Davidson at North Carolina

Saturday, October 31, 1914

North Carolina beat Davidson 16–⁠3. It was their 10th meeting; after it, North Carolina led the series 6–⁠1–⁠3.

AwayDavidson5–⁠1–⁠1 in 1914
3
HomeNorth Carolina10–⁠1 in 1914
16

FinalHigh 73°F, low 37°FAttendance 1,500

In the newspapers

  • The The times dispatch's story: NORTH CAROLINA BEATS DAVIDSON COLLEGE Dnttlcrs Throw Scnre Into the Tnrheel Cnmp-Thsrd Quarter Best Part of Gnmc.

    The times dispatch, Richmond, Va., November 1, 1914, page 13

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    NORTH CAROLINA BEATS DAVIDSON COLLEGE Dnttlcrs Throw Scnre Into the Tnrheel Cnmp-Thsrd Quarter Best Part of Gnmc. WINSTON SALEM. “. c.-octooer 81. IA crowd. estimated at $500. includboth the institutions. taxed the ca pacity of Prince Albert Park here this afternoon and saw the eleven from the University Of North Carolina :riuni nh over ;he warriors from Davidson Col lege by the score of IL to 3 in one OF the hardest fought gridiron battles that State. the Spectators. who were expecting Caroiina 20 have walk away. the sur demons. and during the earlier part PLACED “a, brand of Of football that vas During the iirst quarter the ball was kept from one side OF the field to the goal, and then sterling work on the part OF the defensive would send IL back toward the other side OF the quarter In the second Davidson got busy, and before the crowd realized II had kicked quarter Carolina threw n scare into the Davidson supporters by getting the ball on their opponents three yard line. the four. North Carolina by briilia Mt work Io; plunged through the weaksning ing this with a kicked goal. They duplicated this In the final fifteen minutes for another seven points. Although they fought hard. David son was unable 70 score after the sec ond quarter. although excellent work on their part prevented several touch downs by Carolina. The line-up: Carolina. Position. Davidson Tandy. centre White Cowcll. ... left guard. .Nandevnnter Jones. right guard. ..... Mckay Ramsay left tackle. Howell. Gay. right tackle. Anderson Winston left end. ....... Austin Williamson. right end $500. CrRyton Tayloe. left half. ....... Black Burnett. right half. go. Walker Reid. .cull back McKinnon Long. Quarter back. Kcesler Subst!tutions-Walke for Austin. Gilman for Winston. Faust for Gay. Jones for Tandy and Guinery for GIL man. Referee. Simmons. Umpire, l<luttz (Davidson). Head iinesnan. Virgins (Carolina).

  • The Evening star's story: NORTH CAROLINA WINS. Tar Heels Defeat Davidson in Hard Fought Game, "A to 3.

    Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 1, 1914, page 66

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    NORTH CAROLINA WINS. Tar Heels Defeat Davidson in Hard Fought Game, “A to 3. Special DISPATCH 10 ‘ie SUIT WINSTON SALEM, n. c., October 81. before $500 spectators the University of North Carolina defeated David son College here today by the score of IA to g. 1t was n hard-fought contest the Davidson boys giving the university team a surprise because OF the strength of their team In the second quarter Davidson scored three points on kicked goal Carolima braced in the third quarter and scored two touchdowns and two goals. and held Davidson scoreless during the ba lance of the game. The line plunging was fierce and the line of both teams showed wonderful fighting qualities. The lineup:

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 78% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

North Carolina leads 28–⁠5–⁠4 in 37 meetings, counting the 27 since this game.

Recent meetings
1942North Carolina 43, Davidson 14
1941North Carolina 20, Davidson 0
1940North Carolina 27, Davidson 7
1939North Carolina 32, Davidson 0
1938North Carolina 34, Davidson 0
1937North Carolina 26, Davidson 0

Around this game

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