1949 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

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1949 North Carolina Tar Heels football
SoCon champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 13–27 vs. Rice
Conference Southern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 16
Record7–4 (5–0 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive scheme Single-wing
Captain Charlie Justice
Home stadium Kenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1948
1950  →
1949 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 16 North Carolina $ 5 –0 –07 –4 –0
No. 14 Maryland 4 –0 –09 –1 –0
Washington and Lee 3 –1 –13 –5 –1
Duke 4 –2 –06 –3 –0
William & Mary 4 –2 –06 –4 –0
VMI 3 –2 –13 –5 –1
The Citadel 2 –2 –04 –5 –0
Clemson 2 –2 –04 –4 –2
Furman 3 –3 –03 –6 –0
South Carolina 3 –3 –04 –6 –0
Wake Forest 3 –3 –04 –6 –0
George Washington 2 –3 –04 –5 –0
NC State 3 –6 –03 –7 –0
VPI 1 –5 –21 –7 –2
Richmond 2 –6 –03 –7 –0
Davidson 1 –5 –02 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1949 college football season. [1] The Tar Heels were led by seventh-year head coach Carl Snavely and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium. The team competed as members of the Southern Conference, winning the conference title with a perfect 5–0 conference record.

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Halfback Charlie Justice was named an All-American and finished second in voting for the Heisman Trophy for the second consecutive year. He led the team in rushing, passing, and punting for the fourth consecutive year, with 377 rushing yards, 731 passing yards, and 2,777 punting yards. [2] Art Weiner again joined him as an All-American end, being voted first-team by United Press, Sporting News, and INS. Kenny Powell was selected as a first-team defensive end All-American by NEA. [2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 242:30 p.m. [3] NC State
W 26–644,000 [4]
October 12:30 p.m. [5] Georgia *
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 21–1444,000 [6] [7]
October 82:00 p.m. [8] at South Carolina No. 6
W 28–1328,000 [9]
October 152:00 p.m. [10] Wake Forest No. 6
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
W 28–1444,000 [11]
October 229:00 p.m. [12] at LSU *No. 6
L 7–1344,000 [13] [14]
October 292:00 p.m. [15] Tennessee *No. 13
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 6–35 [16]
November 52:00 p.m.at William & Mary
W 20–14
November 121:30 p.m.vs. No. 1 Notre Dame *
L 6–4267,000
November 192:00 p.m.at Duke
W 21–2057,500
November 262:00 p.m. Virginia *No. 19
W 14–748,000
January 2, 19502:00 p.m. [17] vs. No. 5 Rice *No. 16
L 13–2772,347 [18]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll12345678Final
AP 6 (3)6 (3)6 (6)13———1916

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References

  1. ↑ "1949 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results".
  2. 1 2 "2016 North Carolina football media guide" (PDF). North Carolina Athletic Communications Office. p. 122.
  3. ↑ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, September 24, 1949, Image 1". September 24, 1949. p. 1.
  4. ↑ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, September 25, 1949, Image 1". September 25, 1949. p. 1.
  5. ↑ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 01, 1949, Image 1". October 1949. p. 1.
  6. ↑ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 02, 1949, Image 1". October 2, 1949. p. 1.
  7. ↑ "UNC edges Bulldogs". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 2, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 08, 1949, Image 1". October 8, 1949. p. 1.
  9. ↑ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 09, 1949, Image 1". October 9, 1949. p. 1.
  10. ↑ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 15, 1949, Image 1". October 15, 1949. p. 1.
  11. ↑ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 16, 1949, Image 1". October 16, 1949. p. 1.
  12. ↑ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 22, 1949, Image 1". October 22, 1949. p. 1.
  13. ↑ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 23, 1949, Image 1". October 23, 1949. p. 1.
  14. ↑ "LSU checks Carolina, 13–7". The News and Observer. October 23, 1949. Retrieved February 13, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 29, 1949, Image 1". October 29, 1949. p. 1.
  16. ↑ "Tennessee smears Tar Heels, 35–6". The Miami Herald. October 30, 1949. Retrieved February 13, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  17. ↑ "The Herald-Sun from Durham, North Carolina on January 1, 1950 · 11". January 1950.
  18. ↑ "The News and Observer from Raleigh, North Carolina on January 3, 1950 · 13". January 3, 1950.


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