1892 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–1
Head coach
  • None
CaptainMichael Hoke
Home stadiumCampus Athletic Field (I)
1892 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Centre    6 0 0
Biddle    1 0 0
Furman    1 0 0
Mercer    1 0 0
North Carolina A&M    1 0 0
Virginia Military    4 0 1
Wake Forest    4 0 1
Johns Hopkins    7 1 0
North Carolina    5 1 0
Central (KY)    4 1 0
Sewanee    5 1 1
Navy    5 2 0
Georgetown    4 2 1
Virginia    3 2 1
Vanderbilt    4 4 0
Alabama    2 2 0
Auburn    2 2 0
Georgia    1 1 0
Virginia A&M    1 1 0
Western Maryland    0 0 1
Richmond    2 3 0
Delaware    1 2 2
Kentucky A&M    2 4 1
Tennessee    2 5 0
Trinity (NC)    1 3 0
Hampden–Sydney    0 1 0
Livingstone    0 1 0
Maryville (TN)    0 1 0
South Carolina    0 1 0
Georgia Tech    0 3 0
Maryland    0 3 0

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.[1] Those games with UVA mark the beginning of the South's Oldest Rivalry.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 213:40 p.m.[2]at RichmondW 40–0400[2][3]
October 22at VirginiaL 30–18
November 123:17 p.m.[4]at Trinity (NC)
W 24–0350[5]
November 232:30 p.m.[6]vs. AuburnW 64–0[7]
November 243:45 p.m.[8]at VanderbiltW 24–0[9]
November 263:00 p.m.[10]vs. Virginia
  • Brisbine Park
  • Atlanta, GA
W 26–02,000[11][12][13]

Players

Varsity lettermen

Line

Player Position Games
started
Hometown Height Weight Age
James Crawford BiggsendOxford5'9"14520
Norfleet Mann Gibbsend5'10"17020
David Alexander Kirkpatrickguard6'2"23022
George Roscoe Littletackle5'11"16819
Walter "Pete" MurphycenterSalisbury6'0"20021
James Thomas Pughtackle5'10"16819
Eugene Malcolm Snipesguard5'11"19524

Backfield

Player Position Games
started
Hometown Height Weight Age
Alfred Smith Barnardquarterback5'8"14818
William Augustus Devinhalfback6'0"16921
Michael HokehalfbackRaleigh5'10"14818
Howard Burton Shawfullback5'7"15324

Substitutes

Player Position Games
started
Hometown Height Weight Age
Charles Baskervillefullback5'9"14522
Martin Currietackle6'2"17029
Louis Isaac Guionend6'0"16718
William Daniel Merrittend5'11"16019
Benjamin Edward Stanleyback5'8"14420
William Preston Wootencentre6'2"17020

Unlisted

  • William Pinckney

[14]

References

  1. "All-Southern Champions In 1892". The Charlotte Observer. November 26, 1922. Retrieved March 4, 2015 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. 1 2 "The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, October 22, 1892, Image 1". October 22, 1892.
  3. "Richmonds And Universitys". The Times. Richmond, Virginia. October 22, 1892. p. 1. Retrieved September 13, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. "The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, November 15, 1892, Image 4". November 15, 1892.
  5. "The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, November 16, 1892, Image 1". November 16, 1892.
  6. "The Atlanta Constitution from Atlanta, Georgia on November 23, 1892 · Page 5".
  7. "The College Boys". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. November 24, 1892. p. 7. Retrieved September 13, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. "The Tennessean from Nashville, Tennessee on November 25, 1892 · 6".
  9. "North Carolina wins; A magnificent team snatches a football victory from Vanderbilt University". Nashville Banner. November 25, 1892. Retrieved March 25, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  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. "The Last Game". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. November 26, 1892. p. 5. Retrieved September 13, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. "The White And Blue". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. November 27, 1892. p. 20. Retrieved September 13, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. "1892 UNC Football Roster". Retrieved March 5, 2015.
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