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North Carolina Football Team History


North Carolina Tar Heels
University of North Carolina
 Chapel Hill, NC
Founded: 1789
Stadium: Kenan Memorial Stadium
Capacity: 60,000
Colors: Carolina Blue & White
Coach: Raymond Bear Wolf
Conference: Southern-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1888  <-- 1938 <- 1939 -> 1940 --> 2024
1939 Season Highlights
 Raymond Bear Wolf enters his 4th season as Head Coach at North Carolina.
 
1939 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 23  vs. Citadel  50   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 30  vs. Wake Forest  36   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 7  @ Virginia Tech  13   6   W    @ Norfolk, VA   
 Sat., Oct. 14  vs. New York University  14   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 21  @ Tulane  14   14   T       
 Sat., Oct. 28  @ Pennsylvania  30   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 4  vs. North Carolina State  17   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 11  vs. Davidson  32   0   W    @ Winston-Salem, NC   
 Sat., Nov. 18  @ Duke  3   13   L       
 Thu., Nov. 30  vs. Virginia  19   0   W       
 
1939 Season Totals
  Record8-1 -1
  Points Scored228
  Scoring Average22.8
  Points Allowed52
  Defense Average5.2
  Opponents Record34-22
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record2-1 -1
1939 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1939 Southern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Clemson 9-116545Won  6-3  Jess C. Neely
Duke 8-118342   Wallace W. Wade
North Carolina 8-1-122852   Raymond Bear Wolf
Wake Forest 7-325789   Douglas Clyde Pea Head Walker
Virginia Tech 4-5-110684   Henry B. Puss Redd
South Carolina 3-6-140163   Rex Enright
Maryland 2-763106   Frank M. Dobson
North Carolina State 2-849191   Williams Doc Newton

1939 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1939 All Southern Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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