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-
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
Record 11-1
Points Scored 324
Scoring Average 27.0
Points Allowed 210
Defense Average 17.5
Opponents Record 62-58
Conference Record 6-0
Home Record 6-0
Away Record 4-1
1972 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
12 11-1-0
AP
14 10-1-0
Coaches
14 10-1-0
UPI
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.
Great Moments in College Football History
The Oklahoma Sooners hold the record for the longest winning streak in college football. The streak lasted 47 games, from 1954 until 1957.