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1921 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

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1921 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ConferenceSouth Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–2–2 (3–1–1 SAIAA)
Head coach
CaptainRobbins Lowe
Home stadiumEmerson Field
Seasons
← 1920
1922 →
1921 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Washington and Lee $ 2 0 0 6 3 0
Georgetown 1 0 0 8 1 0
Virginia 5 1 0 5 4 0
North Carolina 3 1 1 5 2 2
VPI 4 2 0 7 3 0
Maryland 2 1 1 3 5 1
Richmond 2 2 1 4 3 1
Catholic University 2 2 0 3 5 0
NC State 1 1 3 3 3 3
William & Mary 1 3 1 4 3 1
Trinity (NC) 0 1 0 6 1 2
Davidson 0 1 3 3 4 3
Johns Hopkins 0 2 0 6 3 0
VMI 0 3 1 3 5 1
George Washington 0 3 1 3 3 2
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1921 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 1921 college football season. In their first season under head coaches Bob Fetzer and Bill Fetzer, the Tar Heels compiled a 5–2–2 record.[1]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1Wake Forest*W 21–0[2]
October 83:00 p.m.at Yale*L 0–347,000[3][4]
October 15at South Carolina*
T 7–7[5]
October 203:00 p.m.at NC StateL 0–79,000[6][7]
October 292:30 p.m.vs. MarylandW 16–75,000[8][9][10]
November 53:00 p.m.vs. VMIW 20–7[11][12][13]
November 122:30 p.m.vs. DavidsonT 0–03,000[14][15]
November 242:00 p.m.Virginia
  • Emerson Field
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
W 7–310,132[16][17]
December 33:00 p.m.vs. Florida*W 14–107,500[18][19][20]

References

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  1. ^ "1921 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  2. ^ "Carolina bests Baptists' eleven". The Charlotte News. October 2, 1921. Retrieved June 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "The Yale Daily News 8 October 1921 — Yale Daily News Historical Archive".
  4. ^ "The Yale Daily News 10 October 1921 — Yale Daily News Historical Archive".
  5. ^ "Two universities play to tie score". The News and Observer. October 16, 1921. Retrieved January 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "The Twin-City Daily Sentinel from Winston-Salem, North Carolina on October 20, 1921 · Page 6".
  7. ^ "Technician, Vol. 2 No. 2, November 1, 1921 - technician-v2n2-1921-11-01 - NC State University Libraries' Rare and Unique Digital Collections | NC State University Libraries' Rare and Unique Digital Collections".
  8. ^ "The Washington Herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, October 29, 1921, Page 10, Image 10 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress (loc.gov)".
  9. ^ "Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, October 30, 1921, Page FOURTEEN, Image 14 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress (loc.gov)".
  10. ^ "North Carolina University Defeats Maryland, 16 To 7, Outplaying College Parkers". Asheville Citizen. Asheville, North Carolina. October 30, 1921. p. 12. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "The Times Dispatch from Richmond, Virginia on November 5, 1921 · 1".
  12. ^ "Cadets Face Tarheels At Island Park Today; Spiders Have Big Game". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 5, 1921. p. 1. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ "Richmond Will Be Scene Of Two Grid Clashes This Afternoon (continued)". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 5, 1921. p. 6. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ^ "Winston-Salem Journal from Winston-Salem, North Carolina on November 11, 1921 · Page 6 (newspapers.com)".
  15. ^ "Winston-Salem Journal from Winston-Salem, North Carolina on November 13, 1921 · Page 1 (newspapers.com)".
  16. ^ "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, November 22, 1921, Page 1, Image 1 · North Carolina Newspapers (digitalnc.org)".
  17. ^ "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, December 04, 1923, Image 1". December 4, 1923. p. 1.
  18. ^ "Lowe's brilliant run beats Virginia eleven". The Baltimore Sun. November 25, 1921. Retrieved June 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ^ "The Miami News from Miami, Florida on December 3, 1921 · 28 (newspapers.com)".
  20. ^ "Asheville Citizen-Times from Asheville, North Carolina on December 4, 1921 · Page 23 (newspapers.com)".