1968 North Carolina Tar Heels football team
American college football season
1968 North Carolina Tar Heels football | |
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Record | 3–7 (1–6 ACC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Bobby Collins (2nd season) |
Captain | Gayle Bomar, Mike Smith |
Home stadium | Kenan Memorial Stadium |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1968 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. The Tar Heels were led by second-year head coach Bill Dooley and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in last.[2]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 21 | 1:30 p.m. | NC State | L 6–38 | 45,500 | [3] | |
September 28 | 1:30 p.m. | South Carolina |
| L 27–32 | 28,000 | [4] |
October 5 | 7:30 p.m. | at Vanderbilt* | W 8–7 | 20,480 | [5] | |
October 12 | 1:30 p.m. | at Maryland | L 24–33 | 27,480 | [6] | |
October 19 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 7 Florida* |
| W 22–7 | 28,000 | [7] |
October 26 | 1:30 p.m. | at Wake Forest | L 31–48 | 30,000 | [8] | |
November 2 | 3:30 p.m. | at Air Force* | L 15–28 | 24,596 | [9] | |
November 9 | 1:30 p.m. | Virginia |
| L 6–41 | 23,000 | [10] |
November 16 | 1:30 p.m. | at Clemson |
| L 14–24 | 27,177 | [11] |
November 23 | 1:30 p.m. | Duke |
| W 25–14 | 44,500 | [12] |
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Roster
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References
- ^ "1968 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
- ^ "1968 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
- ^ "Early Wolfpack explosion crushes Tar Heels, 38–6". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. September 22, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Last period touchdowns pull SC past Tar Heels". Florence Morning News. September 29, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tar Heels beat Vanderbilt, 8–7, for first victory this season". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 6, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Terps end streak with win over NC". Florence Morning News. October 13, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "North Carolina upsets seventh-ranked Florida, 22–7". The Danville Register. October 20, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Deacon TD barrage topples Tar Heels". The State. October 27, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UNC loses Bomar as Falcons win". The Greenville News. November 3, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Virginia thrashes N. Carolina, 41–6". The State. November 10, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Carolina stopped by Clemson, 24–14". Durham Morning Herald. November 17, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bomar leads Tar Heels to upset of Duke, 25–14". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 24, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.