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1940 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

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1940 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–4 (3–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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

September 21Appalachian State*

W 56–6 September 28Wake Forest

  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (Rivalry)

L 0–12 October 5vs. Davidson

W 27–7 October 12TCU*

  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC

W 21–14 October 19at NC State

W 13–7 October 26Tulane*

  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC

L 13–14 November 2at Fordham*

L 0–14 November 9at Richmond

L 13–14 November 16No. 12 Duke

W 6–3 November 23at Virginia*

W 10–7

Template:CFB Schedule End 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.