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-
1959 Season Highlights
James M. Jim Tatum enters his 5th season as Head Coach at North Carolina.
1959 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 19 vs.
Clemson
18
20
L
Sat., Sep. 26 @
Notre Dame
8
28
L
Sat., Oct. 3 vs.
North Carolina State
20
12
W
Sat., Oct. 10 vs.
South Carolina
19
6
W
Sat., Oct. 17 @
Maryland
7
14
L
Sat., Oct. 24 @
Wake Forest
21
19
W
Sat., Oct. 31 vs.
Tennessee
7
29
L
Fri., Nov. 6 @
Miami
7
14
L
Sat., Nov. 14 vs.
Virginia
41
0
W
Thu., Nov. 26 @
Duke
50
0
W
1959 Season Totals
Record 5-5
Points Scored 198
Scoring Average 19.8
Points Allowed 142
Defense Average 14.2
Opponents Record 47-53
Conference Record 5-2
Home Record 3-2
Away Record 2-3
1959 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1959 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1959 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.