1897 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

The 1897 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina in the 1897 college football season. They played ten games with a final record of 7–3. The team captain for the 1897 season was Arthur Belden.

1897 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–3
Head coach
CaptainArthur Belden
Home stadiumCampus Athletic Field (I)
1897 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Oklahoma   –  2 –0 –0
Arkansas   –  2 –0 –1
Navy   –  8 –1 –0
Virginia   –  6 –2 –1
Add-Ran   –  3 –1 –0
Washington and Lee   –  3 –1 –0
VPI   –  5 –2 –0
North Carolina   –  7 –3 –0
VMI   –  3 –2 –0
Guilford   –  2 –1 –0
West Virginia   –  5 –4 –1
Columbian   –  4 –5 –1
Davidson   –  1 –1 –0
Richmond   –  3 –5 –0
North Carolina A&M   –  1 –2 –0
Texas A&M   –  1 –2 –0
Delaware   –  1 –5 –1
William & Mary   –  0 –1 –0
Marshall   –  0 –3 –0
South Carolina   –  0 –3 –0

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 24:00 p.m.[1]North Carolina A&M
W 40–0300[1]
October 92:05 p.m.[2]Guilford
  • Campus Athletic Field (I)
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 16–0[3]
October 21Greensboro A.A.
  • Campus Athletic Field (I)
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 24–0[4][5]
October 252:00 p.m.[6]Clemson
  • Campus Athletic Field (I)
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 28–0200[6]
October 303:30 p.m.[6]vs. VPI
L 0–4500[7]
November 53:15 p.m.[8]at Sewanee
W 12–6
November 64:00 p.m.[9]at Vanderbilt
L 0–31
November 83:00 p.m.[10]at Tennessee
W 16–0[11]
November 93:30 p.m.[12]at Robert Bingham School
W 14–0300[13]
November 253:00 p.m.[14]vs. Virginia
L 0–124,000[15][16][17][18]

References
  1. "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, October 08, 1897, Image 1". October 8, 1897. p. 1.
  2. "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, October 15, 1897, Image 1". October 15, 1897. p. 1.
  3. "University Wins Again". Raleigh Times. Raleigh, North Carolina. October 11, 1897. p. 1. Retrieved August 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, October 22, 1897, Page 3, Image 3 · North Carolina Newspapers (digitalnc.org)".
  5. "Greensboro evening telegram. (Greensboro, N.C.) 1897-1900, October 22, 1897, Page 1, Image 1 · North Carolina Newspapers (digitalnc.org)".
  6. "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, November 02, 1897, Image 1". November 2, 1897. p. 1.
  7. "A Great Victory". The Times. Library of Virginia. October 31, 1897. p. 5. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  8. "The Times-Democrat from New Orleans, Louisiana on November 7, 1897 · Page 8 (newspapers.com)".
  9. "Nashville Banner from Nashville, Tennessee on November 5, 1897 · 5 (newspapers.com)".
  10. "The Journal and Tribune from Knoxville, Tennessee on November 8, 1897 · 5 (newspapers.com)".
  11. "Two victories for Carolina". The Tar Heel. November 16, 1897. Retrieved July 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, November 16, 1897, Image 1". November 16, 1897. p. 1.
  13. "Charlotte Daily Observer. (Charlotte, N.C.) 1897-1916, October 13, 1904, Page 2, Image 2 · North Carolina Newspapers (digitalnc.org)".
  14. "Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, November 25, 1897, Image 8". November 25, 1897. p. 8.
  15. "Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, November 26, 1897, Image 1". November 26, 1897.
  16. "Great Game Today". The Richmond Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 25, 1897. p. 1. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  17. "Virginia Boys Win". The Richmond Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 26, 1897. p. 1. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  18. "Virginia Boys Win (continued)". The Richmond Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 26, 1897. p. 6. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.


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