1945 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

The 1945 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1945 college football season. The Tar Heels were led by third-year head coach Carl Snavely, his first at UNC since 1935 (he coached at Cornell from 1936 to 1944). North Carolina played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium and competed as a member of the Southern Conference.

1945 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–5 (2–2 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainBill Voris, Bill Walker
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
1945 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Duke $ 4 –0 –06 –2 –0
No. 19 Wake Forest 4 –1 –15 –3 –1
William & Mary 4 –2 –06 –3 –0
Clemson 2 –1 –16 –3 –1
Maryland 3 –2 –06 –2 –1
VMI 3 –2 –05 –4 –0
North Carolina 2 –2 –05 –4 –0
NC State 2 –4 –03 –6 –0
VPI 2 –5 –02 –6 –0
South Carolina 0 –3 –22 –4 –3
Richmond 0 –4 –02 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 222:00 p.m.at Camp Lee*
W 6–010,000–12,000[1][2][3][4]
September 292:30 p.m.[5]Georgia Tech*
L 14–2022,000[6]
October 62:30 p.m.[7]vs. VPI
W 14–06,000[8][9][10]
October 132:00 p.m.[11]at No. 11 Penn*
L 0–4955,000[12]
October 202:30 p.mCherry Point Marines*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 20–147,000[13][14][15]
November 33:30 p.m.[16]at Tennessee*
L 6–2015,000[17][18]
November 102:00 p.m.[19]vs. William & Mary
W 6–010,000[20]
November 172:00 p.m.[21]Wake Forest
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
L 13–1420,000[22]
November 242:30 p.m.[23]at No. 15 Duke
L 7–1444,000[24]
December 12:00 p.m.[25]No. 20 Virginia*
W 27–1812,000[26]
  • *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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  2. Smallwood, Irwin (September 22, 1945). "Snavely's Men At Camp Lee This Afternoon". The Daily Tar Heel. Chapel Hill, North Carolina. p. 3. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via DigitalNC.
  3. Poplin, Carroll (September 25, 1945). "Carolina Gains 6-0 Win Over Camp Lee In Season's Opener". The Daily Tar Heel. Chapel Hill, North Carolina. p. 3. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via DigitalNC.
  4. "123,000 Fans Saw Camp Lee In 11 Games". The Richmond News Leader. Richmond, Virginia. December 14, 1945. p. 25. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, September 29, 1945, Image 1". 29 September 1945. p. 1.
  6. "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, October 02, 1945, Image 3". 2 October 1945. p. 3.
  7. "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, October 06, 1945, Image 3". 6 October 1945. p. 3.
  8. "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, October 09, 1945, Image 3". 9 October 1945. p. 3.
  9. "Tar Heels Travel to Roanoke to Tackle McEver-Brothers Coached VPI Gridmen". The Daily Tar Heel. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. October 6, 1945. p. 3. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
  10. "Colter Scores Twice To Lead Tar Heels To Win Over VPI". The Daily Tar Heel. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. October 9, 1945. p. 3. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
  11. "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, October 13, 1945, Image 3". 13 October 1945. p. 3.
  12. "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, October 16, 1945, Image 3". 16 October 1945. p. 3.
  13. "Football Here Tomorrow". The Chapel Hill Weekly. Chapel Hill, North Carolina. October 19, 1945. p. 11. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Chronicling America open access.
  14. Herbert, Dick (October 21, 1945). "Carolina Wins, 20-14". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 11. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  15. Herbert, Dick (October 21, 1945). "History Does Repeat Act In Battle At Chapel Hill (continued)". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 13. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  16. "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, November 03, 1945, Image 3". 3 November 1945. p. 3.
  17. "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, November 06, 1945, Image 3". 6 November 1945. p. 3.
  18. "Belated Vol rally crushes North Carolina". The State. November 4, 1945. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. "The News and Observer from Raleigh, North Carolina on November 10, 1945 · 7".
  20. "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, November 13, 1945, Image 3". 13 November 1945. p. 3.
  21. "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, November 13, 1945, Image 3". 13 November 1945. p. 3.
  22. "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, November 20, 1945, Image 5". 20 November 1945. p. 5.
  23. "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, November 24, 1945, Image 1". 24 November 1945. p. 1.
  24. "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, November 27, 1945, Image 3". 27 November 1945. p. 3.
  25. "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, December 01, 1945, Image 1". December 1945. p. 1.
  26. "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, December 04, 1945, Image 3". 4 December 1945. p. 3.
  27. "1945 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
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