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: Eugene T. Gene McEver Conference: Southern-
1944 Season Highlights
Eugene T. Gene McEver enters his 1st season as Head Coach at North Carolina.
1944 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 23 vs.
Wake Forest
0
7
L
Sat., Sep. 30 @
Army
0
46
L
Sat., Oct. 7 @
Georgia Tech
0
28
L
Sat., Oct. 14 vs. Cherry Point Marines
20
14
W
Sat., Nov. 4 vs.
South Carolina
0
6
L
Sat., Nov. 11 vs. William & Mary
0
0
T
Sat., Nov. 18 @ Yale
6
13
L
Sat., Nov. 25 vs.
Duke
0
33
L
Sat., Dec. 2 @
Virginia
7
26
L
@ Norfolk, VA
1944 Season Totals
Record 1-7
-1
Points Scored 33
Scoring Average 3.7
Points Allowed 173
Defense Average 19.2
Opponents Record 40-13
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 1-3
-1
Away Record 0-4
1944 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1944 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1944 All Southern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.