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1892 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

American college football season


American college football season

FieldValue
year1892
teamNorth Carolina Tar Heels
sportfootball
conferenceIndependent
record5–1
head_coachNone
captainMichael Hoke
stadiumCampus Athletic Field (I)
championSouthern co-champion

The 1892 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina in the 1892 college football season. They played six games with a final record of 5–1. The team captain for the 1892 season was Michael Hoke. The team claims a southern title even though it was defeated by Virginia, for it beat the Cavaliers in a rematch. Those games with UVA mark the beginning of the South's Oldest Rivalry.

Schedule

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Players

Varsity lettermen

Line

Eugene Malcolm Snipesguard5'11"19524

Backfield

Howard Burton Shawfullback5'7"15324

Substitutes

Unlisted

  • William Pinckney

References

References

  1. (November 26, 1922). "All-Southern Champions In 1892". The Charlotte Observer.
  2. (22 October 1892). "The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, October 22, 1892, Image 1".
  3. . (October 22, 1892). ["Richmonds And Universitys"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85238262/the-times/). *[[Richmond Times-Dispatch*.
  4. (15 November 1892). "The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, November 15, 1892, Image 4".
  5. (16 November 1892). "The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, November 16, 1892, Image 1".
  6. "The Atlanta Constitution from Atlanta, Georgia on November 23, 1892 · Page 5".
  7. . (November 24, 1892). ["The College Boys"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85239527/the-atlanta-constitution/). *[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution*.
  8. "The Tennessean from Nashville, Tennessee on November 25, 1892 · 6".
  9. (November 25, 1892). "North Carolina wins; A magnificent team snatches a football victory from Vanderbilt University". Nashville Banner.
  10. "The Atlanta Constitution from Atlanta, Georgia on November 26, 1892 · Page 5".
  11. "The Weekly Telegraph from Macon, Georgia on November 28, 1892 · 7".
  12. . (November 26, 1892). ["The Last Game"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85293834/the-atlanta-constitution/). *[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution*.
  13. . (November 27, 1892). ["The White And Blue"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85294097/the-atlanta-constitution/). *[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution*.
  14. "1892 UNC Football Roster".
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