1912 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

The 1912 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina in the 1912 college football season. The team captain of the 1912 season was Wm. Tillett.^[1]

1912 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Conference	South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	3–4–1 (0–4 SAIAA)
Head coach	C. W. Martin (1st season)
Captain	William Tillett
Home stadium	Campus Athletic Field (II)
Seasons ← 1911 1913 →

1912 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Georgetown $	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Washington and Lee	3	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Virginia	1	–	1	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
VPI	1	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Johns Hopkins	0	–	1	–	0			0	–	3	–	0
North Carolina A&M	0	–	2	–	0			4	–	3	–	0
North Carolina	0	–	4	–	0			3	–	4	–	1
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 5	3:30 p.m.[2]	vs. Davidson	Wearn Field Charlotte, NC	W 13–0		[3]
October 12		Wake Forest	Campus Athletic Field (II) Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	W 9–2		[4]
October 19		Robert Bingham School	Campus Athletic Field (II) Chapel Hill, NC	W 47–0		[5]
October 26	3:00 p.m.[6]	vs. VPI	State Fairgrounds (II) Raleigh, NC	L 0–26	2,000[7]	[8]
November 2	3:00 p.m.[9]	vs. Georgetown	Broad Street Park (I) Richmond, VA	L 10–37		[10][11][12]
November 9		South Carolina	Campus Athletic Field (II) Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	T 6–6		[13]
November 16	3:00 p.m.[14]	vs. Washington and Lee	Cone Athletic Park (II) Greensboro, NC	L 0–31		[15]
November 28	2:40 p.m.[16]	vs. Virginia	Broad Street Park (I) Richmond, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry)	L 0–66		[17][18][19][20]

References

1. "University of North Carolina ... Football blue book for press and radio". 1955.
2. "The Evening Chronicle. (Charlotte, N.C.) 18??-1914, October 05, 1912, Image 4". October 5, 1912. p. 4.
3. "Carolina downs Davidson squad". Charlotte Daily Observer. October 6, 1912. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Wake Forest holds N.C. to close score". Charlotte Daily Observer. October 13, 1912. Retrieved July 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Asheville Citizen. (Asheville, N.C.) 1900-1991, October 18, 1912, Page 3, Image 3 · North Carolina Newspapers (digitalnc.org)".
6. "The News and Observer from Raleigh, North Carolina on October 26, 1912 · 3".
7. "The Times Dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, October 27, 1912, SPORTING SECTION, Image 7". October 27, 1912.
8. "Virginia Techs Spring Surprise". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Virginia. October 27, 1912. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
9. "The Dimes Dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, November 02, 1912, Image 6". November 2, 1912.
10. "Football". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 2, 1912. p. 6. Retrieved January 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
11. "Carolina Makes Grand Defense In Hard Battle". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 3, 1912. p. 7. Retrieved January 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
12. "Carolina Makes Grand Defense (continued)". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 3, 1912. p. 8. Retrieved January 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
13. "Crowers found Stickers a match". The News and Observer. November 10, 1912. Retrieved January 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
14. "Greensboro Daily News. (Greensboro, N.C.) 1909-1984, November 10, 1912, Page 10, Image 10 · North Carolina Newspapers (digitalnc.org)".
15. "Carolina eleven crumbles beneath Washington and Lee". Greensboro Daily News. November 17, 1912. Retrieved July 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
16. "The Times Dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, November 29, 1912, Image 1". November 29, 1912.
17. Malbert, Gus (November 28, 1912). "Carolina and Virginia Ready For To-Day's Battle". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. p. 6. Retrieved January 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
18. Malbert, Gus (November 29, 1912). "Virginia Defeats Tarheel Warriors In Signal Fashion". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. p. 1. Retrieved January 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
19. Malbert, Gus (November 29, 1912). "Virginia Defeats Tarheel Warriors In Signal Fashion (continued)". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. p. 8. Retrieved January 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
20. "Story of Game In Detail". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 29, 1912. p. 8. Retrieved January 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .