1957 North Carolina Tar Heels football team
American college football season
| 1957 North Carolina Tar Heels football | |
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 6–4 (4–3 ACC) |
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| Captain | Dave Reed, Buddy Payne |
| Home stadium | Kenan Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 NC State $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Duke | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1957 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1957 college football season. The Tar Heels were led by third-year head coach Jim Tatum and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium. The team competed as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing tied for third.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 21 | 2:00 p.m. | NC State | L 0–7 | 39,000[2] | [3] | ||
| September 28 | 2:00 p.m. | Clemson |
| W 26–0 | 16,000[4] | [5] | |
| October 5 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 6 Navy* |
| W 13–7 | 25,000 | [6] | |
| October 11 | 8:15 p.m. | at Miami (FL)* | No. 18 | W 20–13 | 47,166 | [7] | |
| October 19 | 2:15 p.m.[8] | at Maryland | No. 14 | L 7–21 | 43,000[9] | [10] | |
| October 26 | 2:00 p.m. | at Wake Forest | W 14–7 | 15,000[11] | [12] | ||
| November 2 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 17 Tennessee* |
| L 0–35 | 34,000 | [13] | |
| November 9 | 2:00 p.m. | South Carolina |
| W 28–6 | 22,000 | [14] | |
| November 23 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 11 Duke |
| W 21–13 | 40,000 | [15] | |
| November 30 | 2:00 p.m. | Virginia |
| L 13–20 | 15,000 | [16] | |
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References
- ^ "1957 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
- ^ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, September 22, 1957, Image 1". September 22, 1957. p. 1.
- ^ "Wolfpack upsets Carolina second year in row, 7–0". The News and Observer. September 22, 1957. Retrieved January 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The News and Observer from Raleigh, North Carolina on September 29, 1957 · 19".
- ^ "Tar Heels convert Clemson fumblitis into 26–0 victory". Miami Daily News. September 29, 1957. Retrieved January 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "North Carolina upsets Navy stopping Forrestal, 13–7". The Daily News Leader. October 6, 1957. Retrieved January 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tar Heels defeat Miami, 20 to 13". The Virginian-Pilot. October 12, 1957. Retrieved January 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The Baltimore Sun from Baltimore, Maryland on October 19, 1957 · 13 (newspapers.com)".
- ^ "The Baltimore Sun from Baltimore, Maryland on October 20, 1957 · 1".
- ^ "Tar Heels upset by Terps, 21–7". The Progress-Index. October 20, 1957. Retrieved January 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 27, 1957, Image 1". October 27, 1957. p. 1.
- ^ "North Carolina wins squeaker". The Birmingham News. October 27, 1957. Retrieved January 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tennessee scores in every period to beat N.C. 35–0". The Times and Democrat. November 3, 1957. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UNC blasts Gamecocks, 28–6". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 10, 1957. Retrieved January 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "North Carolina rallies to upset Duke, 21–13". The Progress-Index. November 24, 1957. Retrieved January 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Virginia stuns Tars, 20–13". The Greenville News. December 1, 1957. Retrieved January 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1957 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
