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The 1937 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the
1937 college football season . The Tar Heels were led by second-year head coach
Raymond Wolf and played their home games at
Kenan Memorial Stadium . They competed as a member of the
Southern Conference , finishing with an undefeated conference record of 4–0–1. North Carolina claims a conference championship for 1937,
[1] although
Maryland is recognized as the official conference champion with a 2–0 conference record.
[2] On October 25, 1937, the Tar Heels made the school's first ever appearance in the
AP Poll , which was in its second year of operation. The team finished ranked 19th in the final poll of the season.
Andy Bershak was a
consensus All-American end for the Tar Heels.
[3]
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 25 2:30 p.m.
[4]
South Carolina T 13–1314,000
[5]
[6]
October 2 2:30 p.m.
[7] at
NC State W 20–016,000
[8]
[9]
October 9 2:30 p.m.
[10] at
NYU * W 19–614,000
[11]
[12]
[13]
October 16 2:30 p.m.
[14] at
Wake Forest W 28–010,000
[15]
[16]
October 23 2:30 p.m.
[17]
Tulane * Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC W 13–021,000
[18]
[19]
October 30 2:30 p.m.
[20] No. 10
Fordham * No. 15 Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC L 0–1424,000
[21]
[22]
November 6 2:30 p.m.
[23] at
Davidson W 26–08,000
[24]
November 13 2:00 p.m.
[25] at No. 8
Duke W 14–643,000
[26]
[27]
November 25 2:00 p.m.
[28]
Virginia * No. 18 W 40–014,000
[29]
*Non-conference game Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in
Eastern time
[30]
References
^
"2016 North Carolina football media guide" (PDF) . North Carolina Athletic Communications Office. p. 194.
^
"2017 Media Guide" . Southern Conference. p. 170.
^ Media guide, p. 22
^
"The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, September 25, 1937, Image 1" . September 25, 1937. p. 1.
^
"The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, September 26, 1937, Image 3" . September 26, 1937. p. 3.
^
"Gamecocks, Tar Heels battle to 13–13 tie" . The Charlotte Observer . September 26, 1937. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"Technician, Vol. 18 No. 3, October 1, 1937 - technician-v18n3-1937-10-01 - NC State University Libraries' Rare and Unique Digital Collections | NC State University Libraries' Rare and Unique Digital Collections" .
^
"The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 03, 1937, Image 1" . October 3, 1937. p. 1.
^
"Tarheels trounce Wolfpack, 20 to 0" . Chattanooga Sunday Times . October 3, 1937. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 09, 1937, Image 3" . October 9, 1937. p. 3.
^
"Daily News from New York, New York on October 10, 1937 · 180" .
^ "N.Y.U. Loses, 19-6, To North Carolina". New York Times . October 10, 1937. p. 79.
^
"Carolina tops N.Y.U." The News and Observer . October 10, 1937. p. 5. Retrieved February 2, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 16, 1937, Image 1" . October 16, 1937. p. 1.
^
"The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 17, 1937, Image 1" . October 17, 1937. p. 1.
^
"Carolina whips Deacons by 28–0" . The Macon Telegraph & News . October 17, 1937. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 23, 1937, Image 1" . October 23, 1937. p. 1.
^
"The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 24, 1937, Image 1" . October 24, 1937. p. 1.
^
"Tar Heels smash big Tulane Greenies, 13 to 0" . The Charlotte Observer . October 24, 1937. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"The Chapel Hill weekly. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, October 29, 1937, Image 1" . October 29, 1937.
^
"The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 31, 1937, Image 1" . October 31, 1937. p. 1.
^ "Fordham Turns Back North Carolina, 14 to 0". Daily Boston Globe . October 31, 1937. p. C24.
^
"The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, November 06, 1937, Image 3" . November 6, 1937. p. 3.
^
"Davidson loses to N.C." The Knoxville News-Sentinel . November 7, 1937. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"CONTENTdm" .
^
"The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, November 14, 1937, Image 1" . November 14, 1937. p. 1.
^
"North Carolina dumps Duke from unbeaten ranks, 14–6" . The Birmingham News . November 14, 1937. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"The Chapel Hill weekly. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, November 19, 1937, Image 1" . November 19, 1937.
^
"Carolina squad romps to easy victory over Virginia, 40–0" . The Asheville Citizen . November 26, 1937. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"1937 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results" . Sports Reference LLC . Retrieved May 20, 2018 .
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