1955 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

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.

1955 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	3–7 (3–3 ACC)
Head coach	George T. Barclay (3rd season)
Captain	Will Frye, Roland Perdue
Home stadium	Kenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1954 1956 →

1955 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Maryland +	4	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Duke +	4	–	0	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
Clemson	3	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Wake Forest	3	–	3	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
North Carolina	3	–	3	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
NC State	0	–	2	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
South Carolina	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Virginia	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

Following the conclusion of the season, Barclay's coaching contract expired and was not renewed by UNC.^[2] He did not produce a winning season in his three years as head coach, finishing with an overall record of 11–18–1.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	2:00 p.m.	No. 3 Oklahoma*	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	L 6–13	26,638	^[4]^[5]
October 1	2:00 p.m.	at NC State	Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	W 25–18	17,000	^[6]
October 8	2:00 p.m.	at Georgia*	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	L 7–28	25,000	^[7]
October 15	2:00 p.m.	No. 2 Maryland	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	L 7–25	30,000	^[8]
October 22	2:00 p.m.	at Wake Forest	Groves Stadium (I) Wake Forest, NC (rivalry)	L 0–25	13,000	^[9]
October 29	2:00 p.m.	Tennessee*	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	L 7–48	18,000	^[10]
November 5	2:15 p.m.	vs. South Carolina	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl, rivalry)	W 32–14	25,000	^[11]
November 12	2:00 p.m.	No. 5 Notre Dame*	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	L 7–27	38,000	^[12]
November 19	2:00 p.m.	Virginia	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (South's Oldest Rivalry)	W 26–14	9,000	^[13]
December 3	2:00 p.m.	at No. 18 Duke	Duke Stadium Durham, NC (Victory Bell)	L 0–6	34,000	^[14]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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References

1. "1955 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
2. "Barclay Out As Coach: North Carolina Drops Entire Staff of Football Team". The New York Times. December 14, 1955. p. 59.
3. "2016 North Carolina football media guide" (PDF). North Carolina Athletic Communications Office. p. 158.
4. "1955 OU Football Season Schedule - SoonerStats - Historical scores, records, and stats for Oklahoma Sooners football, basketball, baseball, and softball".
5. Wayne Bishop (September 25, 1955). "Third-Ranked Sooners, In Spite Of Carolina Goal Line Defense, Topple Tar Heels, 13-6 In Rough, Tough Second Half Performance". The Daily Tar Heel. pp. 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Tarheels edge Wolfpack by 25–18 margin". The Times and Democrat. October 2, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Bulldogs hold fumbling Tar Heels to one yard net; Young, Orr star". The News and Observer. October 9, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Vereb scores three times, passes for TD in Terps' 25–7 win off Tar Heels". The Greenville News. October 16, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Deacons blast Tar Heels 25–0". The Palm Beach Post. October 23, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Tennessee blasts Tarheels, 48 to 7". The Birmingham News. October 30, 1955. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "North Carolina triumphs in Oyster Bowl, 32–14". Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. November 6, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Irish rout Tar Heels in last half, 27–7". Daily Press. November 13, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "UNC nails Virginians in 26–14 tilt". The Charlotte Observer. November 20, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
14. "Tar Heels are rugged in 6–0 loss to Blue Devils". Asheville Citizen-Times. December 4, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
15. "1955 Football Blue Book". University of North Carolina. 1955. p. 2. Retrieved September 30, 2021 – via Internet Archive.
16. "1955 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 13, 2018.