| Year: | 1941 |
| Team: | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southern Conference |
| Short Conf: | SoCon |
| Record: | 3–7 |
| Conf Record: | 2–4 |
| Head Coach: | Raymond Wolf |
| Hc Year: | 6th |
| Captain: | Harry Dunkle, Carl Suntheimer |
| Stadium: | Kenan Memorial Stadium |
The 1941 North Carolina Tar Heels football team was an American football team that represented the University of North Carolina as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1941 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach Raymond Wolf, the Tar Heels compiled a 3–7 record (2–4 against conference opponents), finished 11th in the Southern Conference, and were outscored by a total of 172 to 130.[1]
Three North Carolina players were selected by the United Press (UP) or the Associated Press (AP) for the 1941 All-Southern Conference football team: tackle Dick Steck (AP-2, UP-2); center Carl Suntheimer (AP-3); and back Harry Dunkle (AP-3).[2] [3]
North Carolina was ranked at No. 100 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.[4]
The team played its home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Coach Wolf left the school in March 1942 to join the United States Navy.[5] [6]