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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: Carl G. Snavely
Conference: Southern-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1888  <-- 1945 <- 1946 -> 1947 --> 2024
1946 Season Highlights
 Carl G. Snavely enters his 4th season as Head Coach at North Carolina.
 The Tar Heels won the Southern Conference Championship.
 
1946 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Virginia Tech  14   14   T       
 Fri., Oct. 4  @ Miami  21   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Maryland  33   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Navy  21   14   W    @ Baltimore, MD   
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Florida  40   19   W       
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Tennessee  14   20   L       
 Sat., Nov. 9   William & Mary  21   7   W    neutral   
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Wake Forest  26   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 23  vs. Duke  22   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 30  @ Virginia  49   14   W       
 Wed., Jan. 1   Georgia  10   20   L    @ New Orleans, LA   Sugar Bowl
 
1946 Season Totals
  Record8-2 -1
  Points Scored271
  Scoring Average24.6
  Points Allowed129
  Defense Average11.7
  Opponents Record49-43
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-0 -1
  Away Record3-1
1946 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
9 8-1-1 AP
  
1946 Southern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
North Carolina 8-2-1271129Lost  10-20  Carl G. Snavely
North Carolina State 8-3226101Lost  13-34  Beattie Feathers
Wake Forest 6-315692   Douglas Clyde Pea Head Walker
South Carolina 5-3107133   Rex Enright
Clemson 4-5147174   Frank Howard
Duke 4-513486   Wallace W. Wade
Maryland 3-6136193   Clark D. Shaughnessy
Virginia Tech 3-4-3102149Lost  6-18  James R. Jimmy Kitts

1946 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1946 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.