American college football season
The 1892 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina in the 1892 college football season . They played six games with a final record of 5–1. The team captain for the 1892 season was Michael Hoke . The team claims a southern title even though it was defeated by Virginia , for it beat the Cavaliers in a rematch.[ 1] Those games with UVA mark the beginning of the South's Oldest Rivalry .
Player
Position
Games started
Hometown
Height
Weight
Age
Alfred Smith Barnard
quarterback
5'8"
148
18
William Augustus Devin
halfback
6'0"
169
21
Michael Hoke
halfback
Raleigh
5'10"
148
18
Howard Burton Shaw
fullback
5'7"
153
24
Player
Position
Games started
Hometown
Height
Weight
Age
Charles Baskerville
fullback
5'9"
145
22
Martin Currie
tackle
6'2"
170
29
Louis Isaac Guion
end
6'0"
167
18
William Daniel Merritt
end
5'11"
160
19
Benjamin Edward Stanley
back
5'8"
144
20
William Preston Wooten
centre
6'2"
170
20
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^ "All-Southern Champions In 1892" . The Charlotte Observer . November 26, 1922. Retrieved March 4, 2015 – via Newspapers.com .
^ a b "The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, October 22, 1892, Image 1" . October 22, 1892.
^ "Richmonds And Universitys" . The Times . Richmond, Virginia . October 22, 1892. p. 1. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, November 15, 1892, Image 4" . November 15, 1892.
^ "The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, November 16, 1892, Image 1" . November 16, 1892.
^ "The Atlanta Constitution from Atlanta, Georgia on November 23, 1892 · Page 5" .
^ "The College Boys" . The Atlanta Constitution . Atlanta, Georgia . November 24, 1892. p. 7. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "The Tennessean from Nashville, Tennessee on November 25, 1892 · 6" .
^ "North Carolina wins; A magnificent team snatches a football victory from Vanderbilt University" . Nashville Banner . November 25, 1892. Retrieved March 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "The Atlanta Constitution from Atlanta, Georgia on November 26, 1892 · Page 5" .
^ "The Weekly Telegraph from Macon, Georgia on November 28, 1892 · 7" .
^ "The Last Game" . The Atlanta Constitution . Atlanta, Georgia . November 26, 1892. p. 5. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "The White And Blue" . The Atlanta Constitution . Atlanta, Georgia . November 27, 1892. p. 20. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "1892 UNC Football Roster" . Retrieved March 5, 2015 .
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