1955 North Carolina Tar Heels football team
| 1955 North Carolina Tar Heels football | |
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| 1955 record | 3–7 (3–3 ACC) |
| Head coach | George T. Barclay (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Kenan Memorial Stadium |
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Maryland + | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke + | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1955 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1955 college football season. The Tar Heels were led by third-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, finishing in fifth.
Following the conclusion of the season, Barclay's coaching contract expired and was not renewed by UNC.[2] He did not produce a winning season in his three years as head coach, finishing with an overall record of 11–18–1.[3]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | ||||||
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| September 24 | No. 3 Oklahoma* | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | L 6–13 | ||||||
| October 1 | at NC State | Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, NC (Rivalry) | W 25–18 | ||||||
| October 8 | at Georgia* | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA | L 7–28 | ||||||
| October 15 | No. 2 Maryland | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | L 7–25 | ||||||
| October 22 | at Wake Forest | Groves Stadium • Wake Forest, NC (Rivalry) | L 0–25 | ||||||
| October 29 | Tennessee* | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | L 7–48 | ||||||
| November 5 | South Carolina | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC (Rivalry) | W 32–14 | ||||||
| November 12 | No. 5 Notre Dame* | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | L 7–27 | ||||||
| November 19 | Virginia | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC (South's Oldest Rivalry) | W 26–14 | ||||||
| December 3 | at No. 18 Duke | Duke Stadium • Durham, NC (Victory Bell) | L 0–6 | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game time. | |||||||||
Source:[4]
References
- ↑ "1955 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
- ↑ "Barclay Out As Coach: North Carolina Drops Entire Staff of Football Team". The New York Times. December 14, 1955. p. 59.
- ↑ "2016 North Carolina football media guide" (PDF). North Carolina Athletic Communications Office. p. 158.
- ↑ "1955 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
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