1948 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

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1948 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Sugar Bowl, L 6–14 vs. Oklahoma
Conference Southern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 3
Record9–1–1 (4–0–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Captains
  • Hosea Rodgers
  • Dan Stiegman
Home stadium Kenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1947
1949  →
1948 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Clemson $ 5 –0 –011 –0 –0
No. 3 North Carolina 4 –0 –19 –1 –1
VMI 5 –1 –06 –3 –0
No. 17 William & Mary 5 –1 –17 –2 –2
No. 20 Wake Forest 5 –2 –06 –4 –0
Maryland 4 –2 –06 –4 –0
Duke 3 –2 –14 –3 –2
Richmond 3 –3 –15 –3 –2
Washington and Lee 2 –2 –04 –6 –0
Furman 2 –4 –02 –6 –1
George Washington 2 –4 –04 –6 –0
Davidson 2 –5 –03 –5 –1
South Carolina 1 –3 –03 –5 –0
NC State 1 –4 –13 –6 –1
VPI 0 –6 –10 –8 –1
The Citadel 0 –5 –02 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina during the 1948 college football season. The Tar Heels were led by sixth-year head coach Carl Snavely and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium. The team finished the regular season undefeated with a record of 9–0–1, and outscored their opponents 261–94. [1] North Carolina was ranked third in the final AP Poll of the season (conducted before bowl season), which is to date the highest finish in school history. [2] They were invited to the 1949 Sugar Bowl, where they lost to Big 7 Conference champion Oklahoma.

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Halfback Charlie Justice was a consensus first-team All-American, and finished second in the voting for the Heisman Trophy. [3] He led the team in rushing, passing, and punting, with 766 rushing yards, 854 passing yards, and 20 total touchdowns. [3] End Art Weiner was also named an All-American, including first-team by the Football Writers Association of America and the New York Sun. [4]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 252:30 p.m. [5] Texas *
W 34–743,500 [6]
October 22:30 p.m. [7] at Georgia *
W 21–1443,000 [8]
October 92:30 p.m. [9] at Wake Forest No. 2
W 28–627,500 [10]
October 162:00 p.m. [11] NC State No. 1
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
W 14–044,000 [12]
October 232:00 p.m. [13] LSU *No. 3
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 34–741,000 [14]
October 302:30 p.m. [15] at Tennessee *No. 3
W 14–750,000 [16] [17]
November 62:00 p.m. [18] William & Mary No. 3
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
T 7–743,000 [19]
November 132:00 p.m. [20] at Maryland No. 6
W 49–2036,000 [21] [22]
November 202:00 p.m. [23] Duke No. 5
W 20–044,500 [24]
November 272:00 p.m. [25] at Virginia No. 4
W 34–1225,000–26,000 [26] [27] [28] [29]
January 1, 19492:48 p.m. [30] vs. No. 5 Oklahoma *No. 3
L 6–1485,000 [31]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
Poll12345678Final
AP 2 (55)1 (52)3 (32)3 (46)3 (36)6 (7)5 (11)4 (14)3 (31)

References

  1. ↑ "1948 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". sports-reference.com. Sports-Reference. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  2. ↑ "North Carolina Tar Heels Football Record By Year". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  3. 1 2 "2016 North Carolina football media guide" (PDF). North Carolina Athletic Communications Office. p. 122.
  4. ↑ Media guide, p. 121.
  5. ↑ "The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, September 24, 1948, Image 1". September 24, 1948.
  6. ↑ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, September 26, 1948, Image 1". September 26, 1948. p. 1.
  7. ↑ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 02, 1948, Image 1". October 2, 1948. p. 1.
  8. ↑ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 03, 1948, Image 1". October 3, 1948. p. 1.
  9. ↑ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 09, 1948, Image 1". October 9, 1948. p. 1.
  10. ↑ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 10, 1948, Image 1". October 10, 1948. p. 1.
  11. ↑ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 16, 1948, Image 1". October 16, 1948. p. 1.
  12. ↑ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 17, 1948, Image 1". October 17, 1948. p. 1.
  13. ↑ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 23, 1948, Image 4". October 23, 1948. p. 4.
  14. ↑ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 24, 1948, Image 1". October 24, 1948. p. 1.
  15. ↑ "The News and Observer from Raleigh, North Carolina on October 30, 1948 · 9".
  16. ↑ "North Carolina Tar Heels defeat Vols 14 to 7". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. October 31, 1948. Retrieved March 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  17. ↑ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 31, 1948, Image 1". October 31, 1948. p. 1.
  18. ↑ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, November 06, 1948, Image 1". November 6, 1948. p. 1.
  19. ↑ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, November 07, 1948, Image 1". November 7, 1948. p. 1.
  20. ↑ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, November 13, 1948, Image 1". November 13, 1948. p. 1.
  21. ↑ Bowen, George (November 14, 1948). "Fumbles Costly As Terrapins Lose To North Carolina, 49-20". Cumberland Sunday Times. Cumberland, Maryland. Associated Press. p. 29. Retrieved July 7, 2021– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  22. ↑ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, November 14, 1948, Image 1". November 14, 1948. p. 1.
  23. ↑ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, November 20, 1948, Image 1". November 20, 1948. p. 1.
  24. ↑ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, November 21, 1948, Image 3". November 21, 1948. p. 3.
  25. ↑ "The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, November 26, 1948, Image 1". November 26, 1948.
  26. ↑ Blackman, Herman (November 28, 1948). "Justice Stars For Tar Heels In 34-12 Win". The News & Observer . Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 1, section II. Retrieved October 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  27. ↑ Blackman, Herman (November 28, 1948). "Tar Heels Triumph over Cavaliers (continued)". The News & Observer . Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 3, section II. Retrieved October 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  28. ↑ Moore, Robert (November 28, 1948). "Tar Heels Smash Virginia, 34 To 12". The Charlotte Observer . Charlotte, North Carolina. p. 14B. Retrieved October 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  29. ↑ Moore, Robert (November 28, 1948). "Justice Paces Tar Heels (continued)". The Charlotte Observer . Charlotte, North Carolina. p. 15B. Retrieved October 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  30. ↑ "The Times from Shreveport, Louisiana on January 1, 1949 · Page 8 (newspapers.com)".
  31. ↑ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, January 04, 1949, Image 1". January 4, 1949. p. 1.
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