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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: Bill Dooley
Conference: Atlantic Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1888  <-- 1969 <- 1970 -> 1971 --> 2024
1970 Season Highlights
 Bill Dooley enters his 4th season as Head Coach at North Carolina.
 
1970 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 12  vs. Kentucky  20   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 19  vs. North Carolina State  19   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 26  @ Maryland  53   20   W       
 Sat., Oct. 3  @ Vanderbilt  10   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  vs. South Carolina  21   35   L       
 Sat., Oct. 17  @ Tulane  17   24   L       
 Sat., Oct. 24  @ Wake Forest  13   14   L       
 Sat., Oct. 31  vs. Virginia  30   15   W       
 Sat., Nov. 7  vs. Virginia Military Institute  62   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 14  @ Clemson  42   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 21  vs. Duke  59   34   W       
 Wed., Dec. 30   Arizona State  26   48   L    @ Atlanta, GA   Peach Bowl
 
1970 Season Totals
  Record8-4
  Points Scored372
  Scoring Average31.0
  Points Allowed227
  Defense Average18.9
  Opponents Record54-66
  Conference Record5-2
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record3-2
1970 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1970 Atlantic Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
North Carolina 8-4372227Lost  26-485-2237125  Bill Dooley
Duke 6-5229252 5-2163160  Tom Harp
Wake Forest 6-5191241 5-1128110  Cal Stoll
South Carolina 4-6-1285253 3-2-1176130  Paul Dietzel
Clemson 3-8164313 2-4120165  Hootie Ingram
North Carolina State 3-7-190179 2-3-15380  Earle Edwards
Maryland 2-9112241 2-481125  Roy Lester
Virginia 5-6240187 0-676139  George Blackie Blackburn

1970 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1970 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.