1895 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

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1895 North Carolina Tar Heels football
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SIAA Champions
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1895 record 7–1–1 (3–0–1 SIAA)
Head coach Thomas Trenchard (1st year)
Captain Edwin Gregory
Seasons
« 1894 1896 »
1895 SIAA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
North Carolina $ 3 0 1     7 1 1
Vanderbilt 3 1 0     5 3 1
Auburn 2 1 0     2 1 0
Georgia 2 4 0     3 4 0
Tulane 1 2 0     3 2 0
Sewanee 0 2 1     2 2 1
Alabama 0 4 0     0 4 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1895 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina during the 1895 college football season. They played nine games with a final record of 7-1-1 and were Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association champions. The team captain for the 1895 season was Edwin Gregory. The team went 3–0–1 on a 6 day, 4 game road trip.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
October 12 North Carolina A&M* Chapel Hill, NC (Rivalry) W 36-0   -
October 26 vs. Georgia Piedmont ParkAtlanta, GA (First forward pass) W 6-0   -
October 28 at Vanderbilt Dudley FieldNashville, TN W 12-0   -
October 29 at Sewanee McGee FieldSewanee, TN T 0-0   -
October 31 vs. Georgia Piedmont Park • Atlanta, GA W 10-6   -
November 2 vs. Washington and Lee* Lynchburg, VA W 16-0   -
November 16 vs. Virginia A&M* Charlotte, NC W 32-5   1,000[1]
November 19 Richmond* Chapel Hill, NC W 34-0   -
November 28 vs. Virginia* Richmond, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry) L 0-6   -
*Non-conference game.

Players

Varsity lettermen

First award:

  • Richard Busbee
  • George Phineas Butler
  • Thomas Hurley
  • Lawrence MacRae
  • Samuel Strong Nicklin
  • Robert Thomas Stephens Steele
  • Joel D. Whitaker, Jr.
  • Joseph Harvey Wright
  • Robert Herring Wright

Second award:

Third award:

  • Thomas Allen Sharpe
  • Benjamin Edward Stanley

Fourth award:

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See also