The 1972 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the North Carolina Tar Heels of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season.[2] The team won its second consecutive Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) championship, going 6–0 in conference play, and played in the 1972 Sun Bowl, defeating Texas Tech by a score of 32–28. The Tar Heels ended the year ranked 12th in the AP Poll with an 11–1 record—the lone loss coming at Ohio State in their fourth game.[3] This was the first of only four seasons where North Carolina was able to win 11 games.
Schedule[]
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 9 | Richmond* | | | | W 28–18 | |
September 16 | Maryland | | | | W 31–26 | |
September 23 | NC State | | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
| | W 34–33 | |
September 30 | at No. 5 Ohio State* | | | | L 14–29 | 86,180 |
October 14 | Kentucky* | | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC
| | W 31–20 | |
October 21 | at Wake Forest | | | | W 21–0 | 27,000 |
November 4 | at Clemson | | | | W 26–10 | 41,000 |
November 11 | Virginia | No. 18 | | | W 23–3 | |
November 18 | Duke | No. 16 | | | W 14–0 | |
November 25 | East Carolina* | No. 15 | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC
| | W 42–19 | |
December 9 | vs. Florida* | No. 16 | | | W 28–24 | |
December 30 | vs. Texas Tech* | No. 16 | | CBS | W 32–28 | 27,877 |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Personnel[]
1972 North Carolina Tar Heels football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
Pos. |
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Name |
Class
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Bethea, EarleEarle Bethea
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QB
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Vidnovic, NickNick Vidnovic
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5.0 !Jr
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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References[]
Template:Atlantic Coast Conference football champions