1959 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

1959 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	5–5 (5–2 ACC)
Head coach	Jim Hickey (1st season)
Home stadium	Kenan Memorial Stadium

1959 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

	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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 19	No. 18 Clemson	No. 12	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	L 18–20
September 26	at Notre Dame*		Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN	L 8–28
October 3	NC State		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	W 20–12
October 10	No. 11 South Carolina		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	W 19–6
October 17	at Maryland		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 7–14
October 24	at Wake Forest		Bowman Gray Stadium Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)	W 21–19
October 31	No. 20 Tennessee*		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	L 7–29
November 6	at Miami (FL)*		Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	L 7–14
November 14	Virginia		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (South's Oldest Rivalry)	W 41–0
November 26	at Duke		Duke Stadium Durham, NC (Victory Bell)	W 50–0
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game time

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