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-
1982 Season Highlights
Dick Crum enters his 5th season as Head Coach at North Carolina.
1982 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Thu., Sep. 9 @
Pittsburgh
6
7
L
@ Pittsburgh, PA
Sat., Sep. 18 vs.
Vanderbilt
34
10
W
Sat., Sep. 25 vs.
Army
62
8
W
Sat., Oct. 2 vs.
Georgia Tech
41
0
W
Sat., Oct. 9 @
Wake Forest
24
7
W
Sat., Oct. 16 vs.
North Carolina State
41
9
W
Sat., Oct. 30 vs.
Maryland
24
31
L
Sat., Nov. 6 @
Clemson
13
16
L
Sat., Nov. 13 vs.
Virginia
27
14
W
Sat., Nov. 20 @
Duke
17
23
L
Thu., Nov. 25 vs.
Bowling Green State
33
14
W
Sat., Dec. 25
Texas
26
10
W
@ El Paso, TX
Sun Bowl
1982 Season Totals
Record 8-4
Points Scored 348
Scoring Average 29.0
Points Allowed 149
Defense Average 12.4
Opponents Record 70-54
Conference Record 4-3
Home Record 6-1
Away Record 1-3
1982 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
18 8-4-0
AP
13 8-4-0
Coaches
13 8-4-0
UPI
19 8-4-0
USA Today/CNN
1982 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1982 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 college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.