The 1958 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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during the
1958 NCAA University Division football season
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. The Tar Heels were led by fourth-year head coach
Jim Tatum
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and played their home games at
Kenan Memorial Stadium
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. The team competed as a member of the
Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in fourth.
Two-way end
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Background
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was named a
first-team All-American by the
Football Writers Association of America and the NEA.
This was Tatum's last year as head coach, as he unexpectedly died at age 46 of a
typhus
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-like illness in July 1959. He had a record of 19–17–3 at UNC.
Schedule
References
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North Carolina
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North Carolina Tar Heels football seasons
North Carolina Tar Heels football
The North Carolina Tar Heels football team represents the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the sport of American football or Gridiron Football. The Tar Heels play in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate ...