest			–					1	–	4	–	0
Goldey College			–					0	–	2	–	1
Mississippi College			–					0	–	1	–	0
Southwest Texas State			–					0	–	2	–	0
Marshall			–					0	–	6	–	0

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26		Wake Forest	Campus Athletic Field (II) Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	W 17–0
October 3		at Tennessee	Wait Field Knoxville, TN	L 0–12	2,000^[2]	^[2]
October 10	3:00 p.m.^[3]	vs. Washington and Lee	Casino Park Newport News, VA	T 0–0
October 17		Davidson	New League Park Wilmington, NC	T 0–0	2,500^[4]	^[5]
October 26	4:00 p.m.^[6]	at Georgetown	Georgetown Field Washington, DC	T 6–6		^[7]
October 31		Richmond	Campus Athletic Field (II) Chapel Hill, NC	W 17–12		^[8]
November 7	3:30 p.m.^[9]	vs. VPI	Broad Street Park (I) Richmond, VA	L 0–10	3,000^[10]	^[11]^[12]
November 14		South Carolina	Campus Athletic Field (II) Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	W 22–0		^[13]
November 26	2:00 p.m.^[14]	vs. Virginia	Broad Street Park (I) Richmond, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry)	L 0–31	12,000^[15]	^[16]^[17]^[18]
All times are in Eastern time

References

1. "University of North Carolina ... Football blue book for press and radio". 1955.
2. "Tennessee 12, Carolina 0 - Tar Heels unable to score against their strong opponents at Knoxville". Charlotte Daily Observer. October 4, 1908. Retrieved August 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Daily Press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, October 10, 1908, Image 2". October 10, 1908. p. 2.
4. "The News and Observer from Raleigh, North Carolina on October 18, 1908 · Page 9 (newspapers.com)".
5. "The Charlotte news. (Charlotte, N.C.) 1890-1914, October 19, 1908, Page 6, Image 6 · North Carolina Newspapers (digitalnc.org)".
6. "The Washington Times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, October 25, 1908, Sports - Real Estate, Image 16". October 25, 1908. p. 2.
7. Hildebrand, J. R. (October 27, 1908). "Georgetown Holds Carolina To Draw". The Washington Times. Washington, D.C. p. 8. Retrieved April 6, 2019 – via Newspapers.com  .
8. "North Carolina Wins". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. November 1, 1908. p. 4. Retrieved September 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
9. "Times Dispatch 7 November 1908 – Virginia Chronicle: Digital Newspaper Archive".
10. "Times Dispatch 8 November 1908 – Virginia Chronicle: Digital Newspaper Archive".
11. "Techs and Tarheels Ready For the Fray". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Virginia. November 7, 1908. p. 5. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
12. "Foot-Ball V.P.I. vs. Carolina". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Virginia. November 1, 1908. p. E2. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
13. "North Carolina 22, South Carolina 0". Charlotte Daily Observer. November 15, 1908. Retrieved January 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
14. "Times Dispatch 26 November 1908 – Virginia Chronicle: Digital Newspaper Archive".
15. "Times Dispatch 27 November 1908 – Virginia Chronicle: Digital Newspaper Archive".
16. "Virginia Wins In Fine Game Over Carolina". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 27, 1908. p. 1. Retrieved October 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
17. "Virginia Wins In Fine Game Over Carolina (continued)". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 27, 1908. p. 8. Retrieved October 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
18. "Crowds Surge Madly And Talk Of Sport". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 27, 1908. p. 8. Retrieved October 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .

External links

• "North Carolina Tar Heels 1908 Football Schedule". Tar Heel Times. 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2016.