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North Carolina Football Team History

North Carolina Tar Heels

University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC
Founded: 1789
Stadium: Kenan Memorial Stadium
Capacity: 60,000
Colors: Carolina Blue & White
Coach: James M. Jim Tatum
Conference: Atlantic Coast-

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1888 <-- 1965 <- 1966 -> 1967 --> 2024

1966 Season Highlights

James M. Jim Tatum enters his 12th season as Head Coach at North Carolina.

1966 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 17	@ Kentucky	0	10	L
Sat., Sep. 24	vs. North Carolina State	10	7	W
Sat., Oct. 1	@ Michigan	21	7	W
Sat., Oct. 15	@ Notre Dame	0	32	L
Sat., Oct. 22	vs. Wake Forest	0	3	L
Sat., Oct. 29	@ Georgia	3	28	L
Sat., Nov. 5	@ Clemson	3	27	L
Sat., Nov. 12	vs. Air Force	14	20	L
Sat., Nov. 19	vs. Duke	25	41	L
Sat., Nov. 26	vs. Virginia	14	21	L

1966 Season Totals
Record	2-8
Points Scored	90
Scoring Average	9.0
Points Allowed	196
Defense Average	19.6
Opponents Record	55-44
Conference Record	1-4
Home Record	1-4
Away Record	1-4

1966 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1966 Atlantic Coast- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Clemson	6-4	174	177		6-1	162	108	Frank Howard
North Carolina State	5-5	191	168		5-2	165	116	Earle Edwards
Maryland	4-6	180	204		3-3	117	107	Louis H. Lou Saban
Virginia	4-6	214	235		3-3	150	150	George Blackie Blackburn
Duke	5-5	164	237		2-3	100	96	Tom Harp
Wake Forest	3-7	90	162		2-4	63	102	Bill Tate
North Carolina	2-8	90	196		1-4	52	99	James M. Jim Tatum
South Carolina	1-9	95	216		1-3	49	80	Paul Dietzel

1966 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1966 All Atlantic Coast Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.