The North Carolina Tar Heels were 5-5 in 1959.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
4-3 | 6-4 | ||
4-2 | 5-5 | ||
5-2 | 5-5 | ||
2-3 | 4-6 | ||
0-6 | 1-9 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 10 | 198 | 3,089 | 691 | 4.5 | 1,851 | 482 | 3.8 | 1,238 | 209 | 5.9 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 25th | 22nd | 11th | 37th | 30th | 31st | 32nd | 25th | 24th | 63rd | |||||||||
Opponent | 10 | 142 | 2,574 | 3.9 | 1,611 | 473 | 3.4 | 963 | 186 | 5.2 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 91st | 57th | 37th | 59th | 75th | 50th | 58th | 98th | 29th | ||||||||||
Net | +56 | +515 | +691 | +0.6 | +240 | +9 | +0.4 | +275 | +23 | +0.7 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 28th | 27th | 11th | 34th | 42nd | 53rd | 38th | 28th | 39th | 38th |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 10 | 2 | .833 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | .500 | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |