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: Dick Crum Conference: Atlantic Coast-
1980 Season Highlights
Dick Crum enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at North Carolina.
The Tar Heels won the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship.
1980 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 6 vs. Furman
35
13
W
Sat., Sep. 13 @
Texas Tech
9
3
W
Sat., Sep. 27 vs.
Maryland
17
3
W
Sat., Oct. 4 vs.
Georgia Tech
33
0
W
Sat., Oct. 11 @
Wake Forest
27
9
W
Sat., Oct. 18 vs.
North Carolina State
28
8
W
Sat., Oct. 25 vs.
East Carolina
31
3
W
Sat., Nov. 1 @
Oklahoma
7
41
L
Sat., Nov. 8 @
Clemson
24
19
W
Sat., Nov. 15 vs.
Virginia
26
3
W
Sat., Nov. 22 vs.
Duke
44
21
W
Wed., Dec. 31
Texas
16
7
W
@ Houston, TX
Bluebonnet Bowl
1980 Season Totals
Record 11-1
Points Scored 297
Scoring Average 24.8
Points Allowed 130
Defense Average 10.8
Opponents Record 58-65
Conference Record 7-0
Home Record 7-0
Away Record 3-1
1980 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
10 11-1-0
AP
9 11-1-0
Coaches
9 11-1-0
UPI
1980 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1980 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 forward pass first appeared in college football in 1906. It was introduced in an attempt to increase scoring and reduce injuries.