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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: Charles C. Chuck Collins
Conference: Southern-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1888  <-- 1930 <- 1931 -> 1932 --> 2024
1931 Season Highlights
 Charles C. Chuck Collins enters his 6th season as Head Coach at North Carolina.
 
1931 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 26  vs. Wake Forest  37   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 3  @ Vanderbilt  0   13   L       
 Sat., Oct. 10  @ Florida  0   0   T       
 Sat., Oct. 17  vs. Georgia  7   32   L       
 Sat., Oct. 24  vs. Tennessee  0   7   L       
 Sat., Oct. 31  @ North Carolina State  18   15   W       
 Sat., Nov. 7  @ Georgia Tech  19   19   T       
 Sat., Nov. 14  vs. Davidson  20   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 21  @ Duke  0   0   T       
 Thu., Nov. 26  vs. Virginia  13   6   W       
 
1931 Season Totals
  Record4-3 -3
  Points Scored114
  Scoring Average11.4
  Points Allowed92
  Defense Average9.2
  Opponents Record39-39
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record1-1 -3
1931 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1931 Southern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Tulane 11-135056Lost  12-21  Bernard W. Bernie Bierman
Alabama 9-137057   Frank W. Thomas
Tennessee 9-0-124315   Robert R. Bob Neyland
Georgia 8-2201118   Harry J. Mehre
Maryland 8-1-119498   H.C. Curley Byrd
Auburn 5-3-111478   Chet A. Wynne
Duke 5-3-27446   Wallace W. Wade
Kentucky 5-2-213048   Harry G. Gamage
Louisiana State 5-413790   Russell T. Russ Cohen
South Carolina 5-4-114679   W.L. Billy Laval
Vanderbilt 5-4192103   Dan McGugin
North Carolina 4-3-311492   Charles C. Chuck Collins
North Carolina State 3-660104   John P. Clipper Smith
Virginia Tech 3-4-276104   Orville E. Neale
Florida 2-6-273168   Charles W. Bachman
Georgia Tech 2-7-198207   William A. Bill Alexander
Mississippi 2-6-173210   Ed Walker
Mississippi State 2-647187   Ray Dauber
Clemson 1-6-219164   Jess C. Neely
Virginia 1-7-240112   Fred T. Dawson

1931 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1931 All Southern Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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