1907 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

1907 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–4–1
Head coach	Otis Lamson (1st season)
Captain	Joseph S. Mann
Home stadium	Campus Athletic Field (II)

1907 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
South Carolina			–					3	–	0	–	0
Stetson			–					2	–	0	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial			–					1	–	0	–	0
Mississippi College			–					1	–	0	–	0
North Carolina A&M			–					6	–	0	–	1
Louisiana Industrial			–					9	–	1	–	0
Kentucky State			–					9	–	1	–	1
Texas			–					6	–	1	–	1
Texas A&M			–					6	–	1	–	1
Davidson			–					4	–	1	–	1
Florida			–					4	–	1	–	1
Navy			–					9	–	2	–	1
VPI			–					7	–	2	–	0
Virginia			–					6	–	3	–	1
TCU			–					4	–	2	–	2
West Virginia			–					6	–	4	–	0
VMI			–					5	–	3	–	0
Tulane			–					3	–	2	–	0
Oklahoma			–					4	–	4	–	0
North Carolina			–					4	–	4	–	1
Baylor			–					4	–	3	–	1
Arkansas			–					4	–	4	–	1
Maryland			–					3	–	5	–	0
George Washington			–					2	–	4	–	1
The Citadel			–					2	–	4	–	1
Georgetown			–					2	–	4	–	1
Oklahoma A&M			–					1	–	5	–	2
Chattanooga			–					0	–	5	–	1
Delaware			–					0	–	5	–	1
Catholic University			–					0	–	1	–	0
Louisiana Normal			–					0	–	1	–	0
South Carolina State			–					0	–	1	–	0
Spring Hill			–					0	–	1	–	0

The 1907 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina and indepdepent during the 1907 college football season. Led by Otis Lamson in his first and only season as head coach, North Carolina compiled a record of 4–4–1. The team's captain was Joseph S. Mann.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	3:00 p.m.[2]	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 0–37
October 5	3:35 p.m.[3]	Washington & Lee	Casino Park Newport News, VA	T 0–0	2,000[3]
October 12		Oak Ridge Military Academy	Campus Athletic Field (II) Chapel Hill, NC	W 38–0
October 19		William & Mary	Campus Athletic Field (II) Chapel Hill, NC	W 14–0
October 26	3:00 p.m.[4]	vs. Virginia	Broad Street Park (I) Richmond, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry)	L 4–9	5,000[5]	[6]
October 31	11:00 a.m.	vs. Clemson	State Fairgrounds Columbia, SC	L 6–15		[7][8]
November 9	4:00 p.m.[9]	at Georgetown	Georgetown Field Washington, DC	W 12–5
November 16		Richmond	Campus Athletic Field (II) Chapel Hill, NC	W 13–11		[10][11]
November 28	3:00 p.m.[12]	vs. VPI	Broad Street Park (I) Richmond, VA	L 0–40	5,000[13]	[14][15][16]

References

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6. "Much Interest In Virginia-Carolina Game". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. October 26, 1907. p. 3. Retrieved September 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
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12. "The Times Dispatch from Richmond, Virginia on November 28, 1907 · 7".
13. "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, November 29, 1907, Image 1". November 29, 1907. p. 1.
14. "Foot Ball!". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Virginia. November 24, 1907. p. F3. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
15. "Virginia Polytechnic Team vs. North Carolina Thursday". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Virginia. November 24, 1907. p. F2. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
16. "Virginia Techs Defeat North Carolina Team". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Virginia. November 29, 1907. p. 10. Retrieved November 26, 2015.