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North Carolina

SOCON · 1942 Season · Final

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Record
5–2–2
0.667 Win %
Conference
4th
3–1 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

1942 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 29Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HIND SOCON6–2–1W 6–0
6Week 6 · Oct 6South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HIND SOCON1–7–1W 18–6
7Week 7 · Oct 13Fordham (FORDHAM)H2HIND FBSI5–3–1T 0–0
8Week 8 · Oct 20Duquesne (DUQUESNE)H2HIND FBSI6–3–1W 13–6
9Week 9 · Oct 27Tulane (TULANE)H2HSEC4–5L 14–29
10Week 10 · Nov 3NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HIND SOCON4–4–2L 14–21
11Week 11 · Nov 10Davidson (DAVIDSON)H2HIND SOCON2–6–1W 43–14
12Week 12 · Nov 17Duke (DUKE)H2HIND SOCON5–4–1T 13–13
13Week 13 · Nov 24Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HIND FBSI2–6–1W 28–13

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
2.577
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+8
-9+17
  • Wake Forest +6
  • Duquesne +6
  • Davidson +2
  • Virginia +2
  • South Carolina +1
  • Fordham 0
  • Duke 0
  • NC State -4
  • 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 #34Better than 76%
Win % Place 33rdBetter than 77%

0.667 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#32W14#34Regular Season Final#35Post-Season W1#35Post-Season W2#34Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+6
+12
0
+7
-15
-7
+29
0
+15

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

Final Rank by Season
#81937#271938#61939#491940#991941

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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