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North Carolina

SOCON · 1943 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
6–3
0.667 Win %
Conference
2nd
2–2 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

1943 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 28Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HSEC8–3L 7–20
6Week 6 · Oct 5Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HIND FBSI5–3–1W 19–0
7Week 7 · Oct 12JACKSONVILLE NASUnranked—W 23–0
8Week 8 · Oct 19Duke (DUKE)H2HIND SOCON8–1L 7–14
10Week 10 · Nov 2NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HIND SOCON3–6W 27–13
11Week 11 · Nov 9South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HIND SOCON5–2W 21–6
12Week 12 · Nov 16Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)H2HIND FBSI6–2–1W 9–6
13Week 13 · Nov 23Duke (DUKE)H2HIND SOCON8–1L 6–27
14Week 14 · Nov 30Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HIND FBSI3–4–1W 54–7

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
1.813
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+17
-5+22
  • Pennsylvania +6
  • Penn State +5
  • South Carolina +5
  • NC State +3
  • Virginia +3
  • Duke -1
  • Duke -1
  • Georgia Tech -3

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 #13Better than 91%
Win % Place 22ndBetter than 85%

0.667 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#12W12#19W13#14W14#14Post-Season W1#13Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-13
+19
+23
-7
+14
+15
+3
-21
+47

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

Final Rank by Season
#271938#61939#491940#991941#341942

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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