1953 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record4–6 (2–3 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainKen Yarborough
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1952
1954 →
1953 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Maryland + 3 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 18 Duke + 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
South Carolina 2 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
North Carolina 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Wake Forest 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 1
Clemson 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
NC State 0 – 3 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1953 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1953 college football season. The Tar Heels were led by first-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 inaugural year, finishing tied for third.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 262:30 p.m.NC State
W 29–720,000[2]
October 32:00 p.m.Washington & Lee*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 39–018,000[3]
October 102:00 p.m.at Wake Forest
W 18–1312,000[4]
October 172:00 p.m.No. 3 Maryland
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 0–2635,000[5]
October 242:00 p.m.at Georgia*
L 14–2730,000[6]
October 312:00 p.m.Tennessee*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 6–2027,000[7]
November 72:00 p.m.at South Carolina
L 0–1823,000[8]
November 142:00 p.m.No. 1 Notre Dame*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
L 14–3443,000[9]
November 212:00 p.m.at Virginia*
W 33–713,000[10]
November 282:00 p.m.at Duke
L 20–3540,000[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. ^ "1953 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
  2. ^ "North Carolina tops State, 29–7". The Progress-Index. September 27, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "North Carolina routs W and L by fumbles". The Times and Democrat. October 4, 1953. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Late North Carolina score defeats Wake Forest, 18–13". The Miami Herald. October 11, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Maryland defeats North Carolina, 26–0, on four long drives". The Suday Star. October 18, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bratkowski–Carson combine gives Georgia 27–14 win". The Jackson Sun. October 25, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Vols trip UNC, 20–6". Durham Morning Herald. November 1, 1953. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "South Carolina thumps NC". The Orlando Sentinel. November 8, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, November 15, 1953, Image 1". November 15, 1953. p. 1.
  10. ^ "Tar Heels hand Cavaliers final humiliation of season, 33–7". The Times and Democrat. November 22, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Duke defeats N. Carolina 35 to 20". The Pensacola News Journal. November 29, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1953 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
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