1942 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1942 North Carolina Tar Heels football Southern Conference SoCon 5–2–2 3–1–1 Jim Tatum 1st Joe Austin Tank Marshall Kenan Memorial Stadium The 1942 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1942 college football season. The Tar Heels were led by first-year head coach Jim Tatum and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium. They competed as a member of the Southern Conference. Tatum left the school to join the Navy at the end of the season.North Carolina Loses Coach Tatum to Navy New York Times December 1, 1942 29 He returned to coach the Tar Heels from 1956 to 1958. North Carolina was ranked at No. 48 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2 Twin City Sentinel Dr. E. E. Litkenhous December 16, 1942 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123106326/litkenhous-rates-georgia-no-1-ohio/ Newspapers.com Schedule 1942 AP Eastern September 26 3:00 p.m.https://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92073228/1942-09-26/ed-1/seq-1/ The daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, September 26, 1942, Image 1 26 September 1942 1942/09/26 1 w Wake Forest Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC rivalry 6–0 10,000https://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92073228/1942-09-27/ed-1/seq-1/ The daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, September 27, 1942, Image 1 27 September 1942 1942/09/27 1 https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-press-carolina-ends-wake-forests/137223135/ Daily Press Carolina ends Wake Forest's stretch, 6–0 September 27, 1942 December 22, 2023 Newspapers.com October 3 3:00 p.m.https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/651657650/ The News and Observer from Raleigh, North Carolina on October 3, 1942 · 8 w South Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC 18–6 12,000 rivalry https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tampa-tribune/137223411/ Tampa Sunday Tribune N. C. Tarheels defeat South Carolina, 18–6 October 4, 1942 December 22, 2023 Newspapers.com October 10 1:45 p.m.https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/433053924/ Daily News from New York, New York on October 10, 1942 · 252 t y y Fordham Polo Grounds New York, NY 0–0 19,500https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/433056625/ Daily News from New York, New York on October 11, 1942 · 72 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-state-rams-hold-edge-during-entire-t/137223494/ The State Rams hold edge during entire tilt October 11, 1942 December 22, 2023 Newspapers.com October 17 2:30 p.m.https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/617718053/ The Charlotte Observer from Charlotte, North Carolina on October 17, 1942 · 16 w y Duquesne 13 Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC 13–6 14,000 Duke, Carolina Defeat Easterners: Joe Austin Gets Brace of Scores The News and Observer Dick Herbert October 18, 1942 Sports 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120889324/duke-carolina-defeat-easterners-joe/ Newspapers.com October 24 3:30 p.m.https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/210553664/ The Times from Shreveport, Louisiana on October 24, 1942 · Page 12 l y y 19 Tulane Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA 14–29 22,000https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/210553763/ The Times from Shreveport, Louisiana on October 25, 1942 · Page 20 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99508844/tulane-in-2914-victory-over-carolina/ The Charlotte Observer Tulane in 29–14 victory over Carolina October 25, 1942 April 10, 2022 Newspapers.com October 31 2:30 p.m.https://d.lib.ncsu.edu/collections/catalog/technician-v23n6-1942-10-30 Technician, Vol. 23 No. 6, October 30, 1942 - technician-v23n6-1942-10-30 - NC State University Libraries' Rare and Unique Digital Collections NC State University Libraries' Rare and Unique Digital Collections l y NC State Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC rivalry 14–21 14,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-star-faircloth-hides-ball-strol/137223527/ The Sunday Star Faircloth hides ball, strolls over goal as N.C.S. wins November 1, 1942 December 22, 2023 Newspapers.com November 7 2:30 p.m.https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/651736967/ The News and Observer from Raleigh, North Carolina on November 7, 1942 · 8 w y Davidson American Legion Memorial Stadium Charlotte, NC 43–14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108979799/ram-less-tar-heels-manage-to-ram-home/ The Durham Herald-Sun 'Ram-less' Tar Heels manage to ram home gridiron victory November 8, 1942 September 5, 2022 Newspapers.com November 14 2:00 p.m.https://dukelibraries.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15957coll13/id/69945/rec/1303 The Duke Chronicle, vol. 39, no. 17 (Friday, November 13, 1942) t Duke Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC rivalry 13–13 32,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-and-record-carolina-and-duke-battle/137223569/ Greensboro Daily News Carolina and Duke battle to 13–13 tie before 32,000 fans November 15, 1942 December 22, 2023 Newspapers.com November 21 2:00 p.m.https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn78002169/1942-11-21/ed-1/seq-2/ The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, November 21, 1942, FINAL EDITION, Image 2 21 November 1942 2 w y y Virginia Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA South's Oldest Rivalry 28–13 7,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-knoxville-news-sentinel-n-carolina/137223629/ The Knoxville News-Sentinel N. Carolina outscores stubborn Virginia, 28–13, to even series at 25 victories each November 22, 1942 December 22, 2023 Newspapers.com https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/north-carolina/1942-schedule.html 1942 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC May 19, 2018 Rankings 1942 college football rankings AP 1 8 NR 19 NR NR NR NR NR NR References North Carolina Category:North Carolina Tar Heels football seasons North Carolina Tar Heels football