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North Carolina Tar Heels: Looking Back at 33 Bowl Games

By John Woodcock

Dec 30, 2016; El Paso, TX, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels running back Jordon Brown (2) scores a touchdown against the Stanford Cardinal defense at Sun Bowl Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ivan Pierre Aguirre-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 30, 2016; El Paso, TX, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels running back Jordon Brown (2) scores a touchdown against the Stanford Cardinal defense at Sun Bowl Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ivan Pierre Aguirre-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 3, 2015; Athens, GA, USA; General view of a decal for Southern University injured player Devon Gales on the helmet worn by Georgia Bulldogs punter Collin Barber (32) during the third quarter against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Sanford Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 3, 2015; Athens, GA, USA; General view of a decal for Southern University injured player Devon Gales on the helmet worn by Georgia Bulldogs punter Collin Barber (32) during the third quarter against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Sanford Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports /

22. 1947 Sugar Bowl

The very first bowl game played by the North Carolina Tar Heels. Coach Carl Snavely put a team of GI Bill folks on the field and went 8-1-1 with it. He had names on his team like Walt Pupa. At the end of the year this team was invited down to Tulane Stadium for the Sugar Bowl against number 3 Georgia.

As with many of these games, it got off to a slow start and the first quarter went by with no score. Then the Heels struck with a touchdown by Pupa, but that would represent much of their success against the number 3 team in the nation. Another field goal was they were able to manage.

Georgia would score thirteen in the third quarter to take the lead and throw one more score on the board in the fourth quarter to seal it at 20-10.

This would mark the first of two trips that North Carolina would make to the Sugar Bowl, with the other being the 1949 rendition of the event. After those two Sugar Bowls in the forties, Carolina would not return to New Orleans for a bowl game. With the current setup, that could change in the future.

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