1935 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

The 1935 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1935 college football season. The Tar Heels were led by second-year head coach Carl Snavely and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium. They competed as a member of the Southern Conference. Snavely unexpectedly resigned at the end of the season to accept a head coaching position at Cornell University.^[1] He returned to coach the Tar Heels again from 1945 to 1952.

1935 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	8–1 (4–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Carl Snavely (2nd season)
Captain	Herman Snyder, Harry Montgomery
Home stadium	Kenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1934 1936 →

1935 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 13 Duke $	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
No. 12 North Carolina	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Maryland	3	–	1	–	1			7	–	2	–	2
Clemson	2	–	1	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
VPI	3	–	3	–	1			4	–	3	–	2
NC State	2	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Washington and Lee	1	–	3	–	1			3	–	4	–	1
Virginia	0	–	3	–	2			1	–	5	–	4
South Carolina	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
VMI	0	–	3	–	1			2	–	7	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from United Press

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	2:30 p.m.[2]	Wake Forest*	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	W 14–0	8,000[3]	[4]
October 5	2:00 p.m.[5]	at Tennessee*	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	W 38–13	15,000[6]	[7]
October 12	2:30 p.m.[8]	at Maryland	Municipal Stadium Baltimore, MD	W 33–0	12,000 [9]	[10]
October 19	2:30 p.m.[11]	at Davidson*	Richardson Field Davidson, NC	W 14–0	8,500[12]	[13]
October 26	2:00 p.m.[14]	Georgia Tech*	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	W 19–0	20,000[15]	[16]
November 2	2:30 p.m.[17]	at NC State	Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	W 35–6	16,000[18]	[19]
November 9	2:00 p.m.[20]	VMI	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	W 56–0	7,000[21]	[22]
November 16	2:00 p.m.[23]	at Duke	Duke Stadium Durham, NC (rivalry)	L 0–25	46,880[24]	[25]
November 28	2:00 p.m.[26]	Virginia	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (South's Oldest Rivalry)	W 61–0	14,000[27]	[28]
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

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References

1. "Carl Snavely Gets Cornell Coaching Job: Gives Up Position at North Carolina". Chicago Daily Tribune. March 14, 1936. p. 21.
2. "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, September 28, 1935, Image 1". September 28, 1935. p. 1.
3. "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, September 29, 1935, Image 3". September 29, 1935. p. 3.
4. "North Carolina Tarheels coast to 14–0 victory over Wake Forest". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. September 29, 1935. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "The Knoxville Journal from Knoxville, Tennessee on October 5, 1935 · 9".
6. "Tar Heels defeat Vols, 38–13". The News and Observer. October 6, 1935. p. 6.
7. "Tar Heels defeat Vols, 38–13". The News and Observer. October 6, 1935. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "The Chapel Hill weekly. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, October 11, 1935, Image 1". October 11, 1935.
9. "Tarheels Beat Terrapins by 33-to-0 Score". The Sun. Baltimore. October 13, 1935. p. 22. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
10. "Maryland Raises Eligibility Issue: Questions Right of Star Guard of North Carolina to Play Here Today". The Sun. Baltimore. October 12, 1935. p. 20.
11. "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 19, 1935, Image 3". October 19, 1935. p. 3.
12. "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 20, 1935, Image 3". October 20, 1935. p. 3.
13. "Wildcats fall before Tar Heels, 14 to 0". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 20, 1935. Retrieved September 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
14. "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 26, 1935, Image 1". October 26, 1935. p. 1.
15. "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 27, 1935, Image 1". October 27, 1935. p. 1.
16. "Tar Heel drives smash Tech in 19 to 0 victory". The Tampa Tribune. October 27, 1935. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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18. "The News and Observer from Raleigh, North Carolina on November 3, 1935 · 1".
19. "Carolina routs N.C. State, 35–6". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 3, 1935. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
20. "The News and Observer from Raleigh, North Carolina on November 9, 1935 · 6".
21. "Tar Heels roll up 56–0 win". The News and Observer. November 10, 1935. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
22. "Tar Heels roll up 56–0 win". The News and Observer. November 10, 1935. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
23. "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, November 16, 1935, Image 1". November 16, 1935. p. 1.
24. "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, November 17, 1935, Image 1". November 17, 1935. p. 1.
25. "Duke shatters title hopes of North Carolina Tar Heels". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. November 17, 1935. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
26. "The Herald-Sun from Durham, North Carolina on November 28, 1935 · 6".
27. "The Chapel Hill weekly. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, November 29, 1935, Image 1". November 29, 1935.
28. "North Carolina trounces Virginia by 61 to 0 score". Florence Morning News. November 29, 1935. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
29. "1935 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 24, 2018.