1960 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

The 1960 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1960 college football season. The Tar Heels were led by second-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 tied for sixth.

1960 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	3–7 (2–5 ACC)
Head coach	Jim Hickey (2nd season)
Captains	Rip Hawkins Frank Riggs
Home stadium	Kenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1959 1961 →

1960 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 10 Duke $	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
NC State	4	–	1	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Maryland	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Clemson	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
South Carolina	3	–	3	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
North Carolina	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Wake Forest	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Virginia	0	–	6	–	0			0	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP poll[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	2:00 p.m.	NC State	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	L 0–3	41,000	[2]
September 30	8:15 p.m.	at Miami (FL)*	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	L 12–29	40,252	[3]
October 8	2:00 p.m.	Notre Dame*	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	W 12–7	41,000	[4]
October 15	2:00 p.m.	Wake Forest	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	L 12–13	36,000	[5]
October 22	2:00 p.m.	at South Carolina	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry)	L 6–22	20,000	[6]
October 29	2:00 p.m.	at No. 11 Tennessee*	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	L 14–27	27,060	[7]
November 5	2:00 p.m.	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	L 0–24	35,000	[8]
November 12	2:00 p.m.	Maryland	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	L 19–22	26,000	[9]
November 19	2:00 p.m.	No. 6 Duke	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (Victory Bell)	W 7–6	42,000	[10]
November 26	1:30 p.m.	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry)	W 35–8	8,000	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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