1957 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

American college football season

1957 North Carolina Tar Heels football

Conference| Atlantic Coast Conference
Record| 6–4 (4–3 ACC)
Head coach|

* Jim Tatum (3rd season)

Captain| Dave Reed, Buddy Payne
Home stadium| Kenan Memorial Stadium

Seasons

<- 1956

1958 ->

1957 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

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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

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll[1]

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

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September 21| 2:00 p.m.| NC State| |

* Kenan Memorial Stadium
* Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)

| L 0–7| 39,000[2]| [3]
September 28| 2:00 p.m.| Clemson| |

* Kenan Memorial Stadium
* Chapel Hill, NC

| W 26–0| 16,000[4]| [5]
October 5| 2:00 p.m.| No. 6 Navy*| |

* Kenan Memorial Stadium
* Chapel Hill, NC

| W 13–7| 25,000| [6]
October 11| 8:15 p.m.| at Miami (FL)*| No. 18|

* Burdine Stadium
* Miami, FL

| W 20–13| 47,166| [7]
October 19| 2:15 p.m.[8]| at Maryland| No. 14|

* Byrd Stadium
* College Park, MD

| L 7–21| 43,000[9]| [10]
October 26| 2:00 p.m.| at Wake Forest| |

* Bowman Gray Stadium
* Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)

| W 14–7| 15,000[11]| [12]
November 2| 2:00 p.m.| No. 17 Tennessee*| |

* Kenan Memorial Stadium
* Chapel Hill, NC

| L 0–35| 34,000| [13]
November 9| 2:00 p.m.| South Carolina| |

* Kenan Memorial Stadium
* Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)

| W 28–6| 22,000| [14]
November 23| 2:00 p.m.| at No. 11 Duke| |

* Duke Stadium
* Durham, NC (Victory Bell)

| W 21–13| 40,000| [15]
November 30| 2:00 p.m.| Virginia| |

* Kenan Memorial Stadium
* Chapel Hill, NC (South's Oldest Rivalry)

| L 13–20| 15,000| [16]

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Eastern time

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## References

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1. ^ "1957 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
2. ^ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, September 22, 1957, Image 1". September 22, 1957. p. 1.
3. ^ "Wolfpack upsets Carolina second year in row, 7–0". The News and Observer. September 22, 1957. Retrieved January 16, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "The News and Observer from Raleigh, North Carolina on September 29, 1957 · 19".
5. ^ "Tar Heels convert Clemson fumblitis into 26–0 victory". Miami Daily News. September 29, 1957. Retrieved January 16, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "North Carolina upsets Navy stopping Forrestal, 13–7". The Daily News Leader. October 6, 1957. Retrieved January 16, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Tar Heels defeat Miami, 20 to 13". The Virginian-Pilot. October 12, 1957. Retrieved January 16, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "The Baltimore Sun from Baltimore, Maryland on October 19, 1957 · 13 (newspapers.com)".
9. ^ "The Baltimore Sun from Baltimore, Maryland on October 20, 1957 · 1".
10. ^ "Tar Heels upset by Terps, 21–7". The Progress-Index. October 20, 1957. Retrieved January 16, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 27, 1957, Image 1". October 27, 1957. p. 1.
12. ^ "North Carolina wins squeaker". The Birmingham News. October 27, 1957. Retrieved January 16, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
13. ^ "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.
14. ^ "UNC blasts Gamecocks, 28–6". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 10, 1957. Retrieved January 16, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
15. ^ "North Carolina rallies to upset Duke, 21–13". The Progress-Index. November 24, 1957. Retrieved January 16, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
16. ^ "Virginia stuns Tars, 20–13". The Greenville News. December 1, 1957. Retrieved January 16, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
17. ^ "1957 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 13, 2018.

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North Carolina Tar Heels football

Venues|

* Emerson Field (1916–1926)
* Kenan Memorial Stadium (1927–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Duke: Victory Bell
* NC State
* South Carolina
* Virginia: South's Oldest Rivalry
* Wake Forest

Culture & lore|

* First forward pass
* Rameses
* The Marching Tar Heels
* 2010 football scandal
* 2011 academic-athletic scandal

People|

* Head coaches
* All-Americans
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

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*[Conf]: Conference record
*[W]: Wins
*[L]: Losses
*[T]: Ties
*[No.]: Number