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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: James M. Jim Tatum
Conference: Atlantic Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1888  <-- 1959 <- 1960 -> 1961 --> 2024
1960 Season Highlights
 James M. Jim Tatum enters his 6th season as Head Coach at North Carolina.
 
1960 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 24  vs. North Carolina State  0   3   L       
 Fri., Sep. 30  @ Miami  12   29   L       
 Sat., Oct. 8  vs. Notre Dame  12   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  vs. Wake Forest  12   13   L       
 Sat., Oct. 22  @ South Carolina  6   22   L       
 Sat., Oct. 29  @ Tennessee  14   27   L       
 Sat., Nov. 5  @ Clemson  0   24   L       
 Sat., Nov. 12  vs. Maryland  19   22   L       
 Sat., Nov. 19  vs. Duke  7   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 26  @ Virginia  35   8   W       
 
1960 Season Totals
  Record3-7
  Points Scored117
  Scoring Average11.7
  Points Allowed161
  Defense Average16.1
  Opponents Record45-52
  Conference Record2-5
  Home Record2-3
  Away Record1-4
1960 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1960 Atlantic Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Duke 8-3173114Won  7-65-112940  William D. Bill Murray
Maryland 6-4171164 5-213194  Thomas N. Tom Nugent
Clemson 6-4197124 4-210856  Frank Howard
North Carolina State 6-3-1148113 4-1-17754  Earle Edwards
South Carolina 3-6-1117186 3-3-19992  Warren Giese
North Carolina 3-7117161 2-57998  James M. Jim Tatum
Wake Forest 2-8119215 2-5100163  Bill Hildebrand
Virginia 0-10103332 0-654180  Richard Dick Voris

1960 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1960 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.