1939 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

1939 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record8–1–1 (5–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
1939 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Duke $ 5 0 08 1 0
No. 12 Clemson 4 0 09 1 0
William & Mary 2 0 16 2 1
North Carolina 5 1 08 1 1
VMI 3 1 16 3 1
Richmond 3 1 17 1 2
Furman 3 3 05 4 0
Wake Forest 3 3 07 3 0
NC State 2 4 02 8 0
Washington and Lee 1 2 03 4 1
South Carolina 1 3 03 6 1
VPI 1 4 14 5 1
Davidson 1 7 02 7 0
Maryland 0 1 02 7 0
The Citadel 0 4 03 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1939 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1939 college football season. The Tar Heels were led by fourth-year head coach Raymond Wolf and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium. They competed as a member of the Southern Conference.

North Carolina was not ranked in the final AP poll, but it was ranked at No. 26 in the 1939 Williamson System ratings, and at No. 7 in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.

Paul Severin was named a first-team All-American end by the Associated Press, and a second-team All-American by the NEA.