Texas at North Carolina
Saturday, September 27, 1952 Share
No. 11 Texas beat North Carolina 28–7. It was their fourth meeting; after it, Texas led the series 3–1.
FinalHigh 77°F, low 49°FAttendance 40,000
In the newspapers

Evening star, September 28, 1952, page 64
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CHAPEL HILL, N. c., Sept. q A lightening-fast Texas team lassoed North Carolina 28–7 today behind the towering passes and clever ball-handling of Quarterback James Jones. A crowd Of 10000 in perfect football weather saw Jones. Half back Bob Raley and Fullback Rich ard Ochoa lead a devastating Texas attack that scored twice in the first half and Is points in the final period to turn the game into a near rout. North Carolina, fighting to regain some of it’s former gridiron glory, scored in the closing min utes on a 15-yard pass from Mar shall Newman, substitute quarterback to Ken Keller. Texas, winner over LSU 35–14 last week. avenged a 35–7 shellacking by North Carolina in 1948the last time the LOnghornS ap-t peared In Kenan Stadium here. Last year at Austin. the host
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Texas 69% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Texas–North Carolina gameTexas leads 6–3 in nine meetings, counting the five since this game.
| 2002 | Texas 52, North Carolina 21 | |
| 2001 | Texas 44, North Carolina 14 | |
| 1994 | Texas 35, North Carolina 31 | Sun Bowl |
| 1982 | North Carolina 26, Texas 10 | Sun Bowl |
| 1980 | North Carolina 16, Texas 7 | Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl |
| 1952 | Texas 28, North Carolina 7 |
Around this game
Texas
- Next gamevs. Notre DameOct. 4, 1952
- SeasonTexas in 1952
- ProgramTexas history and records
North Carolina
- Next gamevs. Wake ForestOct. 18, 1952
- SeasonNorth Carolina in 1952
- ProgramNorth Carolina history and records

