1945 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–5 (2–2 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainBill Voris, Bill Walker
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1944
1946 →
1945 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Duke $ 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
No. 19 Wake Forest 4 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
William & Mary 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Clemson 2 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Maryland 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 1
VMI 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
North Carolina 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
NC State 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
VPI 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
South Carolina 0 – 3 – 2 2 – 4 – 3
Richmond 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1945 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1945 college football season. The Tar Heels were led by third-year head coach Carl Snavely, his first at UNC since 1935 (he coached at Cornell from 1936 to 1944). North Carolina played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium and competed as a member of the Southern Conference.

Coaching staff, from left to right: Head Coach Carl Snavely, Max Reed, Russ Murphy, and Chief Gill

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 222:00 p.m.at Camp Lee*
W 6–010,000–12,000[1][2][3][4]
September 292:30 p.m.[5]Georgia Tech*
L 14–2022,000[6]
October 62:30 p.m.[7]vs. VPI
W 14–06,000[8][9][10]
October 132:00 p.m.[11]at No. 11 Penn*
L 0–4955,000[12]
October 202:30 p.mCherry Point Marines*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 20–147,000[13][14][15]
November 33:30 p.m.[16]at Tennessee*
L 6–2015,000[17][18]
November 102:00 p.m.[19]vs. William & Mary
W 6–010,000[20]
November 172:00 p.m.[21]Wake Forest
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
L 13–1420,000[22]
November 242:30 p.m.[23]at No. 15 Duke
L 7–1444,000[24]
December 12:00 p.m.[25]No. 20 Virginia*
W 27–1812,000–15,000[26][27]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References

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  2. ^ Smallwood, Irwin (September 22, 1945). "Snavely's Men At Camp Lee This Afternoon". The Daily Tar Heel. Chapel Hill, North Carolina. p. 3. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via DigitalNC.
  3. ^ Poplin, Carroll (September 25, 1945). "Carolina Gains 6-0 Win Over Camp Lee In Season's Opener". The Daily Tar Heel. Chapel Hill, North Carolina. p. 3. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via DigitalNC.
  4. ^ "123,000 Fans Saw Camp Lee In 11 Games". The Richmond News Leader. Richmond, Virginia. December 14, 1945. p. 25. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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  8. ^ "Tar Heels Travel to Roanoke to Tackle McEver-Brothers Coached VPI Gridmen". The Daily Tar Heel. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. October 6, 1945. p. 3. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
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  13. ^ "Football Here Tomorrow". The Chapel Hill Weekly. Chapel Hill, North Carolina. October 19, 1945. p. 11. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Chronicling America Open access icon.
  14. ^ Herbert, Dick (October 21, 1945). "Carolina Wins, 20-14". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 11. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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  26. ^ Leonard, Lawrence (December 2, 1945). "Tarheels Get Jump on Cavaliers to Register 27-18 Triumph". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. p. 10B. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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  28. ^ "1945 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
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