1958 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1958 North Carolina Tar Heels football Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 6–4 4–3 Jim Tatum 4th Phil Blazer Curtis Hathaway Kenan Memorial Stadium The 1958 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1958 college football season. The Tar Heels were led by fourth-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 in fourth. Two-way end Al Goldstein was named a first-team All-American by the Football Writers Association of America and the NEA.https://unc_ftp.sidearmsports.com/custompages/football/2016footballguide-o.pdf 2016 North Carolina football media guide North Carolina Athletic Communications Office 120 This was Tatum's last year as head coach, as he unexpectedly died at age 46 of a typhus-like illness in July 1959.Jim Tatum Dies at 46 from Virus; N. Carolina Coach Succumbs after 10 Day Illness, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July 24, 1959."Jim Tatum's Disease Likened To Typhus", The Baltimore Sun, March 31, 1960. He had a record of 19–17–3 at UNC.https://unc_ftp.sidearmsports.com/custompages/football/2016footballguide-o.pdf 2016 North Carolina football media guide North Carolina Athletic Communications Office 158 Schedule 1958 AP Eastern September 20 2:00 p.m. l 10 NC State Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC rivalry 14–21 41,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-roanoke-times-tar-heels-jolted-211/138987374/ The Roanoke Times Tar Heels jolted, 21–14, by underdog Wolfpack September 21, 1958 January 17, 2024 Newspapers.com September 27 2:00 p.m. l y Clemson Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC 21–26 40,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/florence-morning-news-clemson-defeats-ta/138980229/ Florence Morning News Clemson defeats Tar Heels, 26–21 September 28, 1958 January 17, 2024 Newspapers.com October 3 Friday 11:15 p.m. w y y USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA 8–7 43,238 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-north-carolina-bea/138987605/ The Los Angeles Times North Carolina beats favored SC, 8–7 October 4, 1958 January 17, 2024 Newspapers.com October 11 2:00 p.m. w South Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC rivalry 6–0 26,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-press-gamecocks-defeated-in-60-le/138981608/ Daily Press Gamecocks defeated in 6–0 league game October 12, 1958 January 17, 2024 Newspapers.com October 18 2:00 p.m. w y Maryland Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC 27–0 25,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-state-tar-heels-rout-maryland-270/138987826/ The State Tar Heels rout Maryland, 27–0 October 19, 1958 January 17, 2024 Newspapers.com October 25 2:00 p.m. w Wake Forest Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC rivalry 26–7 33,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-star-north-carolina-drops-deacon/138987951/ The Sunday Star North Carolina drops Deacons from top spot October 26, 1958 January 17, 2024 Newspapers.com November 1 2:00 p.m. w y y 17 Tennessee Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN 21–7 25,290 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37742984/ Asheville Citizen-Times UNC defeats Vols for first time in 10 years November 2, 1958 March 31, 2022 Newspapers.com November 8 1:30 p.m. w y 15 Virginia Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA South's Oldest Rivalry 42–0 18,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-orlando-sentinel-tar-heels-outclass/138988123/ The Orlando Sentinel Tar Heels outclass Virginia, 42–0 November 9, 1958 January 17, 2024 Newspapers.com November 15 2:00 p.m. l y y 11 Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN rivalry 24–34 56,839 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-terre-haute-tribune-notre-dame-gets/138988264/ The Terre Haute Tribune-Star Notre Dame gets 34–24 win over Tar Heels November 16, 1958 January 17, 2024 Newspapers.com November 22 2:00 p.m. l 17 Duke Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC Victory Bell 6–7 44,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-and-record-dukes-blue-devils-conqu/138987071/ Greensboro Daily News Duke's Blue Devils conquer Carolina by 7–6 November 23, 1958 January 17, 2024 Newspapers.com https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/north-carolina/1958-schedule.html 1958 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