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1941 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–7 (2–4 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainHarry Dunkle, Carl Suntheimer
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1940
1942 →
1941 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Duke $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
South Carolina 4 – 0 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Clemson 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
William & Mary 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
VMI 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
VPI 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Wake Forest 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
NC State 3 – 4 – 2 4 – 5 – 2
Furman 2 – 3 – 2 3 – 4 – 2
Washington and Lee 1 – 2 – 2 1 – 6 – 2
North Carolina 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Maryland 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Davidson 1 – 5 – 2 1 – 6 – 3
The Citadel 0 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
George Washington 0 – 4 – 1 1 – 7 – 1
Richmond 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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.[1]

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).[2][3]

North Carolina was ranked at No. 100 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.[4]

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.[5][6]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 203:30 p.m.[7]Lenoir–Rhyne*
W 42–625,000[8]
September 273:30 p.m.[7]South Carolina
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
L 7–1311,000[9]
October 48:30 p.m.[10]at Davidson
W 20–0[11]
October 112:30 p.m.[12]Fordham*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 14–2727,000[13]
October 183:00 p.m.[14]at No. 17 Tulane*
L 6–5233,000[15]
October 252:00 p.m.[16]at Wake Forest
L 0–1314,000[17]
November 12:00 p.m.[18]NC State
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
L 7–1317,000[19][20]
November 88:00 p.m.[21]at Richmond
W 27–02,500[22][23]
November 152:00 p.m.[24]at No. 3 Duke
L 0–2045,000[25][26]
November 202:00 p.m.[27]Virginia*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
L 7–2822,000[28][29]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References

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  1. ^ "1941 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
  2. ^ "AP's All-Southern Selection". The Greenville News. December 3, 1941. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "All-Southern Conference Team". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 29, 1941. p. 9.
  4. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 26, 1941). "Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published". The Courier-Journal. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tatum New Coach At North Carolina". The Atlanta Constitution. April 30, 1942. p. 23.
  6. ^ "The daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, April 19, 1942, Image 3". April 19, 1942. p. 3.
  7. ^ a b "The Chapel Hill weekly. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, September 19, 1941, Image 3". September 19, 1941.
  8. ^ G. DeR. Hamilton, Jr. (September 21, 1941). "Tar Heels Crush Lenoir-Rhyne: Trio Of Sophs Lead Carolina Victory March". The High Point Enterprise. p. B7 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Frank B. Gilbreth (September 28, 1941). "Gamecocks Upset Tar Heels, 13-7". Asheville Citizen-Times. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "The daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 04, 1941, Image 3". October 4, 1941. p. 3.
  11. ^ "North Carolina Defeats Davidson, 20 To 0". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 5, 1941. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, October 10, 1941, Image 7". October 10, 1941. p. 7.
  13. ^ Richardson, William D. (October 12, 1941). "Rams' Rally on Long Runs Sinks No. Carolina, 27-14". New York Times. p. S1.
  14. ^ "The daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 18, 1941, Image 1". October 18, 1941. p. 1.
  15. ^ Harry Hollingsworth (October 19, 1941). "Green Wave Swamps Luckless Tar Heels". The Daily Tar Heel. pp. 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "The daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 25, 1941, Image 1". October 25, 1941. p. 1.
  17. ^ "Deacons Defeat Uncoordinated Tar Heels, 13-0". The Daily Tar Heel. October 26, 1941 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "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".
  19. ^ "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".
  20. ^ Harry Hollingsworth (November 2, 1941). "Wolfpack Pounds Hapless Tar Heels For First State Triumph in 14 Years". The Daily Tar Heel. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  21. ^ "The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, November 07, 1941, FINAL EDITION, Image 9". November 7, 1941. p. 9.
  22. ^ "The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, November 09, 1941, Image 9". November 9, 1941. p. 9.
  23. ^ "Carolina Routs Richmond With First Period Spree, 27 To 0". Daily Press (Newport News, Virginia). November 9, 1941. p. 4C – via Newspapers.com.
  24. ^ "The daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, November 14, 1941, Image 6". November 14, 1941. p. 6.
  25. ^ "The daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, November 16, 1941, Image 1". November 16, 1941. p. 1.
  26. ^ Bill Boni (November 16, 1941). "Duke Runs Over Tar Heels, 20 To 0". Asheville Citizen-Times. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
  27. ^ "The daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, November 19, 1941, Image 1". November 19, 1941. p. 1.
  28. ^ "The Wilmington morning star. (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, November 21, 1941, FINAL EDITION, Image 10". November 21, 1941. p. 10.
  29. ^ Frank B. Gilbreth (November 21, 1941). "Dudley Runs Wild As Virginia Wallops Carolina, 28-7". The Asheville Citizen. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  30. ^ "1941 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
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