1959 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 football North Carolina Tar Heels 1959 Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 5–5 5–2 Jim Hickey 1st Jack Cummings Wade Smith Kenan Memorial Stadium The 1959 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1959 college football season. The Tar Heels were led by first-year head coach Jim Hickey and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium. The team competed as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in second. Schedule 1959 AP Eastern September 19 2:00 p.m.https://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92073228/1959-09-19/ed-1/seq-1/ The daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, September 19, 1959, Image 1 19 September 1959 1959/09/19 1 l 12 Clemson 18 Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC 18–20 43,000https://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92073228/1959-09-20/ed-1/seq-1/ The daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, September 20, 1959, Image 1 20 September 1959 1959/09/20 1 https://www.newspapers.com/article/beckley-post-herald-the-raleigh-register/139063356/ Beckley Post-Herald & The Raleigh Register North Carolina suffers 20–18 loss to Clemson September 20, 1959 January 18, 2024 Newspapers.com September 26 2:30 p.m.https://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92073228/1959-09-26/ed-1/seq-1/ The daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, September 26, 1959, Image 1 26 September 1959 1959/09/26 1 l y y Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN rivalry 8–28 56,746https://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92073228/1959-09-27/ed-1/seq-1/ The daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, September 27, 1959, Image 1 27 September 1959 1959/09/27 1 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-des-moines-register-irish-blast-n-c/139065020/ The Des Moines Register Irish blast N. Carolina September 27, 1959 January 18, 2024 Newspapers.com October 3 2:00 p.m.https://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92073228/1959-10-03/ed-1/seq-1/ The daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 03, 1959, Image 1 3 October 1959 1959/10/03 1 w NC State Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC rivalry 20–12 38,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/monroe-morning-world-soph-saves-day-for/139065125/ Monroe Morning World Soph saves day for Tar Heels October 4, 1959 January 18, 2024 Newspapers.com October 10 2:00 p.m.https://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92073228/1959-10-10/ed-1/seq-1/ The daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 10, 1959, Image 1 10 October 1959 1959/10/10 1 w South Carolina 11 Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC rivalry 19–6 29,000https://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92073228/1959-10-11/ed-1/seq-1/ The daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 11, 1959, Image 1 11 October 1959 1959/10/11 1 https://www.newspapers.com/article/winston-salem-journal-pass-happy-north-c/139065270/ Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel Pass-happy North Carolina hands S.C. first defeat of season, 19–6 October 11, 1959 January 18, 2024 Newspapers.com October 17 1:30 p.m.https://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92073228/1959-10-17/ed-1/seq-1/ The daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 17, 1959, Image 1 17 October 1959 1959/10/17 1 l y Maryland Byrd Stadium College Park, MD 7–14 22,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-press-terps-shock-tar-heels-147/139065399/ Daily Press Terps shock Tar Heels, 14–7 October 18, 1959 January 18, 2024 Newspapers.com October 24 2:00 p.m.https://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92073228/1959-10-24/ed-1/seq-1/ The daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 24, 1959, Image 1 24 October 1959 1959/10/24 1 w y Wake Forest Bowman Gray Stadium Winston-Salem, NC rivalry 21–19 19,000https://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92073228/1959-10-25/ed-1/seq-1/ The daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 25, 1959, Image 1 25 October 1959 1959/10/25 1 https://www.newspapers.com/article/chattanooga-daily-times-north-carolina-s/139065501/ The Chattanooga Times North Carolina staves off Wake Forest October 25, 1959 January 18, 2024 Newspapers.com October 31 2:00 p.m.https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/651815874/ The News and Observer from Raleigh, North Carolina on October 31, 1959 · 12 l y Tennessee 20 Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC 7–29 30,000https://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92073228/1959-11-01/ed-1/seq-1/ The daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, November 01, 1959, Image 1 November 1959 1959/11/01 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98808030/vols-humiliate-tar-heels-297/ The Montgomery Advertiser Vols humiliate Tar Heels, 29–7 November 1, 1959 March 31, 2022 Newspapers.com November 6 Friday 8:15 p.m.https://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92073228/1959-11-06/ed-1/seq-1/ The daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, November 06, 1959, Image 1 6 November 1959 1959/11/06 1 l y y Miami (FL) Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL 7–14 31,136https://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92073228/1959-11-07/ed-1/seq-1/ The daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, November 07, 1959, Image 1 7 November 1959 1959/11/07 1 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-herald-hurricanes-top-north-ca/139065650/ The Miami Herald Hurricanes top North Carolina, and critics, 14–7 November 7, 1959 January 18, 2024 Newspapers.com November 14 2:00 p.m.https://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92073228/1959-11-14/ed-1/seq-1/ The daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, November 14, 1959, Image 1 14 November 1959 1959/11/14 1 w Virginia Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC South's Oldest Rivalry 41–0 21,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/danville-register-and-bee-tar-heels-set/139065754/ Danville Register Tar Heels set two new ACC records in 41–0 rout of oft-beaten Cavaliers November 15, 1959 January 18, 2024 Newspapers.com November 26 Thursday 1:45 p.m.https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1959-11-26/ed-1/seq-33/ Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, November 26, 1959, Image 33 26 November 1959 w y Duke Duke Stadium Durham, NC Victory Bell 50–0 33,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-and-democrat-tar-heels-rout-de/139065862/ The Times and Democrat Tar Heels rout Devils, 50–0 November 27, 1959 January 18, 2024 Newspapers.com https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/north-carolina/1959-schedule.html 1959 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