1955 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

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1955 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1955 record3–7 (3–3 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainWill Frye, Roland Perdue
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
1955 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Maryland + 4 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Duke + 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
Clemson 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Wake Forest 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
North Carolina 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
NC State 0 – 2 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
South Carolina 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Virginia 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1955 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1955 college football season. The Tar Heels were led by third-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, finishing in fifth.

Following the conclusion of the season, Barclay's coaching contract expired and was not renewed by UNC.[2] He did not produce a winning season in his three years as head coach, finishing with an overall record of 11–18–1.[3]

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 242:00 p.m.No. 3 Oklahoma*
L 6–1326,638
October 12:00 p.m.at NC State
W 25–18
October 82:00 p.m.at Georgia*
L 7–28
October 152:00 p.m.No. 2 Marylanddagger
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 7–2530,000
October 222:00 p.m.at Wake Forest
L 0–2512,000
October 292:00 p.m.Tennessee*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 7–48
November 52:15 p.m.vs. South Carolina
W 32–14
November 122:00 p.m.No. 5 Notre Dame*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 7–2738,000
November 192:00 p.m.Virginia
W 26–14
December 32:00 p.m.at No. 18 Duke
L 0–634,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References[]

  1. ^ "1955 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
  2. ^ "Barclay Out As Coach: North Carolina Drops Entire Staff of Football Team". The New York Times. December 14, 1955. p. 59.
  3. ^ "2016 North Carolina football media guide" (PDF). North Carolina Athletic Communications Office. p. 158.
  4. ^ "1955 Football Blue Book". University of North Carolina. 1955. p. 2. Retrieved September 30, 2021 – via Internet Archive.
  5. ^ "1955 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
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