1955 North Carolina
3–7 (3–3 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by George Barclay. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat South Carolina 32–14Nov 5
By 18 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | vs Oklahoma | L 6–13 | 27% |
| Oct 1 | at NC State | W 25–18 | 55% |
| Oct 8 | at Georgia | L 7–28 | 46% |
| Oct 15 | vs Maryland | L 7–25 | 23% |
| Oct 22 | at Wake Forest | L 0–25 | 39% |
| Oct 29 | vs Tennessee | L 7–48 | 48% |
| Nov 5 | vs South Carolina | W 32–14 | 39% |
| Nov 12 | vs Notre Dame | L 7–27 | 17% |
| Nov 19 | vs Virginia | W 26–14 | 69% |
| Dec 3 | at Duke | L 0–6 | 17% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Duke 6–0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
In program history: The 114th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 127 on file).
- Record
- 3–7
- Conference
- 3–3 tied for 4th in Atlantic Coast Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 117–218
- Coach
- George Barclay
- Elo
- 1417 −55 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −2.6 No. 66 of 110 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Will Frye and Roland Perdue
All-ACC
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Will FryeEAP-1; UP-1
Second team
- Jack MaultsbyOTUP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1955 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1955 Atlantic Coast Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 4–0 | 10–1 | 3 |
| Duke | 4–0 | 7–2–1 | |
 Clemson | 3–1 | 7–3 | |
| Wake Forest | 3–3–1 | 5–4–1 | |
| North Carolina | 3–3 | 3–7 | |
| South Carolina | 1–5 | 3–6 | |
| NC State | 0–2–1 | 4–5–1 | |
| Virginia | 0–4 | 1–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.