1949 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

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.

1949 North Carolina Tar Heels football
SoCon champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 13–27 vs. Rice
Conference	Southern Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 16
1949 record	7–4 (5–0 SoCon)
Head coach	Carl Snavely (7th season)
Offensive scheme	Single-wing
Home stadium	Kenan Memorial Stadium

1949 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 16 North Carolina $	5	–	0	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
No. 14 Maryland	4	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Washington and Lee	3	–	1	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Duke	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
William & Mary	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
VMI	3	–	2	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
The Citadel	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Clemson	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	4	–	2
Furman	3	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
South Carolina	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Wake Forest	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
George Washington	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
NC State	3	–	6	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
VPI	1	–	5	–	2			1	–	7	–	2
Richmond	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Davidson	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 24	NC State		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	W 26–6
October 1	Georgia*		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	W 21–14
October 8	at South Carolina	No. 6	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry)	W 28–13
October 15	Wake Forest	No. 6	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	W 28–14
October 22	at LSU*	No. 6	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 7–13
October 29	Tennessee*	No. 13	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	L 6–35
November 5	at William & Mary		Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	W 20–14
November 12	vs. No. 1 Notre Dame*		Yankee Stadium New York, NY	L 6–42
November 19	at Duke		Duke Stadium Durham, NC (Victory Bell)	W 21–20
November 26	Virginia*	No. 19	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (South's Oldest Rivalry)	W 14–7
January 2, 1950	vs. No. 5 Rice*	No. 16	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	L 13–27
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game time

References

1. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/north-carolina/1949-schedule.html
2. "2016 North Carolina football media guide" (PDF). North Carolina Athletic Communications Office. p. 122.