1953 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

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.

1953 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1953 record4–6 (2–3 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
1953 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Maryland + 3 0 0  10 1 0
No. 18 Duke + 4 0 0  7 2 1
South Carolina 2 3 0  7 3 0
North Carolina 2 3 0  4 6 0
Wake Forest 2 3 0  3 6 1
Clemson 1 2 0  3 5 1
NC State 0 3 0  1 9 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 26NC StateW 29–7
October 3Washington & Lee*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 39–0
October 10at Wake ForestW 18–13
October 17No. 3 Maryland
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 0–26
October 24at Georgia*L 14–27
October 31Tennessee*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 6–20
November 7at South CarolinaL 0–18
November 14No. 1 Notre Dame*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 14–34
November 21at Virginia*W 33–7
November 28at DukeL 20–35
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game time

Source:[2]

References

  1. "1953 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
  2. "1953 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
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