1960 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

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1960 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record3–7 (2–5 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainRip Hawkins, Frank Riggs
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
1960 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Duke $ 5 1 0 8 3 0
NC State 4 1 1 6 3 1
Maryland 5 2 0 6 4 0
Clemson 4 2 0 6 4 0
South Carolina 3 3 1 3 6 1
North Carolina 2 5 0 3 7 0
Wake Forest 2 5 0 2 8 0
Virginia 0 6 0 0 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1960 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1960 NCAA University Division football season. The Tar Heels were led by second-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 tied for sixth.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 242:00 p.m.NC StateL 0–3
September 308:15 p.m.at Miami (FL)*L 12–29
October 82:00 p.m.Notre Dame*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 12–741,000
October 152:00 p.m.Wake Forest
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
L 12–1336,000
October 222:00 p.m.at South CarolinaL 6–22
October 292:00 p.m.at No. 11 Tennessee*L 14–2727,060[2]
November 52:00 p.m.at ClemsonL 0–24
November 122:00 p.m.Maryland
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 19–22
November 192:00 p.m.No. 6 Duke
W 7–642,000
November 261:30 p.m.at VirginiaW 35–88,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References

  1. ^ "1960 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
  2. ^ "Tennessee overtakes Tar Heels, romps to 27–14 football victory". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 30, 1960. Retrieved April 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1960 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 13, 2018.