1889 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

The 1889 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina in the 1889 college football season. They scheduled two games with a final record of 1–1. The team captains for the 1889 season were Lacy Little and Steve Bragaw. After the University banned football there were no games in 1890. Football was reinstated in 1891 and a coach (William P. Graves) was hired.[1] Although a game was scheduled in February, it was canceled and games would not resume until the next academic year.[2][3][4]

1889 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ConferenceNorth Carolina Inter-Collegiate Football Association
Record1–1 (1–1 NCIFA)
Head coach
  • None
Captains
  • Lacy Little
  • Steve Bragaw
Home stadiumCampus Athletic Field (I)
Seasons
 1888
1891 
1889 Southern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Trinity (NC)  200
Georgetown  510
Navy  411
Virginia  420
Wake Forest  220
North Carolina  110
Delaware  111
Johns Hopkins  241
Richmond  120
Dover Conference Academy  021
Furman  020

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
November 15Trinity (NC)Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)W (by forfeit)
November 22Wake Forest
L 8–18[5][6][7]

References

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