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The 1953 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1953 college football season. The Tar Heels were led by first-year head coach George T. Barclay, and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium. The team competed as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, in the conference's inaugural year, finishing tied for third.
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Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 26 | NC State | | W 29–7 | |
October 3 | Washington & Lee* | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC
| W 39–0 | |
October 10 | at Wake Forest | | W 18–13 | 12,000 |
October 17 | No. 3 Maryland | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC
| L 0–26 | 35,000 |
October 24 | at Georgia* | | L 14–27 | |
October 31 | Tennessee* | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC
| L 6–20 | |
November 7 | at South Carolina | | L 0–18 | |
November 14 | No. 1 Notre Dame* | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC
| L 14–34 | 43,000 |
November 21 | at Virginia* | | W 33–7 | |
November 28 | at Duke | | L 20–35 | 40,000 |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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- North Carolina Tar Heels football seasons
- 1953 in sports in North Carolina
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