1944 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

The 1944 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1944 college football season. The Tar Heels were led by first-year head coach Gene McEver and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium. They competed as a member of the Southern Conference.

1944 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	1–7–1 (0–3–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Gene McEver
Captain	Bobby Weant
Home stadium	Kenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1943 1945 →

1944 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 11 Duke $	4	–	0	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Wake Forest	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Clemson	3	–	1	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
NC State	3	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
William & Mary	2	–	1	–	1			5	–	2	–	1
Maryland	1	–	1	–	0			1	–	7	–	1
South Carolina	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	4	–	2
VMI	1	–	5	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
North Carolina	0	–	3	–	1			1	–	7	–	1
Richmond	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	3:00 p.m.[1]	Wake Forest	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	L 0–7	13,000[2]	[3]
September 30	2:45 p.m.[4]	at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 0–46	7,000[5]	[6]
October 7	3:00 p.m.[7]	at Georgia Tech*	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 0–28	15,000[8]	[9]
October 14	3:00 p.m.	Cherry Point Marines*	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	W 20–14	7,500	[10][11][12]
November 4	2:30 p.m.[13]	South Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	L 0–6		[14]
November 11	2:30 p.m.[15]	William & Mary	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	T 0–0	3,000[16]	[17]
November 18	2:30 p.m.[18]	at No. 20 Yale*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 6–13	10,000[19]	[20]
November 25	2:00 p.m.[21]	No. 11 Duke	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	L 0–33	25,000[22]	[23]
December 2	2:30 p.m.[24]	vs. Virginia*	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry)	L 7–26	8,000[25]	[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. "The Herald-Sun from Durham, North Carolina on September 24, 1944 · 23".
3. "Wake Forest Deacons Beat Tar Heels, 7-0, In Opener". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 24, 1944. p. IV-15 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, September 30, 1944, Image 4". September 30, 1944. p. 4.
5. "Daily News from New York, New York on October 1, 1944 · 49".
6. Jack Smith (October 1, 1944). "Army Routs Carolina, 46-0; Davis Scores 3". New York Daily News. p. 73 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "The Atlanta Constitution from Atlanta, Georgia on October 7, 1944 · 5".
8. "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, October 10, 1944, Image 4". October 10, 1944. p. 4.
9. "Jackets trim Tae Heels by 28 to 0 count". Tampa Sunday Tribune. October 8, 1944. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Marines Invade Carolina For Grid Encounter". The Daily Tar Heel. Chapel Hill, North Carolina. October 14, 1945. p. 4. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via DigitalNC.
11. Haney, Fred (October 15, 1944). "Bob Warren Dashes Carolina To 20 To 14 Victory". The Durham Herald-Sun. Durham, North Carolina. p. 2, section IV. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
12. Haney, Fred (October 15, 1944). "—Carolina—(continued)". The Durham Herald-Sun. Durham, North Carolina. p. 3, section IV. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
13. "The News and Observer from Raleigh, North Carolina on November 4, 1944 · 7".
14. "South Carolina Gamecocks quell North Carolina, 6–0". The Knoxville Journal. November 5, 1944. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
15. "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, November 11, 1944, Image 3". November 11, 1944. p. 3.
16. "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, November 14, 1944, Image 3". November 14, 1944. p. 3.
17. "Indians, Tar Heels in tie". The Portsmouth Star. November 12, 1944. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
18. "The Yale Daily News 17 November 1944 — Yale Daily News Historical Archive".
19. "The South Bend Tribune from South Bend, Indiana on November 19, 1944 · 28".
20. "Yale victor over N. Carolina, 13–6". The Pittsburgh Press. November 19, 1944. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
21. "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, November 25, 1944, Image 1". November 25, 1944. p. 1.
22. "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, November 28, 1944, Image 3". November 28, 1944. p. 3.
23. "Duke wins, accepts game with 'Bama in Sugar Bowl". Atlantic City Press. November 26, 1944. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
24. "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, December 02, 1944, Image 3". December 2, 1944. p. 3.
25. "Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, December 03, 1944, Image 21". December 3, 1944.
26. "Wide awake Cavaliers bowl over North Carolina Tarheels, 26–7". The Roanoke Times. December 3, 1944. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
27. "1944 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 19, 2018.

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