UNC's Top 5 Football Teams Pre-1970

Posted May 9, 2023
No. 1: 1948. Record: 9-1-1 (4-0-1 Southern Conference). All-Americans: Charlie Justice (TB); Len Szafaryn (T); Art Weiner (E). What's To Know: The Tar Heels opened with powerhouse programs Texas and Georgia, both of which had fine football seasons in 1948, and also played LSU, Tennessee and four of the Southern Conference's other top six teams. (Tar Heel Illustrated)

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