1954 North Carolina Tar Heels football team
American college football season
| 1954 North Carolina Tar Heels football | |
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 4–5–1 (4–2 ACC) |
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| Home stadium | Kenan Memorial Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 25 | 2:00 p.m. | NC State | W 20–6 | 22,000 | [2] | |
| October 2 | 3:15 p.m. | at Tulane* | T 7–7 | 15,000 | [3] | |
| October 9 | 2:00 p.m. | Georgia* |
| L 7–21 | 20,000 | [4] |
| October 16 | 2:00 p.m. | at Maryland | L 0–33 | 26,000 | [5] | |
| October 23 | 2:00 p.m. | Wake Forest |
| W 14–7 | 24,000 | [6] |
| October 30 | 2:00 p.m. | at Tennessee* | L 20–26 | [7] | ||
| November 6 | 2:00 p.m. | South Carolina |
| W 21–19 | 22,000 | [8] |
| November 13 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 5 Notre Dame* | L 13–42 | 55,410 | [9] | |
| November 20 | 2:00 p.m. | at Virginia | W 26–14 | 15,000 | [10] | |
| November 27 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 20 Duke |
| L 12–47 | 35,000 | [11] |
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References
- ^ "1954 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
- ^ "'Heels defeat Wolfpack in 20–6 game". The Roanoke Times. September 26, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulane gets 4th quarter TD for tie". The News and Observer. October 3, 1954. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia defeats North Carolina, 21–7". Evening Star. October 10, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bielski leads Maryland rout of Carolina, 33–0". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 17, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Vols defeat UNC, 26–20 in thriller". Rocky Mount Telegram. October 31, 1954. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "South Carolina upset 21–19". The Orlando Sentinel. November 7, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Notre Dame wins, 42–13; 6th victory". Chicago Tribune. November 14, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tarheels' big quarter downs Virginia by 26–14". The Baltimore Sun. November 21, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Orange Bowl-hungry Duke rattles North Carolina 47–12". The Palm Beach Post. November 28, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1954 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
