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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  <-- 1946 <- 1947 -> 1948 --> 2024
1947 Season Highlights
 Carl G. Snavely enters his 5th season as Head Coach at North Carolina.
 
1947 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 27  vs. Georgia  14   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 4  @ Texas  0   34   L       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. Wake Forest  7   19   L       
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ William & Mary  13   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 25  @ Florida  35   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 1  vs. Tennessee  20   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 8  vs. North Carolina State  41   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 15  @ Maryland  19   0   W    @ Washington, DC   
 Sat., Nov. 22  @ Duke  21   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 29  vs. Virginia  40   7   W       
 
1947 Season Totals
  Record8-2
  Points Scored210
  Scoring Average21.0
  Points Allowed93
  Defense Average9.3
  Opponents Record55-30
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record4-1
1947 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
9 8-2-0 AP
  
1947 Southern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
North Carolina 8-221093   Carl G. Snavely
Maryland 7-2-2207121Tied  20-20  James M. Jim Tatum
South Carolina 6-2-111385   Rex Enright
Wake Forest 6-4133101   Douglas Clyde Pea Head Walker
North Carolina State 5-3-19257   Beattie Feathers
Clemson 4-5206146   Frank Howard
Duke 4-3-27990   Wallace W. Wade
Virginia Tech 4-5162191   James R. Jimmy Kitts

1947 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1947 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.