Oak Ridge at North Carolina

Saturday, October 4, 1902

North Carolina beat Oak Ridge 35–⁠0. It was their first meeting; after it, North Carolina led the series 1–⁠0.

AwayOak Ridge0–⁠2 in 1902
0
HomeNorth Carolina5–⁠1–⁠3 in 1902
35

FinalHigh 82°F, low 59°FAttendance 300

In the newspapers

  • The The news & observer. (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current's story: WITH THE P|GSKIA Carolina Defeats Oak Ridge. The A. T. M. Team Sue cumbs to Clemson.

    The news & observer. (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, North Carolina, October 5, 1902, page 1

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    WITH THE P|GSKIA Carolina Defeats Oak Ridge. The A. T. M. Team Sue cumbs to Clemson. Chapel Hill. n. c., Oct. 4.-Being nEable to withstand the terrible onslaughts and the magnificent interference, oaR Ridge Institute was easily worsted this afternoon by the University of North Carolina in Is and 10 minute halves hS the decisive score OF 35 to 0. the hrst touchdown being made in 30 seconds, the Oak Ridge boys played a slow, liteiess game and only had possession of the ball twice during the first half and then 70 be lost on downs as Carolina’s line OF human defense proved impregnable. car olina played fast, snappy, furious, ter rible game-a game that brought forth vociferous applause from the student body. Newton, Foust. McNeill, Allen Ingle and Berkeley were easily the stars of the game and deserve special mention

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

North Carolina 87% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

North Carolina leads 3–⁠0 in three meetings, counting the two since this game.

Recent meetings
1907North Carolina 38, Oak Ridge 0
1903North Carolina 45, Oak Ridge 0
1902North Carolina 35, Oak Ridge 0

Around this game

Oak Ridge

North Carolina