1938 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

The 1938 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1938 college football season. The Tar Heels were led by third-year head coach Raymond Wolf and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium. They competed as a member of the Southern Conference.

1938 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	6–2–1 (4–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Raymond Wolf (3rd season)
Captain	Steve Maronic, George Watson
Home stadium	Kenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1937 1939 →

1938 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Duke $	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Clemson	3	–	0	–	1			7	–	1	–	1
VMI	4	–	0	–	3			6	–	1	–	4
North Carolina	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	1
Richmond	3	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Washington and Lee	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
NC State	3	–	3	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
South Carolina	2	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	1
Wake Forest	3	–	4	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
VPI	2	–	3	–	2			3	–	5	–	2
The Citadel	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Maryland	1	–	2	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Davidson	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Furman	0	–	4	–	1			2	–	7	–	1
William & Mary	0	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Team co-captain and tackle Steve Maronic was selected as a first-team All-American by the Central Press Association, and a second-team All-American by Newsweek, NEA, and United Press.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	2:30 p.m.^[2]	Wake Forest		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	W 14–6	15,000^[3]	^[4]
October 1	2:30 p.m.^[5]	at NC State		Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	W 21–0	19,000^[6]	^[7]
October 8	2:00 p.m.^[8]	Tulane*		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	L 14–17	22,000	^[9]
October 15	2:00 p.m.^[10]	at NYU*		Yankee Stadium (I) Bronx, NY	W 7–0	15,000^[11]	^[12]
October 22	2:00 p.m.^[13]	at Davidson	No. 19	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	W 34–0	6,500^[14]	^[15]
October 29	2:00 p.m.^[16]	No. 11 Duke		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	L 0–14	35,000	^[17]
November 5	2:00 p.m^[18]	VPI		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	W 7–0	18,000^[19]	^[20]
November 12	2:00 p.m.^[21]	at No. 13 Fordham*		Polo Grounds (IV) New York, NY	T 0–0	21,416	^[22]
November 24	2:00 p.m.^[23]	at Virginia*		Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry)	W 20–0	7,500^[24]	^[25]
*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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14. "The daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 23, 1938, Image 1". October 23, 1938. p. 1.
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17. "Duke's eleven beats N.C. by 14-to-0 margin". The Baltimore Sun. October 30, 1938. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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19. "Stirnweiss Sparks Tar Heels To Wet Win". The Daily Tar Heel. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. November 6, 1938. p. 1. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
20. "Carolina conquers Virginia Poly, 7–0". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 6, 1938. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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22. "Fordham held to 0–0 draw". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 13, 1938. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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