North Carolina
ACC · 1959 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
1959 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 22 |  Clemson (CLEMSON)H2H |  ACC | 9–2 | L 18–20 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–5 | L 8–28 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2H | ACC | 1–9 | W 20–12 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2H | ACC | 6–4 | W 19–6 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  Maryland (MARYLAND)H2H | ACC | 5–5 | L 7–14 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2H | ACC | 6–4 | W 21–19 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2H |  SEC | 5–4–1 | L 7–29 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  Miami (MIAMI)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–4 | L 7–14 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2H | ACC | 0–10 | W 41–0 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Dec 1 |  Duke (DUKE)H2H | ACC | 4–6 | W 50–0 |
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).
- South Carolina +6
- Wake Forest +6
- Duke +4
- NC State +1
- Virginia 0
- Clemson -2
- Tennessee -4
- Miami -4
- Notre Dame -5
- Maryland -5
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.500 Win % · Change 1
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.