1959 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

1959 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record5–5 (5–2 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainJack Cummings, Wade Smith
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Clemson $ 6 1 0 9 2 0
North Carolina 5 2 0 5 5 0
Maryland 4 2 0 5 5 0
South Carolina 4 3 0 6 4 0
Wake Forest 4 3 0 6 4 0
Duke 2 3 0 4 6 0
NC State 0 6 0 1 9 0
Virginia 0 5 0 0 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1959 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1959 college football season. The Tar Heels were led by first-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 in second.