1902 North Carolina

5–⁠1–⁠3 (1–⁠0–⁠1 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by H.B. Olcott.

Schedule and results

North Carolina in 1902, game by game: won vs. Guilford 16–0; won vs. Oak Ridge 35–0; won vs. Furman 10–0; won vs. Davidson 27–0; tied vs. Virginia Tech 0–0; won at VMI 17–10; tied at NC State 0–0; lost at Georgetown 5–12; tied vs. Virginia 12–12+35−7Won 16–0 vs. Guilford+16GuilfordWon 35–0 vs. Oak Ridge+35Oak RidgeWon 10–0 vs. Furman+10FurmanWon 27–0 vs. Davidson+27DavidsonTied 0–0 vs. Virginia Tech0Virginia TechWon 17–10 at VMI+7VMITied 0–0 at NC State0NC StateLost 5–12 at Georgetown-7GeorgetownTied 12–12 vs. Virginia0Virginia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24vsGuilfordW 16–⁠086%
Oct 4vsOak RidgeW 35–⁠087%
Oct 11vsFurmanW 10–⁠050%
Oct 18vsDavidsonW 27–⁠060%
Oct 25vsVirginia TechT 0–⁠064%
Nov 1atVMIW 17–⁠1049%
Nov 8atNC StateT 0–⁠052%
Nov 15atGeorgetownL 5–⁠1250%
Nov 27vsVirginiaT 12–⁠1261%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Virginia 12–⁠12; tied for 4th in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In program history: The 70th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 127 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1902.

Record
5–⁠1–⁠3
Conference
1–⁠0–⁠1 tied for 4th in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
122–⁠34
Coach
H.B. Olcott
Elo
1518 +60 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−7.5 No. 50 of 72 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Frank Foust

1902 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Clemson5–⁠06–⁠1
Vanderbilt3–⁠08–⁠1
LSU4–⁠16–⁠1
Georgia3–⁠14–⁠2–⁠1
North Carolina1–⁠0–⁠15–⁠1–⁠3
Texas2–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Furman1–⁠3–⁠14–⁠3–⁠4
Auburn1–⁠3–⁠12–⁠4–⁠1
NC State0–⁠2–⁠23–⁠4–⁠2
Tulane0–⁠2–⁠21–⁠4–⁠2
Alabama1–⁠44–⁠4
Mississippi State0–⁠2–⁠11–⁠4–⁠1
Tennessee0–⁠26–⁠2

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.