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North Carolina

SOCON · 1939 Season · Final

Developing
Record
8–1–1
0.850 Win %
Conference
2nd
5–1 in SOCON

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
123
1902–2026
All-Time Record
697–557–48
0.554 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#3
1948
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 2 · Top 10: 13 · Top 25: 27
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 5 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 28 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 4 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare North Carolina head-to-head · History & Eras

1939 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 26Citadel (CITADEL)H2HIND SOCON3–8W 50–0
6Week 6 · Oct 3Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HIND SOCON7–3W 36–6
7Week 7 · Oct 10Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HIND SOCON4–5–1W 13–6
8Week 8 · Oct 17NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)H2HIND FBSI5–4W 14–7
9Week 9 · Oct 24Tulane (TULANE)H2HSEC8–1–1T 14–14
10Week 10 · Oct 31Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)H2HIND FBSI4–4W 30–6
11Week 11 · Nov 7NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HIND SOCON2–8W 17–0
12Week 12 · Nov 14Davidson (DAVIDSON)H2HIND SOCON2–7W 32–0
13Week 13 · Nov 21Duke (DUKE)H2HIND SOCON8–1L 3–13
12Regular Season Final · Dec 5Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HIND FBSI5–4W 19–0

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
1.401
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+31
-1+32
  • Wake Forest +7
  • NEW York University +5
  • Virginia +5
  • Virginia Tech +4
  • Pennsylvania +4
  • Citadel +3
  • NC State +2
  • Davidson +2
  • Tulane 0
  • Duke -1

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #6Better than 96%
Win % Place 11thBetter than 93%

0.850 Win % · Change 2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#7W13#9W14#7Regular Season Final#8Post-Season W1#6Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+50
+30
+7
+7
0
+24
+17
+32
-10
+19

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#101934#71935#171936#81937#271938

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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