1954 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

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.

1954 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1954 record4–5–1 (4–2 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
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]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25NC StateW 20–6
October 2at Tulane*T 7–7[2]
October 9Georgia*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 7–21
October 16at MarylandL 0–3326,000
October 23Wake Forest
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
W 14–724,000
October 30at Tennessee*L 20–26[3]
November 6South Carolina
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
W 21–19
November 13at No. 5 Notre Dame*L 13–4255,410
November 20at VirginiaW 26–14
November 27No. 20 Duke
L 12–4735,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. "1954 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
  2. "Tulane gets 4th quarter TD for tie". The News and Observer. October 3, 1954. Retrieved September 19, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Vols defeat UNC, 26–20 in thriller". Rocky Mount Telegram. October 31, 1954. Retrieved March 29, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "1954 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
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