1948 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

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.[1] 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.[2] They were invited to the 1949 Sugar Bowl, where they lost to Big 7 Conference champion Oklahoma.

1948 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Sugar Bowl, L 6–14 vs. Oklahoma
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 3
Record9–1–1 (4–0–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainHosea Rodgers, Dan Stiegman
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
1948 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Clemson $ 5 –0 –011 –0 –0
No. 3 North Carolina 4 –0 –19 –1 –1
VMI 5 –1 –06 –3 –0
No. 17 William & Mary 5 –1 –17 –2 –2
No. 20 Wake Forest 5 –2 –06 –4 –0
Maryland 4 –2 –06 –4 –0
Duke 3 –2 –14 –3 –2
Richmond 3 –3 –15 –3 –2
Washington and Lee 2 –2 –04 –6 –0
Furman 2 –4 –02 –6 –1
George Washington 2 –4 –04 –6 –0
Davidson 2 –5 –03 –5 –1
South Carolina 1 –3 –03 –5 –0
NC State 1 –4 –13 –6 –1
VPI 0 –6 –10 –8 –1
The Citadel 0 –5 –02 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Halfback Charlie Justice was a consensus first-team All-American, and finished second in the voting for the Heisman Trophy.[3] He led the team in rushing, passing, and punting, with 766 rushing yards, 854 passing yards, and 20 total touchdowns.[3] End Art Weiner was also named an All-American, including first-team by the Football Writers Association of America and the New York Sun.[4]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 252:30 p.m.[5]Texas*
W 34–743,500[6]
October 22:30 p.m.[7]at Georgia*
W 21–1443,000[8]
October 92:30 p.m.[9]at Wake ForestNo. 2
W 28–627,500[10]
October 162:00 p.m.[11]NC StateNo. 1
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
W 14–044,000[12]
October 232:00 p.m.[13]LSU*No. 3
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 34–741,000[14]
October 302:30 p.m.[15]at Tennessee*No. 3
W 14–750,000[16][17]
November 62:00 p.m.[18]William & MaryNo. 3
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
T 7–743,000[19]
November 132:00 p.m.[20]at MarylandNo. 6
W 49–2036,000[21][22]
November 202:00 p.m.[23]DukeNo. 5
W 20–044,500[24]
November 272:00 p.m.[25]at VirginiaNo. 4
W 34–1225,000[26]
January 1, 19492:48 p.m.[27]vs. No. 5 Oklahoma*No. 3
L 6–1485,000[28]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References
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  2. "North Carolina Tar Heels Football Record By Year". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  3. "2016 North Carolina football media guide" (PDF). North Carolina Athletic Communications Office. p. 122.
  4. Media guide, p. 121.
  5. "The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, September 24, 1948, Image 1". 24 September 1948.
  6. "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, September 26, 1948, Image 1". 26 September 1948. p. 1.
  7. "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 02, 1948, Image 1". 2 October 1948. p. 1.
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  13. "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 23, 1948, Image 4". 23 October 1948. p. 4.
  14. "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 24, 1948, Image 1". 24 October 1948. p. 1.
  15. "The News and Observer from Raleigh, North Carolina on October 30, 1948 · 9".
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  18. "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, November 06, 1948, Image 1". 6 November 1948. p. 1.
  19. "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, November 07, 1948, Image 1". 7 November 1948. p. 1.
  20. "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, November 13, 1948, Image 1". 13 November 1948. p. 1.
  21. "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, November 14, 1948, Image 1". 14 November 1948. p. 1.
  22. Bowen, George (November 14, 1948). "Fumbles Costly As Terrapins Lose To North Carolina, 49-20". Cumberland Sunday Times. Cumberland, Maryland. Associated Press. p. 29. Retrieved July 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  23. "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, November 20, 1948, Image 1". 20 November 1948. p. 1.
  24. "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, November 21, 1948, Image 3". 21 November 1948. p. 3.
  25. "The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, November 26, 1948, Image 1". 26 November 1948.
  26. "The News and Observer from Raleigh, North Carolina on November 28, 1948 · 13 (newspapers.com)".
  27. "The Times from Shreveport, Louisiana on January 1, 1949 · Page 8 (newspapers.com)".
  28. "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, January 04, 1949, Image 1". 4 January 1949. p. 1.
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