The University of North Carolina fielded its first football team in 1888. Hector Cowan was Carolina's first head football coach. The Tar Heels played four games with a final record of 1–3. The team captains for the 1888 season were Bob Bingham and Steve Bragaw. The game against Wake Forest was the first in the state, and the first against Trinity the first "scientific" game in the state. Ergo, one or the other is the first intercollegiate game in North Carolina. Princeton star Hector Cowan traveled south and trained the team. In 1889, UNC played two games with a final record of 1–1. The University would not field another football team until 1891. The team captains for the 1889 season were Lacy Little and Steve Bragaw.