1897 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

1897 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1897 record	7-3 (3-1 SIAA)
Head coach	William A. Reynolds (1st year)

1897 SIAA football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Vanderbilt $	3	–	0	–	0			6	–	0	–	1
Georgia	2	–	0	–	0			2	–	1	–	0
Auburn	2	–	0	–	1			2	–	0	–	1
North Carolina	3	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Tennessee	1	–	1	–	0			4	–	1	–	0
Central	1	–	1	–	0			1	–	1	–	0
Nashville	1	–	1	–	0			1	–	1	–	0
Sewanee	1	–	3	–	1			1	–	3	–	1
Clemson	0	–	2	–	0			2	–	2	–	0
Kentucky	0	–	2	–	0			2	–	4	–	0
Georgia Tech	0	–	1	–	0			0	–	1	–	0
Cumberland	0	–	1	–	0			0	–	1	–	0
Mercer	0	–	1	–	0			0	–	1	–	1
Texas	0	–	0	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Alabama	0	–	0	–	0			1	–	0	–	0
LSU	0	–	0	–	0			1	–	1	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1897 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina in the 1897 college football season. They played ten games with a final record of 7-3. The team captain for the 1897 season was Arthur Belden.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
October 2		North Carolina A&M*	Chapel Hill, NC (Rivalry)	W 40-0	-
October 9		Guilford*	Chapel Hill, NC	W 16-0	-
October 22		Greensboro A.A.*	Chapel Hill, NC	W 24-0	-
October 25		Clemson*	Chapel Hill, NC	W 28-0	-
October 30		vs. VPI*	Danville, VA	L 0-4	500
November 5		vs. Sewanee	Cowan, TN	W 12-6	-
November 6		at Vanderbilt	Nashville, TN	L 0-31	-
November 8		at Tennessee	Knoxville, TN	W 16-0	-
November 9		at Bingham*	Asheville, NC	W 14-0	-
November 22		vs. Virginia*	Richmond, VA (Rivalry)	L 0-12	-
*Non-conference game.