1939 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1939 North Carolina Tar Heels football Southern Conference SoCon 8–1–1 5–1 Raymond Wolf 4th Snuffy Stirnweiss Jim Woodson Kenan Memorial Stadium The 1939 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1939 college football season. The Tar Heels were led by fourth-year head coach Raymond Wolf and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium. They competed as a member of the Southern Conference. North Carolina was not ranked in the final AP poll, but it was ranked at No. 26 in the 1939 Williamson System ratings,Texas Aggies Ranked Nation's Top The Atlanta Constitution Paul Williamson December 8, 1941 26 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123188995/texas-aggies-ranked-nations-top/ Newspapers.com and at No. 7 in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth E. E. Litkenhous Johnson City Sunday Press December 31, 1939 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123000367/vols-second-in-final-litkenhous-grid/ Newspapers.com Paul Severin was named a first-team All-American end by the Associated Press, and a second-team All-American by the NEA.https://unc_ftp.sidearmsports.com/custompages/football/2016footballguide-o.pdf 2016 North Carolina football media guide North Carolina Athletic Communications Office 121 Schedule 1939 AP Eastern September 23 2:30 p.m.https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/651570396/ The News and Observer from Raleigh, North Carolina on September 23, 1939 · 9 w The Citadel Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC 50–0 28,000https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/789028556/ The Herald-Sun from Durham, North Carolina on September 24, 1939 · 27 https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-press-tar-heel-eleven-tramples-cit/137146315/ Daily Press Tar Heel eleven tramples Citadel September 24, 1939 December 20, 2023 Newspapers.com September 30 2:30 p.m.https://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92073228/1939-09-30/ed-1/seq-1/ The daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, September 30, 1939, Image 1 30 September 1939 1939/09/30 1 w Wake Forest Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC rivalry 36–6 18,000https://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92073228/1939-10-01/ed-1/seq-1/ The daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 01, 1939, Image 1 October 1939 1939/10/01 1 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-state-north-carolina-wallops-wake-fo/137146406/ The State North Carolina wallops Wake Forest October 1, 1939 December 20, 2023 Newspapers.com October 7 2:30 p.m.https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=SNH19391006.1.1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------- Suffolk News-Herald 6 October 1939 — Virginia Chronicle: Digital Newspaper Archive w y VPI Foreman Field Norfolk, VA 13–6 15,000 Varsity Takes On VPI Today at Norfolk http://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92073228/1939-10-07/ed-1/seq-1/ University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The Daily Tar Heel October 7, 1939 1 September 6, 2018Lalanne Leads Varsity To 13-6 Victory http://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92073228/1939-10-08/ed-1/seq-1/ University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The Daily Tar Heel October 8, 1939 1 September 6, 2018 October 14 2:30 p.m.https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn92073229/1939-10-13/ed-1/seq-1/ The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, October 13, 1939, Image 1 13 October 1939 w y NYU Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC 14–7 20,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80068366/carolina-wins-147/ The News and Observer Carolina wins, 14–7 October 15, 1939 June 22, 2021 Newspapers.com October 21 3:00 p.m.https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/210254707/ The Times from Shreveport, Louisiana on October 21, 1939 · Page 12 t y y 14 Tulane 4 Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA 14–14 34,000https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/210254825/ The Times from Shreveport, Louisiana on October 22, 1939 · Page 23 Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99495173/tarheels-tie-green-wave-score-1414/ The State Tarheels tie Green Wave score 14–14 October 22, 1939 April 10, 2022 Newspapers.com October 28 2:00 p.m.https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/168233578/ The Philadelphia Inquirer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on October 28, 1939 · Page 23 w y y 13 Penn 16 Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA 30–6 55,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-north-carolina/137146510/ The Philadelphia Inquirer North Carolina passes rout Penn, 30–6 October 29, 1939 December 20, 2023 Newspapers.com November 4 2:00 p.m.https://d.lib.ncsu.edu/collections/catalog/technician-v20n8-1939-11-03 Technician, Vol. 20 No. 8, November 3, 1939 - technician-v20n8-1939-11-03 - NC State University Libraries' Rare and Unique Digital Collections NC State University Libraries' Rare and Unique Digital Collections w 9 NC State Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC rivalry 17–0 14,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-news-tar-heels-wallop-stat/137146654/ The Charlotte News Tar Heels wallop State in rain, 17–0 November 5, 1939 December 20, 2023 Newspapers.com November 11 2:00 p.m.https://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92073228/1939-11-11/ed-1/seq-1/ The daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, November 11, 1939, Image 1 11 November 1939 1939/11/11 1 w y 8 Davidson Bowman Gray Stadium Winston-Salem, NC 32–0 11,000https://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92073228/1939-11-12/ed-1/seq-3/ The daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, November 12, 1939, Image 3 12 November 1939 1939/11/12 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108974519/tar-heels-spank-davidsons-cats/ The News and Observer Tar Heels spank Davidson's 'Cats November 12, 1939 September 5, 2022 Newspapers.com November 18 2:00 p.m.https://dukelibraries.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15957coll13/id/121375/rec/1145 CONTENTdm l y 7 Duke 13 Duke Stadium Durham, NC rivalry 3–13 52,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch-duke-rallies-to/137143971/ Richmond Times-Dispatch Duke rallies to turn back Carolina, 13–3 November 19, 1939 December 20, 2023 Newspapers.com November 30 Thursday 2:00 p.https://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92073228/1939-11-29/ed-1/seq-1/ The daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, November 29, 1939, Image 1 29 November 1939 1939/11/29 1 w y 16 Virginia Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC South's Oldest Rivalry 19–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-press-cavaliers-go-down-before-nor/137146876/ Daily Press Cavaliers go down before North Carolina, 19 to 0 December 1, 1939 December 20, 2023 Newspapers.com https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/north-carolina/1939-schedule.html 1939 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