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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: Dick Crum
Conference: Atlantic Coast-

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1888  <-- 1982 <- 1983 -> 1984 --> 2024
1983 Season Highlights
 Dick Crum enters his 6th season as Head Coach at North Carolina.
 
1983 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 3  @ South Carolina  24   8   W       
 Sat., Sep. 10  vs. Memphis  24   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 17  vs. Miami Ohio  48   17   W       
 Sat., Sep. 24  vs. William & Mary  51   20   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  @ Georgia Tech  38   21   W       
 Sat., Oct. 8  vs. Wake Forest  30   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  @ North Carolina State  42   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  @ Maryland  26   28   L       
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. Clemson  3   16   L       
 Sat., Nov. 12  @ Virginia  14   17   L       
 Sat., Nov. 19  vs. Duke  34   27   W       
 Fri., Dec. 30   Florida State  3   28   L    @ Atlanta, GA   Peach Bowl
 
1983 Season Totals
  Record8-4
  Points Scored337
  Scoring Average28.1
  Points Allowed216
  Defense Average18.0
  Opponents Record59-62
  Conference Record4-3
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record3-2
1983 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1983 Atlantic Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Clemson 9-1-1338200 7-0240130  Danny Ford
Maryland 8-4316253Lost  23-305-1181123  Bobby Ross
North Carolina 8-4337216Lost  3-284-3187133  Dick Crum
Virginia 6-5252280 3-4166192  George Welsh
Duke 3-8246350 3-5198277  Steve Sloan
Georgia Tech 3-8222313 3-3161181  Bill Curry
Wake Forest 4-7257281 1-6167242  Al Groh
North Carolina State 3-8236246 1-6125186  Thomas Tom Reed
Miami 11-1313136Won  31-30  Howard Schnellenberger

1983 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1983 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.