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1946 North Carolina

8–⁠2–⁠1 (4–⁠0–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by Carl Snavely, finished No. 9 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

North Carolina in 1946, game by game: tied vs. Virginia Tech 14–14; won at Miami 21–0; won vs. Maryland 33–0; won at Navy 21–14; won vs. Florida 40–19; lost at No. 10 Tennessee 14–20; won vs. William & Mary 21–7; won vs. Wake Forest 26–14; won vs. Duke 22–7; won at Virginia 49–14; lost vs. No. 3 Georgia 10–20+35−10Tied 14–14 vs. Virginia Tech0Virginia TechWon 21–0 at Miami+21MiamiWon 33–0 vs. Maryland+33MarylandWon 21–14 at Navy+7NavyWon 40–19 vs. Florida+21FloridaLost 14–20 at No. 10 Tennessee-6No. 10 TennesseeWon 21–7 vs. William & Mary+14William & MaryWon 26–14 vs. Wake Forest+12Wake ForestWon 22–7 vs. Duke+15DukeWon 49–14 at Virginia+35VirginiaLost 10–20 vs. No. 3 Georgia-10No. 3 Georgia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsVirginia TechT 14–⁠1467%
Oct 4atMiamiW 21–⁠035%
Oct 12vsMarylandW 33–⁠073%
Oct 19atNavyW 21–⁠1435%
Oct 26vsFloridaW 40–⁠1984%
Nov 2at10TennesseeL 14–⁠2035%
Nov 9vsWilliam & MaryW 21–⁠745%
Nov 16vsWake ForestW 26–⁠1460%
Nov 23vsDukeW 22–⁠759%
Nov 30atVirginiaW 49–⁠1463%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs3GeorgiaSugar BowlL 10–⁠2038%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Georgia 20–⁠10 in the Sugar Bowl; No. 9 in the final AP poll; Southern Conference champions.

In program history: The 17th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 127 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 2: 15
  2. Wk 3: 10
  3. Wk 4: 9
  4. Wk 5: 17
  5. Wk 6: 15
  6. Wk 7: 14
  7. Wk 8: 11
  8. Final: 9

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1946.

Southern Conference champions4–⁠0–⁠1 in the conference

Record
8–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠0–⁠1 first in Southern Conference
AP final
No. 9 peak No. 9
Points
271–⁠129
Coach
Carl Snavely
Elo
1647 +160 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
20.9 No. 9 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Chan Highsmith and Ralph Strayhorn
Offense
Single-wing

All-Southern Conference

1 first team, 4 second team

First team

Second team

  • Art WeinerEUP-2
  • Ted HazelwoodOTAP-2; UP-3
  • Ralph StrayhornOGUP-2
  • Chan HighsmithCAP-2; UP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1946 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1946 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
North Carolina4–⁠0–⁠18–⁠2–⁠19
William & Mary7–⁠18–⁠2
NC State6–⁠18–⁠318
South Carolina4–⁠25–⁠3
Duke3–⁠24–⁠5
Richmond3–⁠2–⁠26–⁠2–⁠3
Virginia Tech3–⁠3–⁠23–⁠4–⁠3
VMI3–⁠3–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
George Washington1–⁠14–⁠3
Wake Forest2–⁠36–⁠3
Clemson2–⁠34–⁠5
Maryland2–⁠53–⁠6
Washington and Lee1–⁠42–⁠6
Furman1–⁠42–⁠8
Davidson1–⁠54–⁠5
The Citadel1–⁠53–⁠5

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.