1943 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

1943 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–3 (2–2 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainCraven Turner
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1942
1944 →
1943 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Duke $ 4 0 0 8 1 0
Maryland 2 0 0 4 5 0
South Carolina 2 1 0 5 2 0
Wake Forest 3 2 0 4 5 0
North Carolina 2 2 0 6 3 0
Richmond 1 1 0 6 1 0
Clemson 2 3 0 2 6 0
VMI 2 3 0 2 6 0
NC State 1 4 0 3 6 0
Davidson 0 3 0 0 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1943 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1943 college football season. The Tar Heels were led by first-year head coach Tom Young and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium. They competed as a member of the Southern Conference.

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, North Carolina ranked 18th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 97.0.[1]

  1. ^ Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.