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-
1946 Season Highlights
Carl G. Snavely enters his 4th season as Head Coach at North Carolina.
The Tar Heels won the Southern Conference Championship.
1946 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 28 vs.
Virginia Tech
14
14
T
Fri., Oct. 4 @
Miami
21
0
W
Sat., Oct. 12 vs.
Maryland
33
0
W
Sat., Oct. 19 @
Navy
21
14
W
@ Baltimore, MD
Sat., Oct. 26 vs.
Florida
40
19
W
Sat., Nov. 2 @
Tennessee
14
20
L
Sat., Nov. 9 William & Mary
21
7
W
neutral
Sat., Nov. 16 vs.
Wake Forest
26
14
W
Sat., Nov. 23 vs.
Duke
22
7
W
Sat., Nov. 30 @
Virginia
49
14
W
Wed., Jan. 1
Georgia
10
20
L
@ New Orleans, LA
Sugar Bowl
1946 Season Totals
Record 8-2
-1
Points Scored 271
Scoring Average 24.6
Points Allowed 129
Defense Average 11.7
Opponents Record 49-43
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-0
-1
Away Record 3-1
1946 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
9 8-1-1
AP
1946 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1946 All Southern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
In 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.