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North Carolina

SOCON · 1949 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
7–4
0.636 Win %
Conference
2nd
5–0 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

1949 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 27NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HIND SOCON3–7W 26–6
6Week 6 · Oct 4Georgia (GEORGIA)H2HSEC4–6–1W 21–14
7Week 7 · Oct 11South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HIND SOCON4–6W 28–13
8Week 8 · Oct 18Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HIND SOCON4–6W 28–14
9Week 9 · Oct 25LSUH2HSEC8–3L 7–13
10Week 10 · Nov 1Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2HSEC7–2–1L 6–35
11Week 11 · Nov 8William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)H2HIND SOCON6–4W 20–14
12Week 12 · Nov 15Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI10–0L 6–42
13Week 13 · Nov 22Duke (DUKE)H2HIND SOCON6–3W 21–20
14Week 14 · Nov 29Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HIND FBSI7–2W 14–7
14Final · Jan 3Rice (RICE)H2HIND SWC10–1L 13–27

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
2.072
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+28
-6+34
  • Virginia +7
  • William & Mary +6
  • Duke +6
  • Georgia +4
  • South Carolina +4
  • Wake Forest +4
  • NC State +3
  • Notre Dame 0
  • Rice -1
  • Tennessee -2
  • LSU -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 #26Better than 82%
Win % Place 40thBetter than 72%

0.636 Win % · Change -7

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#40W12#29W13#22W14#19Regular Season Final#26Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+20
+7
+15
+14
-6
-29
+6
-36
+1
+7
-14

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

Final Rank by Season
#701944#471945#101946#51947#31948

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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