1960 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

1960 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	3–7 (2–5 ACC)
Head coach	Jim Hickey (2nd season)
Captain	Rip Hawkins, Frank Riggs
Home stadium	Kenan Memorial Stadium

1960 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	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 college 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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	2:00 p.m.	NC State	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	L 0–3	41,000	[2]
September 30	8:15 p.m.	at Miami (FL)*	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	L 12–29	40,252	[3]
October 8	2:00 p.m.	Notre Dame*	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	W 12–7	41,000	[4]
October 15	2:00 p.m.	Wake Forest	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	L 12–13	36,000	[5]
October 22	2:00 p.m.	at South Carolina	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry)	L 6–22	20,000	[6]
October 29	2:00 p.m.	at No. 11 Tennessee*	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	L 14–27	27,060	[7]
November 5	2:00 p.m.	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	L 0–24	35,000	[8]
November 12	2:00 p.m.	Maryland	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	L 19–22	26,000	[9]
November 19	2:00 p.m.	No. 6 Duke	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (Victory Bell)	W 7–6	42,000	[10]
November 26	1:30 p.m.	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry)	W 35–8	8,000	[11]
*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. "'Pack upsets Tar Heels, 3–0". The Miami News. September 25, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Hurricanes whiz by Tar Heels with Johns at controls, 29–12". The Miami Herald. October 1, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Tar Heels fight off Notre Dame, 12–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 9, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Wake Forest scores late to top Tar Heels, 13–12". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 16, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Tar Heels upset, 22–6". Daily Press. October 23, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Tennessee overtakes Tar Heels, romps to 27–14 football victory". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 30, 1960. Retrieved April 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Clemson blanks North Carolina". The Virginian-Pilot. November 6, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Terps dupe UNC and officials in disputed, 22–19 comeback". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. November 13, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Tar Heels upset Duke, but Devils win ACC championship". The Rocky Mount Telegram. November 20, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Virginia is defeated by Tar Heels, 35 to 8". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 27, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "1960 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 13, 2018.