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North Carolina

SOCON · 1940 Season · Final

Struggling +
Record
6–4
0.600 Win %
Conference
6th
3–2 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

1940 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 24APPALACHIAN STATEUnranked—W 56–6
6Week 6 · Oct 1Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HIND SOCON7–3L 0–12
7Week 7 · Oct 8Davidson (DAVIDSON)H2HIND SOCON5–5W 27–7
8Week 8 · Oct 15TCUH2HIND SWC3–7W 21–14
9Week 9 · Oct 22NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HIND SOCON3–6W 13–7
10Week 10 · Oct 29Tulane (TULANE)H2HSEC5–5L 13–14
11Week 11 · Nov 5Fordham (FORDHAM)H2HIND FBSI7–2L 0–14
12Week 12 · Nov 12Richmond (RICHMOND)H2HIND SOCON6–3L 13–14
13Week 13 · Nov 19Duke (DUKE)H2HIND SOCON7–2W 6–3
14Week 14 · Nov 26Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HIND FBSI4–5W 10–7

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
2.890
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+9
-13+22
  • Duke +7
  • Davidson +5
  • Virginia +4
  • TCU +3
  • NC State +3
  • Fordham -2
  • Wake Forest -3
  • Richmond -3
  • Tulane -5

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 #49Better than 65%
Win % Place 51stBetter than 64%

0.600 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#48W15#49Regular Season Final#49Post-Season W1#49Post-Season W3#49Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+50
-12
+20
+7
+6
-1
-14
-1
+3
+3

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

Final Rank by Season
#71935#171936#81937#271938#61939

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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