1941 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

American college football season

1941 North Carolina Tar Heels football

Conference| Southern Conference
Record| 3–7 (2–4 SoCon)
Head coach|

* Raymond Wolf (6th season)

Captain| Harry Dunkle, Carl Suntheimer
Home stadium| Kenan Memorial Stadium

Seasons

<- 1940

1942 ->

1941 Southern Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 2 Duke $  | 5  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 1  | - | 0
South Carolina | 4  | - | 0  | - | 1 |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 1
Clemson | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
William & Mary | 4  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 0
VMI | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 0
VPI | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Wake Forest | 4  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 1
NC State | 3  | - | 4  | - | 2 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 2
Furman | 2  | - | 3  | - | 2 |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 2
Washington and Lee | 1  | - | 2  | - | 2 |  |  | 1  | - | 6  | - | 2
North Carolina | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 7  | - | 0
Maryland | 1  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 1
Davidson | 1  | - | 5  | - | 2 |  |  | 1  | - | 6  | - | 3
The Citadel | 0  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 1
George Washington | 0  | - | 4  | - | 1 |  |  | 1  | - | 7  | - | 1
Richmond | 0  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 7  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

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]

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 20| 3:30 p.m.[7]| Lenoir–Rhyne*|

* Kenan Memorial Stadium
* Chapel Hill, NC

| 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|

* Richardson Stadium
* Davidson, NC

| 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*|

* Tulane Stadium
* New Orleans, LA

| L 6–52| 33,000| [15]
October 25| 2:00 p.m.[16]| at Wake Forest|

* Groves Stadium
* Wake Forest, NC (rivalry)

| 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|

* City Stadium
* Richmond, VA

| W 27–0| 2,500[22]| [23]
November 15| 2:00 p.m.[24]| at No. 3 Duke|

* Duke Stadium
* Durham, NC (rivalry)

| L 0–20| 45,000[25]| [26]
November 20| 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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## References

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1. ^ "1941 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
2. ^ "AP's All-Southern Selection". The Greenville News. December 3, 1941. p. 10 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "All-Southern Conference Team". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 29, 1941. p. 9.
4. ^ 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.
5. ^ "Tatum New Coach At North Carolina". The Atlanta Constitution. April 30, 1942. p. 23.
6. ^ "The daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, April 19, 1942, Image 3". April 19, 1942. p. 3.
7. ^ a b "The Chapel Hill weekly. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, September 19, 1941, Image 3". September 19, 1941.
8. ^ 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.
9. ^ Frank B. Gilbreth (September 28, 1941). "Gamecocks Upset Tar Heels, 13-7". Asheville Citizen-Times. p. D1 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "The daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 04, 1941, Image 3". October 4, 1941. p. 3.
11. ^ "North Carolina Defeats Davidson, 20 To 0". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 5, 1941. p. D1 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, October 10, 1941, Image 7". October 10, 1941. p. 7.
13. ^ Richardson, William D. (October 12, 1941). "Rams' Rally on Long Runs Sinks No. Carolina, 27-14". New York Times. p. S1.
14. ^ "The daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 18, 1941, Image 1". October 18, 1941. p. 1.
15. ^ Harry Hollingsworth (October 19, 1941). "Green Wave Swamps Luckless Tar Heels". The Daily Tar Heel. pp. 1, 3 - via Newspapers.com.
16. ^ "The daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 25, 1941, Image 1". October 25, 1941. p. 1.
17. ^ "Deacons Defeat Uncoordinated Tar Heels, 13-0". The Daily Tar Heel. October 26, 1941 - via Newspapers.com.
18. ^ "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".
19. ^ "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".
20. ^ 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.
21. ^ "The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, November 07, 1941, FINAL EDITION, Image 9". November 7, 1941. p. 9.
22. ^ "The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, November 09, 1941, Image 9". November 9, 1941. p. 9.
23. ^ "Carolina Routs Richmond With First Period Spree, 27 To 0". Daily Press (Newport News, Virginia). November 9, 1941. p. 4C - via Newspapers.com.
24. ^ "The daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, November 14, 1941, Image 6". November 14, 1941. p. 6.
25. ^ "The daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, November 16, 1941, Image 1". November 16, 1941. p. 1.
26. ^ Bill Boni (November 16, 1941). "Duke Runs Over Tar Heels, 20 To 0". Asheville Citizen-Times. p. 1D - via Newspapers.com.
27. ^ "The daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, November 19, 1941, Image 1". November 19, 1941. p. 1.
28. ^ "The Wilmington morning star. (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, November 21, 1941, FINAL EDITION, Image 10". November 21, 1941. p. 10.
29. ^ Frank B. Gilbreth (November 21, 1941). "Dudley Runs Wild As Virginia Wallops Carolina, 28-7". The Asheville Citizen. p. 20 - via Newspapers.com.
30. ^ "1941 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 19, 2018.

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* Emerson Field (1916–1926)
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