The 1898 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the

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in the

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. They played nine games with a final record of 9–0. The team captain for the 1898 season was Frank O. Rogers. The team claims a Southern championship.

Schedule

Season summary

Guilford

The season opened with an 18–0 defeat of the

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was umpire. The starting lineup was Tate (left end), Shull (left tackle), Miller (left guard), Cunningham (center), Cromartie (right guard), Bennett (right tackle), Klotz (right end), Rogers (quarterback), Howell (left halfback), Gregory (right halfback), Graves (fullback).

North Carolina A&M

In the second week of play, the Tar Heels defeated the in-state rival North Carolina A&M 34–0.

Greensboro A. A.

Against the Greensboro Athletic Association, UNC won 11–0.

Oak Ridge

Oak Ridge was beaten 11–0.

V. P. I.

Touchdowns were made by Bennett, Gregory, Copeland, Shull, and Howell in a 28–6 win over V. P. I.

Davidson

North Carolina beat

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11–0.

Georgia

In Macon, the Tar Heels blew out the

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53–0.

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wrote "Such a crush defeat as Georgia sustained at the hands of North Carolina today is almost unparalleled in football". The starting lineup was Klotz (left end), Shull (left tackle), Cromartie (left guard), Cunningham (center), Phifer (right guard), Bennett (right tackle), Gregoy (right end), Rodgers (quarterback), Austin (left halfback), McRae (right halfback), Graves (fullback).

Auburn

The Tar Heels won over

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29–0.

Virginia

UNC beat rival

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, 6–2, for its first win since the first year of the

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. The safety was made just as time called, and Howell scored for UNC.

Players

Line

Backfield

References

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