1955 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1955 North Carolina Tar Heels football Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 3–7 3–3 George T. Barclay 3rd Will Frye Roland Perdue Kenan Memorial Stadium The 1955 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1955 college football season. The Tar Heels were led by third-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, finishing in fifth. Following the conclusion of the season, Barclay's coaching contract expired and was not renewed by UNC.Barclay Out As Coach: North Carolina Drops Entire Staff of Football Team The New York Times December 14, 1955 59 He did not produce a winning season in his three years as head coach, finishing with an overall record of 11–18–1.https://unc_ftp.sidearmsports.com/custompages/football/2016footballguide-o.pdf 2016 North Carolina football media guide North Carolina Athletic Communications Office 158 Schedule 1955 AP Eastern September 24 2:00 p.m. l y Oklahoma 3 Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC 6–13 26,638 http://www.soonerstats.com/football/seasons/schedule.cfm?seasonid=1955 1955 OU Football Season Schedule - SoonerStats - Historical scores, records, and stats for Oklahoma Sooners football, basketball, baseball, and softballThird-Ranked Sooners, In Spite Of Carolina Goal Line Defense, Topple Tar Heels, 13-6 In Rough, Tough Second Half Performance The Daily Tar Heel Wayne Bishop September 25, 1955 1, 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99084075/third-ranked-sooners-in-spite-of/ Newspapers.com October 1 2:00 p.m. w y NC State Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC rivalry 25–18 17,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-and-democrat-tarheels-edge-wol/138137559/ The Times and Democrat Tarheels edge Wolfpack by 25–18 margin October 2, 1955 January 5, 2024 Newspapers.com October 8 2:00 p.m. l y y Georgia Sanford Stadium Athens, GA 7–28 25,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-observer-bulldogs-hold-fumb/133052289/ The News and Observer Bulldogs hold fumbling Tar Heels to one yard net; Young, Orr star October 9, 1955 January 5, 2024 Newspapers.com October 15 2:00 p.m. l y Maryland 2 Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC 7–25 30,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greenville-news-vereb-scores-three-t/138134181/ The Greenville News Vereb scores three times, passes for TD in Terps' 25–7 win off Tar Heels October 16, 1955 January 5, 2024 Newspapers.com October 22 2:00 p.m. l y Wake Forest Groves Stadium (I) Wake Forest, NC rivalry 0–25 13,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-palm-beach-post-deacons-blast-tar-he/138136952/ The Palm Beach Post Deacons blast Tar Heels 25–0 October 23, 1955 January 5, 2024 Newspapers.com October 29 2:00 p.m. l y Tennessee Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC 7–48 18,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98725893/tennessee-blasts-tarheels-48-to-7/ The Birmingham News Tennessee blasts Tarheels, 48 to 7 October 30, 1955 March 30, 2022 Newspapers.com November 5 2:15 p.m. w y South Carolina Foreman Field Norfolk, VA Oyster Bowl, rivalry 32–14 25,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-virginian-pilot-north-carolina-trium/138137717/ Norfolk Virginian-Pilot North Carolina triumphs in Oyster Bowl, 32–14 November 6, 1955 January 5, 2024 Newspapers.com November 12 2:00 p.m. l y Notre Dame 5 Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC rivalry 7–27 38,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-press-irish-rout-tar-heels-in-last/138137881/ Daily Press Irish rout Tar Heels in last half, 27–7 November 13, 1955 January 5, 2024 Newspapers.com November 19 2:00 p.m. w Virginia Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC South's Oldest Rivalry 26–14 9,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-unc-nails-virgini/138138054/ The Charlotte Observer UNC nails Virginians in 26–14 tilt November 20, 1955 January 5, 2024 Newspapers.com December 3 2:00 p.m. l y Duke 18 Duke Stadium Durham, NC Victory Bell 0–6 34,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/asheville-citizen-times-tar-heels-are-ru/138135589/ Asheville Citizen-Times Tar Heels are rugged in 6–0 loss to Blue Devils December 4, 1955 January 5, 2024 Newspapers.com 1955 Football Blue Book https://archive.org/details/universityofnort1955unse/page/2/mode/1up University of North Carolina 1955 2 September 30, 2021 Internet Archive https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/north-carolina/1955-schedule.html 1955 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC May 13, 2018 References North Carolina Category:North Carolina Tar Heels football seasons North Carolina Tar Heels football