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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  <-- 1971 <- 1972 -> 1973 --> 2024
1972 Season Highlights
 Bill Dooley enters his 6th season as Head Coach at North Carolina.
 The Tar Heels won the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship.
 
1972 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 9  vs. Richmond  28   18   W       
 Sat., Sep. 16  @ Maryland  31   26   W       
 Sat., Sep. 23  vs. North Carolina State  34   33   W       
 Sat., Sep. 30  @ Ohio State  14   29   L       
 Sat., Oct. 14  vs. Kentucky  31   20   W       
 Sat., Oct. 21  @ Wake Forest  21   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 4  @ Clemson  26   10   W       
 Sat., Nov. 11  vs. Virginia  23   3   W       
 Sat., Nov. 18  vs. Duke  14   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 25  vs. East Carolina  42   19   W       
 Sat., Dec. 9  @ Florida  28   24   W    @ Jacksonville, FL   
 Sat., Dec. 30   Texas Tech  32   28   W    @ El Paso, TX   Sun Bowl
 
1972 Season Totals
  Record11-1
  Points Scored324
  Scoring Average27.0
  Points Allowed210
  Defense Average17.5
  Opponents Record62-58
  Conference Record6-0
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record4-1
1972 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
12 11-1-0 AP
14 10-1-0 Coaches
14 10-1-0 UPI
  
1972 Atlantic Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
North Carolina 11-1324210Won  32-286-014972  Bill Dooley
North Carolina State 8-3-1409240Won  49-135-1-1235126  Lou Holtz
Duke 5-6132156 3-37167  Mike McGee
Maryland 5-5-1243217 3-2-1142104  Jerry Claiborne
Clemson 4-7143245 3-4108133  Hootie Ingram
Virginia 4-7199276 2-5113184  Don Lawrence
South Carolina 4-7214232 1-38176  Paul Dietzel
Wake Forest 2-988339 1-637174  Tom Harper

1972 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1972 All Atlantic Coast Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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