1948 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1948 North Carolina Tar Heels football Southern Conference SoCon 3 9–1–1 4–0–1 Carl Snavely 6th Hosea Rodgers Dan Stiegman Kenan Memorial Stadium Sugar Bowl L 6–14 vs. Oklahoma The 1948 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina during the 1948 college football season. The Tar Heels were led by sixth-year head coach Carl Snavely and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium. The team finished the regular season undefeated with a record of 9–0–1, and outscored their opponents 261–94.https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/north-carolina/1948-schedule.html 1948 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results sports-reference.com Sports-Reference November 17, 2017 North Carolina was ranked third in the final AP Poll of the season (conducted before bowl season), which is to date the highest finish in school history.https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/north-carolina/ North Carolina Tar Heels Football Record By Year Sports Reference LLC May 14, 2018 They were invited to the 1949 Sugar Bowl, where they lost to Big 7 Conference champion Oklahoma. Halfback Charlie Justice was a consensus first-team All-American, and finished second in the voting for the Heisman Trophy.https://unc_ftp.sidearmsports.com/custompages/football/2016footballguide-o.pdf 2016 North Carolina football media guide North Carolina Athletic Communications Office 122 He led the team in rushing, passing, and punting, with 766 rushing yards, 854 passing yards, and 20 total touchdowns. End Art Weiner was also named an All-American, including first-team by the Football Writers Association of America and the New York Sun.Media guide, p. 121. Schedule 1948 AP September 25 2:30 p.m.https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn92073229/1948-09-24/ed-1/seq-1/ The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, September 24, 1948, Image 1 24 September 1948 w y Texas Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC 34–7 43,500 https://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92073228/1948-09-26/ed-1/seq-1/ The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, September 26, 1948, Image 1 26 September 1948 1948/09/26 1 October 2 2:30 p.m.https://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92073228/1948-10-02/ed-1/seq-1/ The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 02, 1948, Image 1 2 October 1948 1948/10/02 1 w y y Georgia Sanford Stadium Athens, GA 21–14 43,000 https://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92073228/1948-10-03/ed-1/seq-1/ The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 03, 1948, Image 1 3 October 1948 1948/10/03 1 October 9 2:30 p.m.https://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92073228/1948-10-09/ed-1/seq-1/ The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 09, 1948, Image 1 9 October 1948 1948/10/09 1 w y 2 Wake Forest Groves Stadium Wake Forest, NC rivalry 28–6 27,500 https://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92073228/1948-10-10/ed-1/seq-1/ The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 10, 1948, Image 1 10 October 1948 1948/10/10 1 October 16 2:00 p.m.https://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92073228/1948-10-16/ed-1/seq-1/ The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 16, 1948, Image 1 16 October 1948 1948/10/16 1 w 1 NC State Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC rivalry 14–0 44,000 https://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92073228/1948-10-17/ed-1/seq-1/ The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 17, 1948, Image 1 17 October 1948 1948/10/17 1 October 23 2:00 p.m.https://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92073228/1948-10-23/ed-1/seq-4/ The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 23, 1948, Image 4 23 October 1948 1948/10/23 4 w y 3 LSU Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC 34–7 41,000 https://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92073228/1948-10-24/ed-1/seq-1/ The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 24, 1948, Image 1 24 October 1948 1948/10/24 1 October 30 2:30 p.m.https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/651893327/ The News and Observer from Raleigh, North Carolina on October 30, 1948 · 9 w y y 3 Tennessee Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN 14–7 50,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98740779/north-carolina-tar-heels-defeat-vols-14/ Johnson City Press-Chronicle North Carolina Tar Heels defeat Vols 14 to 7 October 31, 1948 March 30, 2022 Newspapers.comhttps://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92073228/1948-10-31/ed-1/seq-1/ The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 31, 1948, Image 1 31 October 1948 1948/10/31 1 November 6 2:00 p.m.https://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92073228/1948-11-06/ed-1/seq-1/ The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, November 06, 1948, Image 1 6 November 1948 1948/11/06 1 t 3 William & Mary Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC 7–7 43,000 https://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92073228/1948-11-07/ed-1/seq-1/ The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, November 07, 1948, Image 1 7 November 1948 1948/11/07 1 November 13 2:00 p.m.https://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92073228/1948-11-13/ed-1/seq-1/ The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, November 13, 1948, Image 1 13 November 1948 1948/11/13 1 w y 6 Maryland Griffith Stadium Washington, DC 49–20 36,000 Bowen George Fumbles Costly As Terrapins Lose To North Carolina, 49-20 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80954367/cumberland-sunday-times/ Cumberland Sunday Times Cumberland, Maryland Associated Press November 14, 1948 29 July 7, 2021 Newspapers.com https://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92073228/1948-11-14/ed-1/seq-1/ The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, November 14, 1948, Image 1 14 November 1948 1948/11/14 1 November 20 2:00 p.m.https://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92073228/1948-11-20/ed-1/seq-1/ The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, November 20, 1948, Image 1 20 November 1948 1948/11/20 1 w 5 Duke Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC Victory Bell 20–0 44,500 https://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92073228/1948-11-21/ed-1/seq-3/ The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, November 21, 1948, Image 3 21 November 1948 1948/11/21 3 November 27 2:00 p.m.https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn92073229/1948-11-26/ed-1/seq-1/ The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, November 26, 1948, Image 1 26 November 1948 w y 4 Virginia Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA South's Oldest Rivalry 34–12 25,000–26,000 Blackman Herman Justice Stars For Tar Heels In 34-12 Win https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-observer/133067324/ The News & Observer Raleigh, North Carolina November 28, 1948 1, section II October 7, 2023 Newspapers.com Blackman Herman Tar Heels Triumph over Cavaliers (continued) https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-observer/133067467/ The News & Observer Raleigh, North Carolina November 28, 1948 3, section II October 7, 2023 Newspapers.com Moore Robert Tar Heels Smash Virginia, 34 To 12 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer/133067568/ The Charlotte Observer Charlotte, North Carolina November 28, 1948 14B October 7, 2023 Newspapers.com Moore Robert Justice Paces Tar Heels (continued) https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer/133067657/ The Charlotte Observer Charlotte, North Carolina November 28, 1948 15B October 7, 2023 Newspapers.com January 1, 1949 2:48 p.m.https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/219761838/ The Times from Shreveport, Louisiana on January 1, 1949 · Page 8 (newspapers.com) l y y 3 Oklahoma 5 Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA Sugar Bowl 6–14 85,000 https://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92073228/1949-01-04/ed-1/seq-1/ The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, January 04, 1949, Image 1 4 January 1949 1949/01/04 1 Rankings 1948 college football rankings AP 1 9 2 (55) 1 (52) 3 (32) 3 (46) 3 (36) 6 (7) 5 (11) 4 (14) 3 (31) References North Carolina Category:North Carolina Tar Heels football seasons North Carolina Tar Heels football Category:Long stubs with short prose