American college football season
The 1941 North Carolina Tar Heels football team was an American football team that represented the University of North Carolina as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1941 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach Raymond Wolf, the Tar Heels compiled a 3–7 record (2–4 against conference opponents), finished 11th in the Southern Conference, and were outscored by a total of 172 to 130.[1]
Three North Carolina players were selected by the United Press (UP) or the Associated Press (AP) for the 1941 All-Southern Conference football team: tackle Dick Steck (AP-2, UP-2); center Carl Suntheimer (AP-3); and back Harry Dunkle (AP-3).[2][3]
North Carolina was ranked at No. 100 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.[4]
The team played its home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Coach Wolf left the school in March 1942 to join the United States Navy.[5][6]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 20 | 3:30 p.m.[7] | Lenoir–Rhyne* | | W 42–6 | 25,000 | [8] |
September 27 | 3:30 p.m.[7] | South Carolina | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
| L 7–13 | 11,000 | [9] |
October 4 | 8:30 p.m.[10] | at Davidson | | W 20–0 | | [11] |
October 11 | 2:30 p.m.[12] | Fordham* | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC
| L 14–27 | 27,000 | [13] |
October 18 | 3:00 p.m.[14] | at No. 17 Tulane* | | L 6–52 | 33,000 | [15] |
October 25 | 2:00 p.m.[16] | at Wake Forest | | L 0–13 | 14,000 | [17] |
November 1 | 2:00 p.m.[18] | NC State | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
| L 7–13 | 17,000[19] | [20] |
November 8 | 8:00 p.m.[21] | at Richmond | | W 27–0 | 2,500[22] | [23] |
November 15 | 2:00 p.m.[24] | at No. 3 Duke | | L 0–20 | 45,000[25] | [26] |
| 2:00 p.m.[27] | Virginia* | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
| L 7–28 | 22,000[28] | [29] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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- ^ "1941 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
- ^ "AP's All-Southern Selection". The Greenville News. December 3, 1941. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "All-Southern Conference Team". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 29, 1941. p. 9.
- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 26, 1941). "Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published". The Courier-Journal. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tatum New Coach At North Carolina". The Atlanta Constitution. April 30, 1942. p. 23.
- ^ "The daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, April 19, 1942, Image 3". April 19, 1942. p. 3.
- ^ a b "The Chapel Hill weekly. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, September 19, 1941, Image 3". September 19, 1941.
- ^ G. DeR. Hamilton, Jr. (September 21, 1941). "Tar Heels Crush Lenoir-Rhyne: Trio Of Sophs Lead Carolina Victory March". The High Point Enterprise. p. B7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Frank B. Gilbreth (September 28, 1941). "Gamecocks Upset Tar Heels, 13-7". Asheville Citizen-Times. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 04, 1941, Image 3". October 4, 1941. p. 3.
- ^ "North Carolina Defeats Davidson, 20 To 0". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 5, 1941. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, October 10, 1941, Image 7". October 10, 1941. p. 7.
- ^ Richardson, William D. (October 12, 1941). "Rams' Rally on Long Runs Sinks No. Carolina, 27-14". New York Times. p. S1.
- ^ "The daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 18, 1941, Image 1". October 18, 1941. p. 1.
- ^ Harry Hollingsworth (October 19, 1941). "Green Wave Swamps Luckless Tar Heels". The Daily Tar Heel. pp. 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 25, 1941, Image 1". October 25, 1941. p. 1.
- ^ "Deacons Defeat Uncoordinated Tar Heels, 13-0". The Daily Tar Heel. October 26, 1941 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Technician, Vol. 22 No. 7, October 31, 1941 - technician-v22n7-1941-10-31 - NC State University Libraries' Rare and Unique Digital Collections | NC State University Libraries' Rare and Unique Digital Collections".
- ^ "Technician, Vol. 22 No. 8, November 7, 1941 - technician-v22n8-1941-11-07 - NC State University Libraries' Rare and Unique Digital Collections | NC State University Libraries' Rare and Unique Digital Collections".
- ^ Harry Hollingsworth (November 2, 1941). "Wolfpack Pounds Hapless Tar Heels For First State Triumph in 14 Years". The Daily Tar Heel. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, November 07, 1941, FINAL EDITION, Image 9". November 7, 1941. p. 9.
- ^ "The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, November 09, 1941, Image 9". November 9, 1941. p. 9.
- ^ "Carolina Routs Richmond With First Period Spree, 27 To 0". Daily Press (Newport News, Virginia). November 9, 1941. p. 4C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, November 14, 1941, Image 6". November 14, 1941. p. 6.
- ^ "The daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, November 16, 1941, Image 1". November 16, 1941. p. 1.
- ^ Bill Boni (November 16, 1941). "Duke Runs Over Tar Heels, 20 To 0". Asheville Citizen-Times. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, November 19, 1941, Image 1". November 19, 1941. p. 1.
- ^ "The Wilmington morning star. (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, November 21, 1941, FINAL EDITION, Image 10". November 21, 1941. p. 10.
- ^ Frank B. Gilbreth (November 21, 1941). "Dudley Runs Wild As Virginia Wallops Carolina, 28-7". The Asheville Citizen. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1941 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
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