1959 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

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1959 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1959 record5–5 (5–2 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainJack Cummings, Wade Smith
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 11 Clemson $   6 – 1     9 – 2  
North Carolina   5 – 2     5 – 5  
Maryland   4 – 2     5 – 5  
South Carolina   4 – 3     6 – 4  
Wake Forest   4 – 3     6 – 4  
Duke   2 – 3     4 – 6  
NC State   0 – 6     1 – 9  
Virginia   0 – 5     0 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1959 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. The Tar Heels were led by first-year head coach Jim Hickey and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium. The team competed as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in second.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 19No. 18 ClemsonNo. 12
L 18–20
September 26at Notre Dame*
L 8–2856,746
October 3NC State
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
W 20–12
October 10No. 11 South Carolina
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
W 19–6
October 17at Maryland
L 7–14
October 24at Wake Forest
W 21–1919,000
October 31No. 20 Tennessee*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 7–29
November 6at Miami (FL)*
L 7–14
November 14Virginia
W 41–0
November 26at Duke
W 50–033,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "1959 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
  2. ^ "1959 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
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