1957 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

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1957 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1957 record6–4 (4–3 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainDave Reed, Buddy Payne
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →
1957 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 15 NC State $ 5 – 0 – 1 7 – 1 – 2
No. 16 Duke 5 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 2
Clemson 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
North Carolina 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Maryland 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Virginia 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 1
South Carolina 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Wake Forest 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1957 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1957 NCAA University Division football season. The Tar Heels were led by third-year head coach Jim Tatum and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium. The team competed as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing tied for third.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 21NC State
L 0–7
September 28Clemson
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 26–0
October 5No. 6 Navy*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 13–7
October 11at Miami (FL)*No. 18
W 20–13
October 19at MarylandNo. 14
L 7–2143,000
October 26at Wake Forest
W 14–715,000
November 2No. 17 Tennessee*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 0–35
November 9South Carolina
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
W 28–6
November 23at No. 11 Duke
W 21–1340,000
November 30Virginia
L 13–20
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References[]

  1. ^ "1957 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
  2. ^ "1957 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
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