1959 North Carolina Tar Heels football team information
American college football season
1959North Carolina Tar Heels football
Conference
Atlantic Coast Conference
Record
5–5 (5–2 ACC)
Head coach
Jim Hickey (1st season)
Captain
Jack Cummings, Wade Smith
Home stadium
Kenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 11 Clemson $
6
–
1
–
0
9
–
2
–
0
North Carolina
5
–
2
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Maryland
4
–
2
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
South Carolina
4
–
3
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Wake Forest
4
–
3
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Duke
2
–
3
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
NC State
0
–
6
–
0
1
–
9
–
0
Virginia
0
–
5
–
0
0
–
10
–
0
$ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
The 1959 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1959 NCAA University Division 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.
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