1941 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

The 1941 North Carolina Tar Heels football team was an American football team that represented the University of North Carolina as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1941 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach Raymond Wolf, the Tar Heels compiled a 3–7 record (2–4 against conference opponents), finished 11th in the Southern Conference, and were outscored by a total of 172 to 130.[1] The team played its home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

1941 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1941 record3–7 (2–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
1941 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 Duke $ 5 –0 –0  9 –1 –0
South Carolina 4 –0 –1  4 –4 –1
Clemson 5 –1 –0  7 –2 –0
William & Mary 4 –1 –0  8 –2 –0
VMI 4 –2 –0  4 –6 –0
VPI 4 –2 –0  6 –4 –0
Wake Forest 4 –2 –1  5 –5 –1
NC State 3 –4 –2  4 –5 –2
Furman 2 –3 –2  3 –4 –2
Washington and Lee 1 –2 –2  1 –6 –2
North Carolina 2 –4 –0  3 –7 –0
Maryland 1 –2 –0  3 –5 –1
Davidson 1 –5 –2  1 –6 –3
The Citadel 0 –2 –1  4 –3 –1
George Washington 0 –4 –1  1 –7 –1
Richmond 0 –6 –0  2 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Three North Carolina players were selected by the United Press (UP) or the Associated Press (AP) for the 1941 All-Southern Conference football team: tackle Dick Steck (AP-2, UP-2); center Carl Suntheimer (AP-3); and back Harry Dunkle (AP-3).[2][3]

Coach Wolf left the school at the end of the season to join the United States Navy.[4]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Lenoir–Rhyne*
W 42–625,000[5]
September 27South Carolina
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
L 7–1311,000[6]
October 4at Davidson
W 20–0[7]
October 11Fordham*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 14–2727,000[8]
October 18at No. 17 Tulane*
L 6–5233,000[9]
October 25at Wake Forest
L 0–13[10]
November 1NC State
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
L 7–1317,500[11]
November 8at Richmond
W 27–02,500[12]
November 15at No. 3 Duke
L 0–2045,000[13]
November 20Virginia*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
L 7–2822,000[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Source:[15]

References
  1. "1941 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
  2. "AP's All-Southern Selection". The Greenville News. December 3, 1941. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "All-Southern Conference Team". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 29, 1941. p. 9.
  4. "Tatum New Coach At North Carolina". The Atlanta Constitution. April 30, 1942. p. 23.
  5. G. DeR. Hamilton, Jr. (September 21, 1941). "Tar Heels Crush Lenoir-Rhyne: Trio Of Sophs Lead Carolina Victory March". The High Point Enterprise. p. B7 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Frank B. Gilbreth (September 28, 1941). "Gamecocks Upset Tar Heels, 13-7". Asheville Citizen-Times. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "North Carolina Defeats Davidson, 20 To 0". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 5, 1941. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Richardson, William D. (October 12, 1941). "Rams' Rally on Long Runs Sinks No. Carolina, 27-14". New York Times. p. S1.
  9. Harry Hollingsworth (October 19, 1941). "Green Wave Swamps Luckless Tar Heels". The Daily Tar Heel. pp. 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Deacons Defeat Uncoordinated Tar Heels, 13-0". The Daily Tar Heel. October 26, 1941 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Harry Hollingsworth (November 2, 1941). "Wolfpack Pounds Hapless Tar Heels For First State Triumph in 14 Years". The Daily Tar Heel. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Carolina Routs Richmond With First Period Spree, 27 To 0". Daily Press (Newport News, Virginia). November 9, 1941. p. 4C – via Newspapers.com.
  13. Bill Boni (November 16, 1941). "Duke Runs Over Tar Heels, 20 To 0". Asheville Citizen-Times. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
  14. Frank B. Gilbreth (November 21, 1941). "Dudley Runs Wild As Virginia Wallops Carolina, 28-7". The Asheville Citizen. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. "1941 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
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