1950 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

1950 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	3–5–2 (3–2–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Carl Snavely (8th season)
Captain	Dick Bunting, Irv Holdash
Home stadium	Kenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  1949 1951  →

1950 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 18 Washington and Lee $	6	–	0	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
No. 10 Clemson	3	–	0	–	1			9	–	0	–	1
VMI	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Wake Forest	6	–	1	–	1			6	–	1	–	2
Maryland	4	–	1	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Duke	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
North Carolina	3	–	2	–	1			3	–	5	–	2
George Washington	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
NC State	4	–	4	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
William & Mary	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
The Citadel	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
South Carolina	2	–	4	–	1			3	–	4	–	2
Furman	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	8	–	1
West Virginia	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Davidson	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Richmond	1	–	8	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
VPI	0	–	8	–	0			0	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1950 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1950 college football season. The Tar Heels were led by eighth-year head coach Carl Snavely, and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium. The team competed as a member of the Southern Conference.

Center and linebacker Irv Holdash was named a first-team All-American by the All-America Board and Associated Press. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	2:30 p.m.	NC State	No. 20	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	W 13–7	40,000	[2]
September 30	2:00 p.m.	at No. 1 Notre Dame *	No. 20	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	L 7–14	56,430	[3]
October 7	2:30 p.m.	at Georgia *	No. 11	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	T 0–0	40,000	[4]
October 14	2:00 p.m.	Wake Forest		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	L 7–13	43,500	[5]
October 28	2:00 p.m.	William & Mary		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	W 40–7	32,000	[6]
November 4	2:00 p.m.	at No. 11 Tennessee *		Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	L 0–16	38,000	[7]
November 11	2:00 p.m.	No. 18 Maryland		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	T 7–7	32,000	[8]
November 18	2:00 p.m.	at South Carolina		Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry)	W 14–7	25,000	[9]
November 25	2:00 p.m.	Duke		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (Victory Bell)	L 0–7	40,000	[10]
December 2	2:00 p.m.	at Virginia *		Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry)	L 13–44	29,000–30,000	[11] [12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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References

1. "2016 North Carolina football media guide" (PDF). North Carolina Athletic Communications Office. p. 120.
2. "Tar Heels beat N.C. State with late touchdown, 13–7". Tampa Sunday Tribune. September 24, 1950. Retrieved December 27, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Irish outlast Tarheels 14–7". The State. October 1, 1950. Retrieved December 27, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Georgia contains UNC, game is 0–0 deadlock". The Times Dispatch. October 8, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Wake Forest Staggers Tar Heels, 13-7: Students Are Injured In Goal Post Riot After Game Here". The Daily Tar Heel. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "W. & M. loses to N. Carolina". The Baltimore Sun. October 29, 1950. Retrieved December 27, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Tennessee beats UNC". Rocky Mount Telegram. November 5, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Carolina and Maryland tie". The Rocky Mount Telegram. November 12, 1950. Retrieved December 27, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Tar Heels turn back South Carolina, 14–7". Daily Press. November 19, 1950. Retrieved December 27, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Duke beats Tar Heels". The Evening Star. November 26, 1950. Retrieved December 27, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
11. Rolfe, Shelley (December 3, 1950). "Papit Leads Virginia to 44-13 Rout of Carolina". Richmond Times-Dispatch . Richmond, Virginia. p. 1D. Retrieved October 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com .
12. Rolfe, Shelley (December 3, 1950). "Guepe Thought Virginia Would March, Didn't Expect Parade (continued)". Richmond Times-Dispatch . Richmond, Virginia. p. 3D. Retrieved October 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com .
13. "University of North Carolina 1951 Football Blue Book".
14. "1950 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 14, 2018.