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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-

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1888 <-- 1951 <- 1952 -> 1953 --> 2024

1952 Season Highlights

Carl G. Snavely enters his 10th season as Head Coach at North Carolina.

1952 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 27	vs. Texas	7	28	L
Sat., Oct. 18	vs. Wake Forest	7	9	L
Sat., Oct. 25	@ Notre Dame	14	34	L
Sat., Nov. 1	@ Tennessee	14	41	L
Sat., Nov. 8	vs. Virginia	7	34	L
Sat., Nov. 15	@ South Carolina	27	19	W
Sat., Nov. 22	vs. Duke	0	34	L
Fri., Nov. 28	@ Miami	34	7	W

1952 Season Totals
Record	2-6
Points Scored	110
Scoring Average	13.8
Points Allowed	206
Defense Average	25.8
Opponents Record	54-26
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	0-4
Away Record	2-2

1952 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1952 Southern- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Duke	8-2	227	72					William D. Bill Murray
West Virginia	7-2	234	116					Arthur Pappy Lewis
South Carolina	5-5	175	161					Rex Enright
Virginia Tech	5-6	155	221					Frank O. Moselely
Wake Forest	5-4-1	162	133					Tom Rogers
North Carolina State	3-7	91	336					Horace Hendrickson
North Carolina	2-6	110	206					Carl G. Snavely

1952 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1952 All Southern Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.