1920 North Carolina Tar Heels football team
| 1920 North Carolina Tar Heels football | |
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| Conference | South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 2–6 (0–5 SAIAA) |
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| Captain | Beemer Harrell |
| Home stadium | Emerson Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington and Lee | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davidson | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VPI | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Catholic University | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Washington | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. John's (MD) | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Johns Hopkins | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1920 North Carolina Tar Heels football team was an American football team that represented the University of North Carolina (now known as the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) as a member of the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SAIAA) during the 1920 college football season. In their first season under head coach Myron Fuller, North Carolina compiled a 2–6 record.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 2 | 3:00 p.m. | Wake Forest* | W 6–0 | 2,000 | [2][3][4] | |
| October 9 | 3:00 p.m. | at Yale* | L 0–21 | [5] | ||
| October 16 | South Carolina* |
| W 7–0 | [6] | ||
| October 21 | 3:30 p.m. | at NC State | L 3–13 | 8,000 | [7][8][9] | |
| October 30 | Maryland |
| L 0–13 | [10] | ||
| November 6 | VMI |
| L 0–23 | [11] | ||
| November 13 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. Davidson |
| L 0–7 | [12][13] | |
| November 25 | 2:00 p.m. | at Virginia | L 0–14 | 6,000 | [14][15][16] | |
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References
- ^ "1920 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Retrieved January 28, 2026.
- ^ "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, October 05, 1920, Image 1". October 5, 1920. p. 1.
- ^ "Carolina wins, 6–0: Tar Heel drive in fourth wins". Charlotte Sunday Observer. October 3, 1920. Retrieved January 28, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Carolina to play Wake Forest today". The News and Observer. October 2, 1920. Retrieved January 28, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Yale shows best offense at start". The Boston Sunday Globe. October 10, 1920. Retrieved January 28, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tar Heels defeat South Carolina 7 to 0". Greensboro Daily News. October 17, 1920. Retrieved January 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Technician, Vol. 1 No. 14, November 1, 1920 - technician-v1n14-1920-11-01 - NC State University Libraries' Rare and Unique Digital Collections | NC State University Libraries' Rare and Unique Digital Collections".
- ^ "North Carolina Staters defeat University, 13–3". The Atlanta Journal. October 22, 1920. Retrieved January 28, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, October 22, 1920, Image 1". October 22, 1920. p. 1.
- ^ "College Park Squad Licks North Carolina". The Baltimore Sun. October 31, 1920. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "V.M.I. starts early". The Commercial Appeal. November 7, 1920. Retrieved January 28, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Blue and White eleven to meet strong team from Davidson in the annual classic here today". The Winston-Salem Journal. November 13, 1920. Retrieved January 28, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Local boy makes the touchdown giving Davidson victory 7–0". The Winston-Salem Journal. November 14, 1920. Retrieved January 28, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Virginia wins from North Carolina after hard fight". The Tampa Morning Tribune. November 26, 1920. Retrieved July 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "News Leader 25 November 1920 — Virginia Chronicle: Digital Newspaper Archive".
- ^ "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, November 26, 1920, Image 1". November 26, 1920. p. 1.