1943 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

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1943 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Conference Southern Conference
Record6–3 (2–2 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainCraven Turner
Home stadium Kenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1942
1944  →
1943 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Duke $ 4 –0 –08 –1 –0
Maryland 2 –0 –04 –5 –0
South Carolina 2 –1 –05 –2 –0
Wake Forest 3 –2 –04 –5 –0
North Carolina 2 –2 –06 –3 –0
Richmond 1 –1 –06 –1 –0
Clemson 2 –3 –02 –6 –0
VMI 2 –3 –02 –6 –0
NC State 1 –4 –03 –6 –0
Davidson 0 –3 –00 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1943 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1943 college football season. The Tar Heels were led by first-year head coach Tom Young and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium. They competed as a member of the Southern Conference.

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, North Carolina ranked 18th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 97.0. [1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 253:00 p.m. [2] at Georgia Tech *
L 7–2020,000 [3]
October 23:00 p.m. [4] Penn State *
W 19–09,983–13,500 [5]
October 93:00 p.m. Jacksonville NATTC *
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 23–07,000 [6] [7] [8]
October 163:00 p.m. [9] at No. 6 Duke
L 7–1432,000 [10]
October 303:00 p.m. [11] NC State
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
W 27–13 [12]
November 62:30 p.m. [13] at South Carolina
W 21–68,000 [14]
November 132:00 p.m. [15] at No. 10 Penn *
W 9–630,000 [16]
November 202:30 p.m. [17] No. 6 Duke
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 6–2727,000 [18]
November 272:00 p.m. [19] vs. Virginia *
W 54–715,000 [20] [21]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[22]

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References

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  3. ↑ "Georgia Tech topples powerful Carolina eleven, 20–7". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 26, 1943. Retrieved October 1, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "The News and Observer from Raleigh, North Carolina on October 2, 1943 · 8".
  5. ↑ "Tar Heels whip Penn State 19–0". The Greenville News. October 3, 1943. Retrieved December 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Air Raiders To Be Tough For Carolina". The Charlotte Observer . Charlotte, North Carolina. October 9, 1943. p. 2, section 2. Retrieved April 18, 2023– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  7. ↑ Herbert, Dick (October 10, 1943). "Tar Heels Score On Aerial Power". The News & Observer . Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 8. Retrieved April 18, 2023– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  8. ↑ Herbert, Dick (October 10, 1943). "Carolina Coasts After First Half (continued)". The News & Observer . Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 9. Retrieved April 18, 2023– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  9. ↑ "The News and Observer from Raleigh, North Carolina on October 16, 1943 · 7".
  10. ↑ "Duke score early to defeat North Carolina eleven by score of 14 to 7". The Baltimore Sun. October 17, 1943. Retrieved December 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "The News and Observer from Raleigh, North Carolina on October 30, 1943 · 7".
  12. ↑ "Carolina Tar Heels lick fighting Wolfpack, 27–13". The Charlotte Observer. October 31, 1943. Retrieved December 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "The State from Columbia, South Carolina on November 6, 1943 · 3".
  14. ↑ "Carolina scores, 21–6". The News and Observer. November 7, 1943. Retrieved December 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ "The Herald-Sun from Durham, North Carolina on November 13, 1943 · 6".
  16. ↑ Art Morrow (November 14, 1943). "North Carolina Fells Penn On Safety, Rodgers' Dash". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 1S – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ↑ "The Herald-Sun from Durham, North Carolina on November 20, 1943 · 6".
  18. ↑ "Blue Devils roll over Tar Heels by 27–6 before 27,000 fans". Greensboro Daily News. November 21, 1943. Retrieved December 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  19. ↑ "The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, November 27, 1943, FINAL EDITION, Image 5". November 27, 1943. p. 5.
  20. ↑ "The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, November 28, 1943, FINAL EDITION, Image 8". November 28, 1943. p. 8.
  21. ↑ "North Carolina scores in every period to crush Virginia, 54–7". The Baltimore Sun. November 28, 1943. Retrieved December 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  22. ↑ "1943 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
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