1958 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

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
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	6–4 (4–3 ACC)
Head coach	Jim Tatum (4th season)
Captain	Phil Blazer, Curtis Hathaway
Home stadium	Kenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1957 1959 →

1958 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
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
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll[1]

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	2:00 p.m.	NC State	No. 10	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	L 14–21	41,000	[6]
September 27	2:00 p.m.	at Clemson		Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	L 21–26	40,000	[7]
October 3	11:15 p.m.	at USC*		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 8–7	43,238	[8]
October 11	2:00 p.m.	South Carolina		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	W 6–0	26,000	[9]
October 18	2:00 p.m.	Maryland		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	W 27–0	25,000	[10]
October 25	2:00 p.m.	Wake Forest		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	W 26–7	33,000	[11]
November 1	2:00 p.m.	at Tennessee*	No. 17	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	W 21–7	25,290	[12]
November 8	1:30 p.m.	at Virginia	No. 15	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry)	W 42–0	18,000	[13]
November 15	2:00 p.m.	at Notre Dame*	No. 11	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	L 24–34	56,839	[14]
November 22	2:00 p.m.	Duke	No. 17	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (Victory Bell)	L 6–7	44,500	[15]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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References

1. "1958 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
2. "2016 North Carolina football media guide" (PDF). North Carolina Athletic Communications Office. p. 120.
3. Jim Tatum Dies at 46 from Virus; N. Carolina Coach Succumbs after 10 Day Illness, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July 24, 1959.
4. "Jim Tatum's Disease Likened To Typhus", The Baltimore Sun, March 31, 1960.
5. "2016 North Carolina football media guide" (PDF). North Carolina Athletic Communications Office. p. 158.
6. "Tar Heels jolted, 21–14, by underdog Wolfpack". The Roanoke Times. September 21, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Clemson defeats Tar Heels, 26–21". Florence Morning News. September 28, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "North Carolina beats favored SC, 8–7". The Los Angeles Times. October 4, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Gamecocks defeated in 6–0 league game". Daily Press. October 12, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Tar Heels rout Maryland, 27–0". The State. October 19, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "North Carolina drops Deacons from top spot". The Sunday Star. October 26, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "UNC defeats Vols for first time in 10 years". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 2, 1958. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Tar Heels outclass Virginia, 42–0". The Orlando Sentinel. November 9, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
14. "Notre Dame gets 34–24 win over Tar Heels". The Terre Haute Tribune-Star. November 16, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
15. "Duke's Blue Devils conquer Carolina by 7–6". Greensboro Daily News. November 23, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
16. "1958 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 13, 2018.