North Carolina
ACC · 1953 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 5 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 28 seasons · 4 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 4 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare North Carolina head-to-head · History & Eras
1953 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2H |  ACC | 1–9 | W 29–7 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 | Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)H2H | IND SOCON | 4–6 | W 39–0 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2H | ACC | 3–6–1 | W 18–13 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  Maryland (MARYLAND)H2H | ACC | 10–1 | L 0–26 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  Georgia (GEORGIA)H2H |  SEC | 3–8 | L 14–27 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2H | SEC | 6–4–1 | L 6–20 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2H | ACC | 7–3 | L 0–18 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2H | IND FBSI | 9–0–1 | L 14–34 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 24 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2H | IND FBSI | 1–8 | W 33–7 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Dec 1 |  Duke (DUKE)H2H | ACC | 7–2–1 | L 20–35 |
Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Washington & LEE +4
- Wake Forest +3
- NC State +1
- Virginia +1
- Notre Dame 0
- Maryland -1
- Duke -2
- South Carolina -3
- Tennessee -4
- Georgia -8
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.400 Win % · No change
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.