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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: Eugene T. Gene McEver
Conference: Southern-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1888  <-- 1943 <- 1944 -> 1945 --> 2024
1944 Season Highlights
 Eugene T. Gene McEver enters his 1st season as Head Coach at North Carolina.
 
1944 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 23  vs. Wake Forest  0   7   L       
 Sat., Sep. 30  @ Army  0   46   L       
 Sat., Oct. 7  @ Georgia Tech  0   28   L       
 Sat., Oct. 14  vs. Cherry Point Marines  20   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 4  vs. South Carolina  0   6   L       
 Sat., Nov. 11  vs. William & Mary  0   0   T       
 Sat., Nov. 18  @ Yale  6   13   L       
 Sat., Nov. 25  vs. Duke  0   33   L       
 Sat., Dec. 2  @ Virginia  7   26   L    @ Norfolk, VA   
 
1944 Season Totals
  Record1-7 -1
  Points Scored33
  Scoring Average3.7
  Points Allowed173
  Defense Average19.2
  Opponents Record40-13
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record1-3 -1
  Away Record0-4
1944 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1944 Southern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Wake Forest 8-117875   Douglas Clyde Pea Head Walker
North Carolina State 7-217363   Beattie Feathers
Duke 6-4230118Won  29-26  Edmund M. Eddie Cameron
Clemson 4-5165179   Frank Howard
South Carolina 3-4-2135106   Williams Doc Newton
Maryland 1-7-146170   Clarence W. Doc Spears
North Carolina 1-7-133173   Eugene T. Gene McEver

1944 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1944 All Southern Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

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