1941 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1941 North Carolina Tar Heels football Southern Conference SoCon 3–7 2–4 Raymond Wolf 6th Harry Dunkle Carl Suntheimer Kenan Memorial Stadium 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 130.1941 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football September 24, 2019 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/north-carolina/1941-schedule.html 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).AP's All-Southern Selection The Greenville News December 3, 1941 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36559584/aps_allsouthern_selection/ Newspapers.comAll-Southern Conference Team The Brooklyn Daily Eagle November 29, 1941 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3903901/all_southern_conference_team/ North Carolina was ranked at No. 100 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratings Are Published The Courier-Journal Dr. E. E. Litkenhous December 26, 1941 Sports 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123088221/gophers-grid-kings-over-6-year-span/ Newspapers.com The team played its home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Coach Wolf left the school in March 1942 to join the United States Navy.Tatum New Coach At North Carolina The Atlanta Constitution April 30, 1942 23https://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92073228/1942-04-19/ed-1/seq-3/ The daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, April 19, 1942, Image 3 19 April 1942 1942/04/19 3 Schedule Eastern 1941 AP September 20 3:30 p.m.https://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92073229/1941-09-19/ed-1/seq-3/ The Chapel Hill weekly. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, September 19, 1941, Image 3 19 September 1941 1941/09/19 w y 1941 Lenoir–Rhyne Bears Lenoir–Rhyne Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC 42–6 25,000 Tar Heels Crush Lenoir-Rhyne: Trio Of Sophs Lead Carolina Victory March The High Point Enterprise G. DeR. Hamilton, Jr. September 21, 1941 B7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36321804/tar_heels_crush_lenoirrhyne_trio_of/ Newspapers.com September 27 3:30 p.m. l South Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC rivalry 7–13 11,000 Gamecocks Upset Tar Heels, 13-7 Asheville Citizen-Times Frank B. Gilbreth September 28, 1941 D1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36163986/gamecocks_upset_tar_heels_137/ Newspapers.com October 4 8:30 p.m.https://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92073228/1941-10-04/ed-1/seq-3/ The daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 04, 1941, Image 3 4 October 1941 1941/10/04 3 w y Davidson Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC 20–0 North Carolina Defeats Davidson, 20 To 0 Asheville Citizen-Times October 5, 1941 D1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36321643/north_carolina_defeats_davidson_20_to_0/ Newspapers.com October 11 2:30 p.m.https://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn91068401/1941-10-10/ed-1/seq-7/ Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, October 10, 1941, Image 7 10 October 1941 1941/10/10 7 l y Fordham Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC 14–27 27,000 Rams' Rally on Long Runs Sinks No. Carolina, 27-14 Richardson William D. New York Times October 12, 1941 S1 October 18 3:00 p.m.https://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92073228/1941-10-18/ed-1/seq-1/ The daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 18, 1941, Image 1 18 October 1941 1941/10/18 1 l y y Tulane 17 Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA 6–52 33,000 Green Wave Swamps Luckless Tar Heels The Daily Tar Heel Harry Hollingsworth October 19, 1941 1, 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36157961/green_wave_swamps_luckless_tar_heels/ Newspapers.com October 25 2:00 p.m.https://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92073228/1941-10-25/ed-1/seq-1/ The daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 25, 1941, Image 1 25 October 1941 1941/10/25 1 l y Wake Forest Groves Stadium Wake Forest, NC rivalry 0–13 14,000 Deacons Defeat Uncoordinated Tar Heels, 13-0 The Daily Tar Heel October 26, 1941 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36319015/deacons_defeat_uncoordinated_tar_heels/ Newspapers.com November 1 2:00 p.m.https://d.lib.ncsu.edu/collections/catalog/technician-v22n7-1941-10-31 Technician, Vol. 22 No. 7, October 31, 1941 - technician-v22n7-1941-10-31 - NC State University Libraries' Rare and Unique Digital Collections NC State University Libraries' Rare and Unique Digital Collections l NC State Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC rivalry 7–13 17,000https://d.lib.ncsu.edu/collections/catalog/technician-v22n8-1941-11-07 Technician, Vol. 22 No. 8, November 7, 1941 - technician-v22n8-1941-11-07 - NC State University Libraries' Rare and Unique Digital Collections NC State University Libraries' Rare and Unique Digital Collections Wolfpack Pounds Hapless Tar Heels For First State Triumph in 14 Years The Daily Tar Heel Harry Hollingsworth November 2, 1941 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36319322/wolfpack_pounds_hapless_tar_heels_for/ Newspapers.com November 8 8:00 p.m.https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn78002169/1941-11-07/ed-1/seq-9/ The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, November 07, 1941, FINAL EDITION, Image 9 7 November 1941 9 w y Richmond City Stadium Richmond, VA 27–0 2,500https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn78002169/1941-11-09/ed-1/seq-9/ The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, November 09, 1941, Image 9 9 November 1941 9 Carolina Routs Richmond With First Period Spree, 27 To 0 Daily Press (Newport News, Virginia) November 9, 1941 4C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36321491/carolina_routs_richmond_with_first/ Newspapers.com November 15 2:00 p.m.https://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92073228/1941-11-14/ed-1/seq-6/ The daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, November 14, 1941, Image 6 14 November 1941 1941/11/14 6 l y Duke 3 Duke Stadium Durham, NC rivalry 0–20 45,000https://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92073228/1941-11-16/ed-1/seq-1/ The daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, November 16, 1941, Image 1 16 November 1941 1941/11/16 1 Duke Runs Over Tar Heels, 20 To 0 Asheville Citizen-Times Bill Boni November 16, 1941 1D https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35784618/duke_runs_over_tar_heels_20_to_0/ Newspapers.com November 20 Thursday 2:00 p.m.https://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92073228/1941-11-19/ed-1/seq-1/ The daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, November 19, 1941, Image 1 19 November 1941 1941/11/19 1 l y Virginia Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC rivalry 7–28 22,000https://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn78002169/1941-11-21/ed-1/seq-10/ The Wilmington morning star. (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, November 21, 1941, FINAL EDITION, Image 10 21 November 1941 1941/11/21 10 Dudley Runs Wild As Virginia Wallops Carolina, 28-7 The Asheville Citizen Frank B. Gilbreth November 21, 1941 20 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36177110/dudley_runs_wild_as_virginia_wallops/ Newspapers.com https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/north-carolina/1941-schedule.html 1941 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC May 19, 2018 References North Carolina Category:North Carolina Tar Heels football seasons North Carolina Tar Heels football