1968 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

1968 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record3–7 (1–6 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBobby Collins (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorLee Hayley (2nd season)
CaptainGayle Bomar, Mike Smith
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1967
1969 →
1968 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

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

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 211:30 p.m.NC State
L 6–3845,500[3]
September 281:30 p.m.South Carolina
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
L 27–3228,000[4]
October 57:30 p.m.at Vanderbilt*
W 8–720,480[5]
October 121:30 p.m.at Maryland
L 24–3327,480[6]
October 191:30 p.m.No. 7 Florida*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 22–728,000[7]
October 261:30 p.m.at Wake Forest
L 31–4830,000[8]
November 23:30 p.m.at Air Force*
L 15–2824,596[9]
November 91:30 p.m.Virginia
L 6–4123,000[10]
November 161:30 p.m.at Clemson
L 14–2427,177[11]
November 231:30 p.m.Duke
W 25–1444,500[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster

1968 North Carolina Tar Heels football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 23 Don McCauley So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "1968 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
  2. ^ "1968 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  3. ^ "Early Wolfpack explosion crushes Tar Heels, 38–6". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. September 22, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Last period touchdowns pull SC past Tar Heels". Florence Morning News. September 29, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tar Heels beat Vanderbilt, 8–7, for first victory this season". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 6, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Terps end streak with win over NC". Florence Morning News. October 13, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "North Carolina upsets seventh-ranked Florida, 22–7". The Danville Register. October 20, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Deacon TD barrage topples Tar Heels". The State. October 27, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "UNC loses Bomar as Falcons win". The Greenville News. November 3, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Virginia thrashes N. Carolina, 41–6". The State. November 10, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Carolina stopped by Clemson, 24–14". Durham Morning Herald. November 17, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Bomar leads Tar Heels to upset of Duke, 25–14". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 24, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.