1944 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

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1944 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1944 record1–7–1 (0–3–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainBobby Weant
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1943
1945 →
1944 Southern Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Duke $ 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Wake Forest 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Clemson 3 – 1 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
NC State 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
William & Mary 2 – 1 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Maryland 1 – 1 – 0 1 – 7 – 1
South Carolina 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 2
VMI 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
North Carolina 0 – 3 – 1 1 – 7 – 1
Richmond 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1944 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1944 college football season. The Tar Heels were led by first-year head coach Gene McEver and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium. They competed as a member of the Southern Conference.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Wake Forest
L 0–713,000[1]
September 30at Army*
L 0–46
October 7at Georgia Tech*
L 0–28
October 14Cherry Point Marines*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 20–14
November 4South Carolina
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
L 0–6
November 11William & Mary
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
T 0–0
November 18at No. 20 Yale*
L 6–13
November 25No. 11 Duke
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
L 0–3320,000
December 2vs. Virginia*
L 7–26
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References[]

  1. ^ "Wake Forest Deacons Beat Tar Heels, 7-0, In Opener". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 24, 1944. p. IV-15 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "1944 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
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