1946 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

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1946 North Carolina Tar Heels football
SoCon champion
Sugar Bowl, L 10–20 vs. Georgia
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 9
1946 record8–2–1 (4–0–1 SoCon)
Head coach
  • Carl Snavely (4th season)
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
CaptainChan Highsmith, Ralph Strayhorn
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 North Carolina $ 4 0 1 8 2 1
William & Mary 7 1 0 8 2 0
No. 18 NC State 6 1 0 8 3 0
South Carolina 4 2 0 5 3 0
Duke 3 2 0 4 5 0
Richmond 3 2 2 6 2 2
VPI 3 3 2 3 4 3
VMI 2 3 1 4 5 1
George Washington 1 1 0 4 3 0
Clemson 2 3 0 4 5 0
Wake Forest 2 3 0 6 3 0
Maryland 2 5 0 3 6 0
Furman 1 4 0 2 8 0
Washington and Lee 1 4 0 2 6 0
The Citadel 1 5 0 3 5 0
Davidson 1 5 0 4 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1946 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina during the 1946 college football season.[1] The Tar Heels were led by fourth-year head coach Carl Snavely and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium. The team competed as members of the Southern Conference, winning the conference title with an undefeated conference record of 4–0–1. Ranked ninth in the final AP Poll, the Tar Heels were invited to the school's first ever bowl game, the 1947 Sugar Bowl, where they lost to Georgia.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 28VPI
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
T 14–14
October 4at Miami (FL)*
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 21–0
October 12Maryland
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 33–0
October 19at Navy*No. 15
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
W 21–14
October 26Florida*No. 10
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 40–19
November 2at No. 10 Tennessee*No. 9
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
L 14–20
November 9vs. William & MaryNo. 17
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 21–7
November 16Wake ForestNo. 15
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
W 26–1430,000
November 23DukeNo. 14
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
W 22–743,385
November 30at Virginia*No. 11W 49–14
January 1, 1947vs. No. 3 Georgia*No. 9
L 10–2073,300
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

After the season[]

The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Tar Heels were selected.[2]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
10 79 Ernie Williamson Tackle Washington Redskins
12 98 Jack Fitch Back Pittsburgh Steelers
18 165 Walt Pupa Back Chicago Bears
28 262 Jerrell Baxter Tackle Green Bay Packers
32 300 Don Clayton Back New York Giants

[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "1946 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results".
  2. ^ "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  3. ^ "1947 NFL Draft". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved November 3, 2015.


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