1957 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

The 1957 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1957 NCAA University Division 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.

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

v t e	Conf							Overall
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]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
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

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.