1940 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

1940 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Conference Southern Conference
1940 record 6–4 (3–2 SoCon)
Head coach Raymond Wolf (5th season)
Home stadium Kenan Memorial Stadium
1940 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Clemson $ 4 –0 –0  6 –2 –1
No. 18 Duke 4 –1 –0  7 –2 –0
Wake Forest 4 –2 –0  7 –3 –0
William & Mary 2 –1 –1  6 –2 –1
North Carolina 3 –2 –0  6 –4 –0
Richmond 3 –2 –0  7 –3 –0
VMI 3 –2 –1  7 –2 –1
Furman 4 –3 –0  5 –4 –0
Washington and Lee 1 –1 –1  2 –7 –1
VPI 2 –3 –0  5 –5 –0
NC State 3 –5 –0  3 –6 –0
Maryland 0 –1 –1  2 –6 –1
South Carolina 1 –3 –0  3 –6 –0
Davidson 1 –5 –0  5 –5 –0
The Citadel 0 –4 –0  4 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1940 college football season. The Tar Heels were led by fifth-year head coach Raymond Wolf and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium. They competed as a member of the Southern Conference.

Paul Severin was selected as a first-team All-American end by the Associated Press for a second straight year, as well as by the NEA, Newsweek, and Football Digest.[1] He is remembered for a game-saving tackle of Steve Lach in UNC's win against rival Duke.[2]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
September 21 Appalachian State* Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 56–6  
September 28 Wake Forest Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC (Rivalry) L 0–12  
October 5 vs. Davidson Bowman Gray Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC W 27–7  
October 12 TCU* Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 21–14  
October 19 at NC State Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, NC (Rivalry) W 13–7  
October 26 Tulane* Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC L 13–14  
November 2 at Fordham* Polo Grounds • New York, NY L 0–14  
November 9 at Richmond City Stadium • Richmond, VA L 13–14  
November 16 No. 12 Duke Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC (Victory Bell) W 6–3  
November 23 at Virginia* Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry) W 10–7  
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game time.

Source:[3]

References

  1. ↑ "2016 North Carolina football media guide" (PDF). North Carolina Athletic Communications Office. p. 121.
  2. ↑ Media guide, p. 122
  3. ↑ "1940 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
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