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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: George T. Barclay
Conference: Atlantic Coast-

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1888 <-- 1952 <- 1953 -> 1954 --> 2024

1953 Season Highlights

George T. Barclay enters his 1st season as Head Coach at North Carolina.

1953 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 26	vs. North Carolina State	29	7	W
Sat., Oct. 3	vs. Washington & Lee	39	0	W
Sat., Oct. 10	@ Wake Forest	18	13	W
Sat., Oct. 17	vs. Maryland	0	26	L
Sat., Oct. 24	@ Georgia	14	27	L
Sat., Oct. 31	vs. Tennessee	6	20	L
Sat., Nov. 7	@ South Carolina	0	18	L
Sat., Nov. 14	vs. Notre Dame	14	34	L
Sat., Nov. 21	@ Virginia	33	7	W
Sat., Nov. 28	@ Duke	20	35	L

1953 Season Totals
Record	4-6
Points Scored	173
Scoring Average	17.3
Points Allowed	187
Defense Average	18.7
Opponents Record	47-41
Conference Record	2-3
Home Record	2-3
Away Record	2-3

1953 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1953 Atlantic Coast- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Duke	7-2-1	217	81		4-0	105	27	William D. Bill Murray
Maryland	10-1	298	38	Lost 0-7	3-0	70	6	James M. Jim Tatum
South Carolina	7-3	198	97		2-3	58	70	Rex Enright
North Carolina	4-6	173	187		2-3	67	99	George T. Barclay
Wake Forest	3-6-1	114	157		2-3	52	75	Tom Rogers
Clemson	3-5-1	139	172		1-2	25	34	Frank Howard
North Carolina State	1-9	80	265		0-3	14	80	Horace Hendrickson

1953 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1953 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

Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.