1948 CCUNC Owls football team

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1948 CCUNC Owls football
ConferenceIndependent
Record0–5
Head coach
Home stadium American Legion Memorial Stadium
Seasons
  1947
2013  
1948 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Maryland State   7 1 0
Sewanee   6 1 1
Grambling   8 2 0
West Virginia   9 3 0
Delaware   5 3 0
Virginia   5 3 1
Memphis State   6 5 0
Tennessee Tech   5 6 0
Oklahoma City   4 5 1
Chattanooga   4 5 0
Georgetown   3 4 1
Miami (FL)   4 6 0
Marshall   2 7 1
Navy   0 8 1
CCUNC   0 5 0
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The 1948 CCUNC Owls football team was an American football team that represented the Charlotte Center of the University of North Carolina or CCUNC (now known as the University of North Carolina at Charlotte) as an independent during the 1948 college football season. In their first season under head coach Carroll Blackwell, the team compiled a 0–5 record. The CCUNC program was disbanded prior to the 1949 season as there were not enough players to field the team. [1] Football was reinstated for the 2013 season as the Charlotte 49ers. [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 17at Albemarle H.S.
L 0–8 [3]
September 25at Appalachian State JV L 0–20 [4]
October 7 Lenoir–Rhyne JV L 12–25 [5]
October 15at Wofford JV
L 0–38 [6]
October 27 Catawba JV
  • Richard Field
  • Charlotte, NC
L 2–27 [7]

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References

  1. Walker, Richard (November 11, 2016). "Remembering the end of Charlotte's first football season 70 years ago". Gaston Gazette. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  2. "49ers program looks toward 2013". The Charlotte Observer. August 7, 2011. Retrieved March 9, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Albemarle wins No. 1 from CCUNC". The Charlotte Observer. September 18, 1948. Retrieved March 9, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Appalachian's jayvees beat CCUNC team". The Charlotte Observer. September 26, 1948. Retrieved March 9, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Lenoir–Rhyne's jayvees spank CCUNC eleven". The Charlotte Observer. October 8, 1948. Retrieved March 9, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Wofford JV's defeat CCUNC". The Charlotte News. October 16, 1948. Retrieved March 9, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Catawba bees spill CCUNC eleven, 27–2". The Charlotte News. October 28, 1948. Retrieved March 9, 2021 via Newspapers.com.