1954 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record4–5–1 (4–2 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1953
1955 →
1954 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 Duke $ 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 1
No. 8 Maryland 4 – 0 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
North Carolina 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
South Carolina 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Clemson 1 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Wake Forest 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 7 – 1
Virginia 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
NC State 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 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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