1938 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

The 1938 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1938 college football season. The Tar Heels were led by third-year head coach Raymond Wolf and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium. They competed as a member of the Southern Conference.

1938 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1938 record6–2–1 (4–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainSteve Maronic, George Watson
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
1938 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Duke $ 5 –0 –09 –1 –0
Clemson 3 –0 –17 –1 –1
VMI 4 –0 –36 –1 –4
North Carolina 4 –1 –06 –2 –1
Richmond 3 –2 –16 –3 –1
Washington and Lee 2 –2 –04 –4 –1
NC State 3 –3 –13 –7 –1
South Carolina 2 –2 –06 –4 –1
Wake Forest 3 –4 –14 –5 –1
VPI 2 –3 –23 –5 –2
The Citadel 2 –3 –06 –5 –0
Maryland 1 –2 –02 –7 –0
Davidson 2 –6 –04 –6 –0
Furman 0 –4 –12 –7 –1
William & Mary 0 –4 –03 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Team co-captain and tackle Steve Maronic was selected as a first-team All-American by the Central Press Association, and a second-team All-American by Newsweek, NEA, and United Press.[1]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Wake Forest
W 14–614,000
October 1at NC State
W 21–0
October 8Tulane*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 14–1722,000[2]
October 15at NYU*
W 7–015,000[3]
October 22at DavidsonNo. 19
W 34–0
October 29No. 11 Duke
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
L 0–1435,000
November 52:00 p.mVPI
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 7–018,000[4][5]
November 12at No. 13 Fordham*
T 0–025,416
November 24at Virginia*
W 20–0
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References
  1. "2016 North Carolina football media guide" (PDF). North Carolina Athletic Communications Office. p. 120.
  2. "Tulane trips Carolina, 17 to 14". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 9, 1938. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Tar Heel eleven upsets NYU Violets 7–0". The Daily Tar Heel. October 16, 1938. p. 1. Retrieved February 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Virginia Tech Invades Chapel Hill Today". The Daily Tar Heel. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. November 5, 1938. p. 1. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
  5. "Stirnweiss Sparks Tar Heels To Wet Win". The Daily Tar Heel. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. November 6, 1938. p. 1. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
  6. "1938 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
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