1954 North Carolina
4–5–1 (4–2 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by George Barclay. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat NC State 20–6Sep 25
By 14 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | vs NC State | W 20–6 | 74% |
| Oct 2 | at Tulane | T 7–7 | 57% |
| Oct 9 | vs Georgia | L 7–21 | 62% |
| Oct 16 | at Maryland | L 0–33 | 16% |
| Oct 23 | vs Wake Forest | W 14–7 | 52% |
| Oct 30 | at Tennessee | L 20–26 | 30% |
| Nov 6 | vs South Carolina | W 21–19 | 43% |
| Nov 13 | at 5Notre Dame | L 13–42 | 14% |
| Nov 20 | at Virginia | W 26–14 | 50% |
| Nov 27 | vs 20Duke | L 12–47 | 37% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Duke 47–12; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
In program history: The 101st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 127 on file).
- Record
- 4–5–1
- Conference
- 4–2 3rd in Atlantic Coast Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 140–222
- Coach
- George Barclay
- Elo
- 1458 −20 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −2.8 No. 62 of 111 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
All-ACC
1 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Roland PerdueOTAP-1
Second team
- Will FryeEAP-2
- Jack MaultsbyOTAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1954 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1954 Atlantic Coast Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 4–0 | 8–2–1 | 14 |
| Maryland | 4–0–1 | 7–2–1 | 8 |
| North Carolina | 4–2 | 4–5–1 | |
| South Carolina | 3–3 | 6–4 | |
 Clemson | 1–2 | 5–5 | |
| Wake Forest | 1–4–1 | 2–7–1 | |
| Virginia | 0–2 | 3–6 | |
| NC State | 0–4 | 2–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.