1957 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

1957 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record6–4 (4–3 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainDave Reed, Buddy Payne
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →
1957 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 15 NC State $ 5 – 0 – 1 7 – 1 – 2
No. 16 Duke 5 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 2
Clemson 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
North Carolina 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Maryland 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Virginia 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 1
South Carolina 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Wake Forest 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1957 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1957 college football season. The Tar Heels were led by third-year head coach Jim Tatum and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium. The team competed as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing tied for third.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 212:00 p.m.NC State
L 0–739,000[2][3]
September 282:00 p.m.Clemson
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 26–016,000[4][5]
October 52:00 p.m.No. 6 Navy*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 13–725,000[6]
October 118:15 p.m.at Miami (FL)*No. 18
W 20–1347,166[7]
October 192:15 p.m.[8]at MarylandNo. 14
L 7–2143,000[9][10]
October 262:00 p.m.at Wake Forest
W 14–715,000[11][12]
November 22:00 p.m.No. 17 Tennessee*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 0–3534,000[13]
November 92:00 p.m.South Carolina
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
W 28–622,000[14]
November 232:00 p.m.at No. 11 Duke
W 21–1340,000[15]
November 302:00 p.m.Virginia
L 13–2015,000[16]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References

  1. ^ "1957 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
  2. ^ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, September 22, 1957, Image 1". September 22, 1957. p. 1.
  3. ^ "Wolfpack upsets Carolina second year in row, 7–0". The News and Observer. September 22, 1957. Retrieved January 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "The News and Observer from Raleigh, North Carolina on September 29, 1957 · 19".
  5. ^ "Tar Heels convert Clemson fumblitis into 26–0 victory". Miami Daily News. September 29, 1957. Retrieved January 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "North Carolina upsets Navy stopping Forrestal, 13–7". The Daily News Leader. October 6, 1957. Retrieved January 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tar Heels defeat Miami, 20 to 13". The Virginian-Pilot. October 12, 1957. Retrieved January 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "The Baltimore Sun from Baltimore, Maryland on October 19, 1957 · 13 (newspapers.com)".
  9. ^ "The Baltimore Sun from Baltimore, Maryland on October 20, 1957 · 1".
  10. ^ "Tar Heels upset by Terps, 21–7". The Progress-Index. October 20, 1957. Retrieved January 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 27, 1957, Image 1". October 27, 1957. p. 1.
  12. ^ "North Carolina wins squeaker". The Birmingham News. October 27, 1957. Retrieved January 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Tennessee scores in every period to beat N.C. 35–0". The Times and Democrat. November 3, 1957. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "UNC blasts Gamecocks, 28–6". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 10, 1957. Retrieved January 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "North Carolina rallies to upset Duke, 21–13". The Progress-Index. November 24, 1957. Retrieved January 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Virginia stuns Tars, 20–13". The Greenville News. December 1, 1957. Retrieved January 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "1957 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 13, 2018.