| Year: | 1943 |
| Team: | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southern Conference |
| Short Conf: | SoCon |
| Record: | 6–3 |
| Conf Record: | 2–2 |
| Head Coach: | Tom Young |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Captain: | Craven Turner |
| Stadium: | Kenan Memorial Stadium |
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]