1960 North Carolina
3–7 (2–5 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by James Hickey. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 6 Duke 7–6Nov 19
Duke was ranked No. 6, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | vs NC State | L 0–3 | 70% |
| Sep 30 | at Miami | L 12–29 | 43% |
| Oct 8 | vs Notre Dame | W 12–7 | 53% |
| Oct 15 | vs Wake Forest | L 12–13 | 67% |
| Oct 22 | at South Carolina | L 6–22 | 52% |
| Oct 29 | at 11Tennessee | L 14–27 | 29% |
| Nov 5 | at Clemson | L 0–24 | 24% |
| Nov 12 | vs Maryland | L 19–22 | 50% |
| Nov 19 | vs 6Duke | W 7–6 | 29% |
| Nov 26 | at Virginia | W 35–8 | 70% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Virginia 35–8; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
In program history: The 104th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 127 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1960.
- Record
- 3–7
- Conference
- 2–5 tied for 6th in Atlantic Coast Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 117–161
- Coach
- James Hickey
- Elo
- 1447 −81 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −4.7 No. 73 of 113 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Rip Hawkins and Frank Riggs
Drafted in 1961
The 1961 draft| Rd 2 | Rip Hawkins LB | Minnesota Vikings |
| Rd 2 | Rip Hawkins LB | Boston Patriots (AFL) |
All-ACC
1 first teamFirst team
Rip HawkinsCAP-1; UPI-1
From Wikipedia’s 1960 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1960 Atlantic Coast Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 5–1 | 8–3 | 10 |
| NC State | 4–1–1 | 6–3–1 | |
| Maryland | 5–2 | 6–4 | |
| Clemson | 4–2 | 6–4 | |
| South Carolina | 3–3–1 | 3–6–1 | |
| North Carolina | 2–5 | 3–7 | |
| Wake Forest | 2–5 | 2–8 | |
| Virginia | 0–6 | 0–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.