1907 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4–1
Head coach
CaptainJoseph S. Mann
Home stadiumCampus Athletic Field (II)
Seasons
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1907 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
South Carolina   –   3 – 0 – 0
Stetson   –   2 – 0 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial   –   1 – 0 – 0
Mississippi College   –   1 – 0 – 0
North Carolina A&M   –   6 – 0 – 1
Louisiana Industrial   –   9 – 1 – 0
Kentucky State   –   9 – 1 – 1
Texas   –   6 – 1 – 1
Texas A&M   –   6 – 1 – 1
Davidson   –   4 – 1 – 1
Florida   –   4 – 1 – 1
Navy   –   9 – 2 – 1
VPI   –   7 – 2 – 0
Virginia   –   6 – 3 – 1
TCU   –   4 – 2 – 2
West Virginia   –   6 – 4 – 0
VMI   –   5 – 3 – 0
Tulane   –   3 – 2 – 0
Oklahoma   –   4 – 4 – 0
North Carolina   –   4 – 4 – 1
Baylor   –   4 – 3 – 1
Arkansas   –   4 – 4 – 1
Maryland   –   3 – 5 – 0
George Washington   –   2 – 4 – 1
The Citadel   –   2 – 4 – 1
Georgetown   –   2 – 4 – 1
Howard (AL)   –   3 – 6 – 0
Oklahoma A&M   –   1 – 5 – 2
Chattanooga   –   0 – 5 – 1
Delaware   –   0 – 5 – 1
Catholic University   –   0 – 1 – 0
Spring Hill   –   0 – 1 – 0

The 1907 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina and indepdepent during the 1907 college football season. Led by Otis Lamson in his first and only season as head coach, North Carolina compiled a record of 4–4–1. The team's captain was Joseph S. Mann.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 283:00 p.m.[2]at Penn
L 0–37
October 53:35 p.m.[3]Washington & Lee
T 0–02,000[3]
October 12Oak Ridge Military Academy
  • Campus Athletic Field (II)
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 38–0
October 19William & Mary
  • Campus Athletic Field (II)
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 14–0
October 263:00 p.m.[4]vs. Virginia
L 4–95,000[5][6]
October 3111:00 a.m.vs. Clemson
L 6–15[7][8]
November 94:00 p.m.[9]at Georgetown
W 12–5
November 16Richmond
  • Campus Athletic Field (II)
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 13–11[10][11]
November 283:00 p.m.[12]vs. VPI
  • Broad Street Park (I)
  • Richmond, VA
L 0–405,000[13][14][15][16]

References

  1. ^ "University of North Carolina ... football blue book for press and radio : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive". 1955.
  2. ^ "The Daily Pennsylvanian 28 September 1907 – Daily Pennsylvanian Digital Archives".
  3. ^ a b "Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, October 06, 1907, Image 1". October 6, 1907.
  4. ^ "Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, October 26, 1907, Image 3". October 26, 1907. p. 3.
  5. ^ "Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, October 27, 1907, Image 1". October 27, 1907.
  6. ^ "Much Interest In Virginia-Carolina Game". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. October 26, 1907. p. 3. Retrieved September 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "The Tigers Vs. The Tar Heels". The State. Columbia, South Carolina. October 31, 1907. p. 5. Retrieved August 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "The Clemson Tigers Were Triumphant". The State. Columbia, South Carolina. November 1, 1907. p. 5. Retrieved August 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, November 08, 1907, Last Edition, Image 12". November 8, 1907. p. 12.
  10. ^ "Richmond To Play North Carolina". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 16, 1907. p. 7. Retrieved September 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "North Carolina Wins By Margin Of But Two". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 17, 1907. p. 9. Retrieved September 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ "The Times Dispatch from Richmond, Virginia on November 28, 1907 · 7".
  13. ^ "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, November 29, 1907, Image 1". November 29, 1907. p. 1.
  14. ^ "Foot Ball!". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Virginia. November 24, 1907. p. F3. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  15. ^ "Virginia Polytechnic Team vs. North Carolina Thursday". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Virginia. November 24, 1907. p. F2. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  16. ^ "Virginia Techs Defeat North Carolina Team". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Virginia. November 29, 1907. p. 10. Retrieved November 26, 2015.


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