1943 North Carolina Tar Heels football team
The 1943 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1943 college football season. The Tar Heels were led by first-year head coach Tom Young and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium. They competed as a member of the Southern Conference.
| 1943 North Carolina Tar Heels football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 6–3 (2–2 SoCon) |
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| Captain | Craven Turner |
| Home stadium | Kenan Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Duke $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davidson | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In the final Litkenhous Ratings, North Carolina ranked 18th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 97.0.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 25 | 3:00 p.m.[2] | at Georgia Tech* | L 7–20 | 20,000 | [3] | |
| October 2 | 3:00 p.m.[4] | Penn State* | W 19–0 | 9,983 | ||
| October 9 | 3:00 p.m. | Jacksonville NATTC* |
| W 23–0 | 7,000 | [5][6][7] |
| October 16 | 3:00 p.m.[8] | at No. 6 Duke | L 7–14 | 27,700 | ||
| October 30 | 3:00 p.m.[9] | NC State |
| W 27–13 | ||
| November 6 | 2:30 p.m.[10] | at South Carolina | W 21–6 | |||
| November 13 | 2:00 p.m.[11] | at No. 10 Penn* | W 9–6 | 30,000 | [12] | |
| November 20 | 2:30 p.m.[13] | No. 6 Duke |
| L 6–27 | 27,000 | |
| November 27 | 2:00 p.m.[14] | vs. Virginia* | W 54–7 | 15,000[15] | ||
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References
- Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
. - "The Atlanta Constitution from Atlanta, Georgia on September 25, 1943 · 12".
- "Georgia Tech topples powerful Carolina eleven, 20–7". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 26, 1943. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "The News and Observer from Raleigh, North Carolina on October 2, 1943 · 8".
- "Air Raiders To Be Tough For Carolina". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, North Carolina. October 9, 1943. p. 2, section 2. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- Herbert, Dick (October 10, 1943). "Tar Heels Score On Aerial Power". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 8. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- Herbert, Dick (October 10, 1943). "Carolina Coasts After First Half (continued)". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 9. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- "The News and Observer from Raleigh, North Carolina on October 16, 1943 · 7".
- "The News and Observer from Raleigh, North Carolina on October 30, 1943 · 7".
- "The State from Columbia, South Carolina on November 6, 1943 · 3".
- "The Herald-Sun from Durham, North Carolina on November 13, 1943 · 6".
- Art Morrow (November 14, 1943). "North Carolina Fells Penn On Safety, Rodgers' Dash". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 1S – via Newspapers.com.
- "The Herald-Sun from Durham, North Carolina on November 20, 1943 · 6".
- "The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, November 27, 1943, FINAL EDITION, Image 5". November 27, 1943. p. 5.
- "The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, November 28, 1943, FINAL EDITION, Image 8". November 28, 1943. p. 8.
- "1943 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
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