The 1958 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1958 college football season. The Tar Heels were led by fourth-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 in fourth.
| 1958 North Carolina Tar Heels football | |
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 6–4 (4–3 ACC) |
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| Captain | Phil Blazer, Curtis Hathaway |
| Home stadium | Kenan Memorial Stadium |
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| No. 12 Clemson $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 South Carolina | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Two-way end Al Goldstein was named a first-team All-American by the Football Writers Association of America and the NEA.[2]
This was Tatum's last year as head coach, as he unexpectedly died at age 46 of a typhus-like illness in July 1959.[3][4] He had a record of 19–17–3 at UNC.[5]
Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 20 | 2:00 p.m. | NC State | No. 10 | L 14–21 | 41,000 | [6] | |
| September 27 | 2:00 p.m. | at Clemson | L 21–26 | 40,000 | [7] | ||
| October 3 | 11:15 p.m. | at USC* | W 8–7 | 43,238 | [8] | ||
| October 11 | 2:00 p.m. | South Carolina |
| W 6–0 | 26,000 | [9] | |
| October 18 | 2:00 p.m. | Maryland |
| W 27–0 | 25,000 | [10] | |
| October 25 | 2:00 p.m. | Wake Forest |
| W 26–7 | 33,000 | [11] | |
| November 1 | 2:00 p.m. | at Tennessee* | No. 17 | W 21–7 | 25,290 | [12] | |
| November 8 | 1:30 p.m. | at Virginia | No. 15 | W 42–0 | 18,000 | [13] | |
| November 15 | 2:00 p.m. | at Notre Dame* | No. 11 | L 24–34 | 56,839 | [14] | |
| November 22 | 2:00 p.m. | Duke | No. 17 |
| L 6–7 | 44,500 | [15] |
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References
edit- ^ "1958 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
- ^ "2016 North Carolina football media guide" (PDF). North Carolina Athletic Communications Office. p. 120.
- ^ Jim Tatum Dies at 46 from Virus; N. Carolina Coach Succumbs after 10 Day Illness, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July 24, 1959.
- ^ "Jim Tatum's Disease Likened To Typhus", The Baltimore Sun, March 31, 1960.
- ^ "2016 North Carolina football media guide" (PDF). North Carolina Athletic Communications Office. p. 158.
- ^ "Tar Heels jolted, 21–14, by underdog Wolfpack". The Roanoke Times. September 21, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Clemson defeats Tar Heels, 26–21". Florence Morning News. September 28, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "North Carolina beats favored SC, 8–7". The Los Angeles Times. October 4, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gamecocks defeated in 6–0 league game". Daily Press. October 12, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tar Heels rout Maryland, 27–0". The State. October 19, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "North Carolina drops Deacons from top spot". The Sunday Star. October 26, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UNC defeats Vols for first time in 10 years". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 2, 1958. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tar Heels outclass Virginia, 42–0". The Orlando Sentinel. November 9, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Notre Dame gets 34–24 win over Tar Heels". The Terre Haute Tribune-Star. November 16, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Duke's Blue Devils conquer Carolina by 7–6". Greensboro Daily News. November 23, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1958 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 13, 2018.