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1903 North Carolina

6–⁠3, coached by H.B. Olcott.

Schedule and results

North Carolina in 1903, game by game: won vs. Guilford 15–0; won vs. Oak Ridge 45–0; won at South Carolina 17–0; won at VMI 28–6; lost at Georgetown 0–33; lost at Transylvania 5–6; lost at Virginia Tech 0–21; won vs. Clemson 11–6; won at Virginia 16–0+45−33Won 15–0 vs. Guilford+15GuilfordWon 45–0 vs. Oak Ridge+45Oak RidgeWon 17–0 at South Carolina+17South CarolinaWon 28–6 at VMI+22VMILost 0–33 at Georgetown-33GeorgetownLost 5–6 at Transylvania-1TransylvaniaLost 0–21 at Virginia Tech-21Virginia TechWon 11–6 vs. Clemson+5ClemsonWon 16–0 at Virginia+16Virginia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsGuilfordW 15–⁠090%
Oct 3vsOak RidgeW 45–⁠090%
Oct 10atSouth CarolinaW 17–⁠044%
Oct 14atVMIW 28–⁠658%
Oct 17atGeorgetownL 0–⁠3354%
Oct 31atTransylvaniaL 5–⁠685%
Nov 7atVirginia TechL 0–⁠2144%
Nov 14vsClemsonW 11–⁠636%
Nov 25atVirginiaW 16–⁠036%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Virginia 16–⁠0.

In program history: The 49th-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 1903.

Record
6–⁠3
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
137–⁠72
Coach
H.B. Olcott
Elo
1566 +54 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
1.3 No. 37 of 70 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
G. Lyle Jones