| 1955 North Carolina Tar Heels football | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
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| 1955 record | 3–7 (3–3 ACC) |
| Head coach | George T. Barclay (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Kenan Memorial Stadium |
Seasons | |
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| § – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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* | L 6–13 | |
| October 1 | at NC State | W 25–18 | |
| October 8 | at Georgia* | L 7–28 | |
| October 15 | No. 2 Maryland |
| L 7–25 |
| October 22 | at Wake Forest |
| L 0–25 |
| October 29 | Tennessee* |
| L 7–48 |
| November 5 | vs. South Carolina |
| W 32–14 |
| November 12 | No. 5 Notre Dame* |
| L 7–27 |
| November 19 | Virginia |
| W 26–14 |
| December 3 | at No. 18 Duke | L 0–6 | |
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Source:[4]
References[]
- ↑ "1955 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/acc/1955.html. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
- ↑ "Barclay Out As Coach: North Carolina Drops Entire Staff of Football Team". The New York Times: p. 59. December 14, 1955.
- ↑ "2016 North Carolina football media guide". North Carolina Athletic Communications Office. p. 158. https://unc_ftp.sidearmsports.com/custompages/football/2016footballguide-o.pdf.
- ↑ "1955 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/north-carolina/1955-schedule.html.
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