1950 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

The 1950 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1950 college football season. The Tar Heels were led by eighth-year head coach Carl Snavely, and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium. The team competed as a member of the Southern Conference.

1950 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1950 record3–5–2 (3–2–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainDick Bunting, Irv Holdash
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
1950 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 18 Washington and Lee $ 6 0 08 3 0
No. 10 Clemson 3 0 19 0 1
VMI 5 1 06 4 0
Wake Forest 6 1 16 1 2
Maryland 4 1 17 2 1
Duke 5 2 07 3 0
North Carolina 3 2 13 5 2
George Washington 4 3 05 4 0
NC State 4 4 15 4 1
William & Mary 3 3 04 7 0
The Citadel 2 3 04 6 0
South Carolina 2 4 13 4 2
Furman 2 4 02 8 1
West Virginia 1 3 02 8 0
Davidson 1 5 03 6 0
Richmond 1 8 02 8 0
VPI 0 8 00 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Center and linebacker Irv Holdash was named a first-team All-American by the All-America Board and Associated Press.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23NC StateNo. 20W 13–7
September 30at No. 1 Notre Dame*No. 20L 7–1456,430
October 7at Georgia*No. 11T 0–040,000[2]
October 14Wake Forest
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
L 7–1343,500[3]
October 28William & Mary
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 40–7
November 4at No. 11 Tennessee*L 0–1638,000[4]
November 11No. 18 Maryland
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
T 7–732,000
November 18at South CarolinaW 14–7
November 25Duke
L 0–740,000
December 2at Virginia*L 13–44
  • *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. "Georgia contains UNC, game is 0–0 deadlock". The Times Dispatch. October 8, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Wake Forest Staggers Tar Heels, 13-7: Students Are Injured In Goal Post Riot After Game Here". The Daily Tar Heel. p. 1 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Tennessee beats UNC". Rocky Mount Telegram. November 5, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "1950 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
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