1954 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

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1954 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record4–5–1 (4–2 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadium Kenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1953
1955  →
1954 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 14 Duke $ 4 –0 –08 –2 –1
No. 8 Maryland 4 –0 –17 –2 –1
North Carolina 4 –2 –04 –5 –1
South Carolina 3 –3 –06 –4 –0
Clemson 1 –2 –05 –5 –0
Wake Forest 1 –4 –12 –7 –1
Virginia 0 –2 –03 –6 –0
NC State 0 –4 –02 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll [1]

The 1954 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1954 college football season. The Tar Heels were led by second-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, in the conference's second season of football, finishing in third.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 252:00 p.m. NC State
W 20–622,000 [2]
October 23:15 p.m.at Tulane *
T 7–715,000 [3]
October 92:00 p.m. Georgia *
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 7–2120,000 [4]
October 162:00 p.m.at Maryland
L 0–3326,000 [5]
October 232:00 p.m. Wake Forest
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
W 14–724,000 [6]
October 302:00 p.m.at Tennessee *
L 20–26 [7]
November 62:00 p.m. South Carolina
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
W 21–1922,000 [8]
November 132:00 p.m.at No. 5 Notre Dame *
L 13–4255,410 [9]
November 202:00 p.m.at Virginia
W 26–1415,000 [10]
November 272:00 p.m.No. 20 Duke
L 12–4735,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References

  1. ↑ "1954 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
  2. ↑ "'Heels defeat Wolfpack in 20–6 game". The Roanoke Times. September 26, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Tulane gets 4th quarter TD for tie". The News and Observer. October 3, 1954. Retrieved September 19, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Georgia defeats North Carolina, 21–7". Evening Star. October 10, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Bielski leads Maryland rout of Carolina, 33–0". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 17, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Ed Sutton gives No. Carolina 14 to 7 victory over Deacons". The Macon Telegraph & News. October 24, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Vols defeat UNC, 26–20 in thriller". Rocky Mount Telegram. October 31, 1954. Retrieved March 29, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "South Carolina upset 21–19". The Orlando Sentinel. November 7, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Notre Dame wins, 42–13; 6th victory". Chicago Tribune. November 14, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Tarheels' big quarter downs Virginia by 26–14". The Baltimore Sun. November 21, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Orange Bowl-hungry Duke rattles North Carolina 47–12". The Palm Beach Post. November 28, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "1954 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
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