North Carolina Football Team History
North Carolina Tar Heels
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC
Founded: 1789 Stadium: Kenan Memorial Stadium Capacity: 60,000 Colors: Carolina Blue & White Coach: James M. Jim Tatum Conference: Atlantic Coast-
1957 Season Highlights
James M. Jim Tatum enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at North Carolina.
1957 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 21 vs.
North Carolina State
0
7
L
Sat., Sep. 28 vs.
Clemson
26
0
W
Sat., Oct. 5 vs.
Navy
13
7
W
Fri., Oct. 11 @
Miami
20
13
W
Sat., Oct. 19 @
Maryland
7
21
L
Sat., Oct. 26 @
Wake Forest
14
7
W
Sat., Nov. 2 vs.
Tennessee
0
35
L
Sat., Nov. 9 vs.
South Carolina
28
6
W
Sat., Nov. 23 @
Duke
21
13
W
Sat., Nov. 30 vs.
Virginia
13
20
L
1957 Season Totals
Record 6-4
Points Scored 142
Scoring Average 14.2
Points Allowed 129
Defense Average 12.9
Opponents Record 55-41
Conference Record 4-3
Home Record 3-3
Away Record 3-1
1957 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1957 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1957 All Atlantic Coast Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The oldest college football bowl game is the Rose Bowl, which was first played in 1902.