Furman at North Carolina

Saturday, October 11, 1902

North Carolina beat Furman 10–⁠0. It was their first meeting; after it, North Carolina led the series 1–⁠0.

AwayFurman4–⁠3–⁠4 in 1902
0
HomeNorth Carolina5–⁠1–⁠3 in 1902
10

FinalHigh 80°F, low 55°F, 0.73 in. of rain

In the newspapers

  • The The farmer and mechanic's story: A. & M. VS. rURMAN TOMORROW Warm Game Expected. They Played at G%reenyille and Neither Scored.

    The farmer and mechanic, Raleigh, N.C., October 14, 1902, page 1

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    A. & M. VS. rURMAN TOMORROW Warm Game Expected. They Played at G%reenyille and Neither Scored. Great interest is being shown in the coming game Of football TIVE Furman University and A. and VI. College tomorrow afternoon. Here is the record OF the two teams: A. and NJ. was beaten by Clemson by the score of II to ) on the 4th instant. A. and NJ. and Furman played their lrst game at Greenville on the 9Th inst. IN this game neither team scored, although A. and NJ. was ia two feet of the goal at one time. Furman beat Davidson by the score of s to 0, and was beaten by the Uni yersitv of North Carolina by the score or 10 to 0 yesterday. From the above COM r,arison it can be seen that the relative strength OF the two teams are about equal. The weights Of the teams are about the same, Furman being q trlhe heavier. Every lover of good, hard, straight forward football will see sucn a game Monday afternoon at $50 o’clock if pres cnt at the Fair grounds. This IS the first game of the season in Raleigh, and as a special inducement for a large crowd the Athletic Association have decided to charge an admittance fee OF % cents. All other games for this season will be 30 cents. A large crowd is expected: the college boys will attend in a body. The lineup Of the team will be as follows: Tucker, left end; Gardner (captain), left tackle; Carpenter. left guard; Gather, center; Beebee, right guard; Neal. right tackle; Gulley, right end, Asbury, quarter back; ShaDnonhouse, right half back; Darden, left half back; Welch, full back. substitutes: Ross, Carraway, Hadley and Isler.

  • The The Montgomery advertiser's story: North Carolina Too Much for Thurman

    The Montgomery advertiser, Alabama, October 12, 1902, page 12

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    North Carolina Too Much for Thurman Charlotte, N. C., Oct. 1.-The Univer- sity of North Carolina defeated Furman University of Greenville. s. C., at foot ball this afternoon by a score of 10 to 0. Carolina made the first touchdown less than five minutes after the kick-off, but missed goal. Furman played hard, but never endangered Carolina’s goal

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)

Furman 50% to win. North Carolina won as Elo’s underdog.

North Carolina leads 5–⁠1 in six meetings, counting the five since this game.

Recent meetings
2006North Carolina 45, Furman 42
1999Furman 28, North Carolina 3
1992North Carolina 28, Furman 0
1980North Carolina 35, Furman 13
1916North Carolina 46, Furman 0
1902North Carolina 10, Furman 0

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