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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  <-- 1939 <- 1940 -> 1941 --> 2024
1940 Season Highlights
 Raymond Bear Wolf enters his 5th season as Head Coach at North Carolina.
 
1940 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Appalachian State  56   6   W       
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Wake Forest  0   12   L       
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Davidson  27   7   W    @ Winston-Salem, NC   
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Texas Christian  21   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ North Carolina State  13   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Tulane  13   14   L       
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Fordham  0   14   L    @ New York, NY   
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Richmond  13   14   L       
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Duke  6   3   W       
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Virginia  10   7   W       
 
1940 Season Totals
  Record6-4
  Points Scored159
  Scoring Average15.9
  Points Allowed98
  Defense Average9.8
  Opponents Record35-32
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record2-2
1940 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1940 Southern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Duke 7-220352   Wallace W. Wade
Wake Forest 7-3193113   Douglas Clyde Pea Head Walker
Clemson 6-2-118273   Frank Howard
North Carolina 6-415998   Raymond Bear Wolf
Virginia Tech 5-5140145   Henry B. Puss Redd
North Carolina State 3-6120161   Williams Doc Newton
South Carolina 3-6107146   Rex Enright
Maryland 2-6-139171   John E. Jack Faber

1940 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1940 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.