Folger starred in the game against conference champion
Georgia Tech.[3]Davidson would have defeated North Carolina had it not been for a 61-yard touchdown run from Folger.[4] On November 13, he completed one of the most significant plays in the early history of the Carolina football program,[5][6] a 52-yard touchdown run in the third quarter against
Virginia. He was taken out in the fourth quarter when he showed signs of overwork.[7] It was the first defeat of Virginia for the Tar Heels since 1905, and its first touchdown against its rival since 1913.[8] He was selected
All-Southern.[9] Folger was elected captain for 1917.[10][11] Due to the
First World War, the school had only no varsity football that year.[12]
Thomas Wolfe
He briefly shared a flat with author
Thomas Wolfe in New York in 1923, who based the character of Jim Randolph in The Web and the Rock on Folger.[13]