1947 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

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1947 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 9
Record8–2 (4–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainGeorge Sparger, Joe Wright
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 William & Mary $ 7 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 9 North Carolina 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
South Carolina 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
No. 19 Duke 3 – 1 – 1 4 – 3 – 2
Washington and Lee 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Maryland 3 – 2 – 1 7 – 2 – 2
No. 17 NC State 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
VPI 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Davidson 3 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Wake Forest 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
VMI 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Clemson 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
The Citadel 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Furman 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Richmond 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
George Washington 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1947 North Carolina Tar Heels football team was an American football team that represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the Southern Conference during the 1947 college football season. In its fifth year under head coach Carl Snavely, the team compiled an 8–2 record (4–1 against conference opponents), finished in second place in the conference, was ranked No. 9 in the final AP Poll, and outscored opponents by a total of 210 to 93.[1]

Three North Carolina players were selected by the Associated Press as first-team players on the 1947 All-Southern Conference football team: halfback Charlie Justice; end Art Weiner; and tackle Len Szafaryn.[2] Justice, known as Charlie "Choo Choo" Justice, was a triple-threat man who was selected by a vote of the Southern Conference's 16 head coaches as the most valuable player in the conference during the 1947 season.[3]

The team played its home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 272:30 p.m.[4]Georgia*
W 14–744,000[5]
October 43:30 p.m.[6]at Texas*
L 0–3447,000[7]
October 112:30 p.m.[8]Wake ForestNo. 19
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
L 7–1935,000[9]
October 182:30 p.m.at William & Mary
W 13–718,000[10]
October 252:30 p.m.at Florida*
W 35–725,000[11]
November 12:00 p.m.[12]Tennessee*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 20–641,000[13]
November 82:00 p.m.[14]NC StateNo. 18
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
W 41–640,000[15]
November 152:00 p.m.[16]vs. MarylandNo. 19
W 19–022,000[17]
November 222:00 p.m.[18]at DukeNo. 13
W 21–056,000[19]
November 292:00 p.m.Virginia*No. 10
W 40–740,000[20]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[21]

Rankings[edit]

See also: 1947 NCAA football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes
Week
Poll123456789Final
AP19———181913 (1)10 (3)10 (9)9 (7)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1947 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  2. ^ "Cloud Is Captain Of All-Southern". The Cumberland News. November 29, 1947. p. 11.
  3. ^ "Justice Is Voted 'Most Valuable'". The Evening Telegram (Rocky Mount, NC). November 26, 1947 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Goldwater, Bob (September 27, 1947). "Tar Heels Open Tough Campaign Against Georgia In Kenan Today". The Daily Tar Heel. p. 1. Retrieved April 7, 2022 – via North Carolina Newspapers (digitalnc.org).
  5. ^ Bob Goldwater (September 28, 1947). "Late Passing Attack Gives Carolina 14-7 Win Over Georgia". The Daily Tar Heel. pp. 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 04, 1947, Image 1". October 4, 1947. p. 1.
  7. ^ Weldon Hart (October 5, 1947). "Choo Choo Fails As Steers Blast Tar Heels, 34-0". Sunday American-Statesman (Austin, TX). pp. 1, 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 11, 1947, Image 1". October 11, 1947. p. 1.
  9. ^ "National Limelight Fades For Tar Heels As Deacons Win, 19-7". The Daily Tar Heel. October 12, 1947. pp. 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "W&M Fumble In Fourth Quarter Gives North Carolina 14-7 Win". The Staunton News-Leader. October 19, 1947. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Billy Carmichael (October 26, 1947). "Tar Heels Bulldoze Florida For 35 to 7 Victory". The Daily Tar Heel. pp. 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, November 01, 1947, Image 1". November 1947. p. 1.
  13. ^ Bob Goldwater (November 2, 1947). "Tar Heels Roll To 20-6 Triumph Over Tennessee". The Daily Tar Heel. pp. 1, 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, November 08, 1947, Image 1". November 8, 1947. p. 1.
  15. ^ "Powerful Tar Heels Slaughter Wolfpack, 41-6". The Daily Tar Heel. November 9, 1947. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, November 15, 1947, Image 1". November 15, 1947. p. 1.
  17. ^ C.M. Gibbs (November 16, 1947). "North Carolina Downs University of Maryland, 19 To 0". The Baltimore Sun. pp. Sports 1–2 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, November 22, 1947, Image 1". November 22, 1947. p. 1.
  19. ^ Bob Goldwater (November 23, 1947). "Carolina, 21 - Duke, Nothing". The Daily Tar Heel. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. ^ Billy Anderson (November 30, 1947). "UNC Rolls Over Virginia Eleven, 40 to 7". Asheville Citizen-Times. pp. D1, D4 – via Newspapers.com.
  21. ^ "1947 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
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