1970 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

1970 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Peach Bowl, L 26–48 vs. Arizona State
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record8–4 (5–2 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBobby Collins (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorLee Hayley (4th season)
CaptainDon McCauley, Flip Ray, Bill Richardson
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
1970 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wake Forest $ 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
North Carolina 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Duke 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
South Carolina 3 – 2 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
NC State 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
Clemson 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Maryland 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Virginia 0 – 6 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1970 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. The Tar Heels were led by fourth-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 second.[2]

The team's star player was running back Don McCauley, who broke O. J. Simpson's NCAA record for single season rushing yards with 1,720 yards. He was named ACC Player of the Year, was a consensus first-team All-American, and finished ninth in voting for the Heisman Trophy.[3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 121:50 p.m.Kentucky*
W 20–1036,900[4]
September 191:50 p.mNC State
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
ABCW 19–044,300[5][6]
September 261:30 p.m.at Maryland
W 53–2020,806[7]
October 37:30 p.m.at Vanderbilt*No. 19
W 10–720,400[8]
October 101:30 p.m.South CarolinaNo. 18
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
L 21–3547,500[9]
October 177:30 p.m.at Tulane*
L 17–2423,900[10]
October 241:30 p.m.at Wake Forest
L 13–1431,500[11]
October 311:30 p.m.Virginia
W 30–1532,500[12]
November 71:30 p.m.VMI*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 62–1328,500[13]
November 14at Clemson
W 42–728,914[14][15]
November 211:30 p.m.Duke
W 59–3448,600[16]
December 308:00 p.m.vs. No. 8 Arizona State*
L 26–4852,126[17]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster

1970 North Carolina Tar Heels football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 23 Don McCauley Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 43 John Bunting Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "1970 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  2. ^ "1970 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  3. ^ "2016 North Carolina football media guide" (PDF). North Carolina Athletic Communications Office. p. 122.
  4. ^ "Heels drop Kentucky for 1st opening win since 1963". Rocky Mount Telegram. September 13, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "The daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, September 19, 1970, Image 1". September 19, 1970. p. 1.
  6. ^ "The daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, September 20, 1970, Image 1". September 20, 1970. p. 1.
  7. ^ "Tar Heels roll, 53–20". The Greenville News. September 27, 1970. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "UNC's rally beats Vandy". The News and Observer. October 4, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "South Carolina's late rally tops North Carolina, 35–21". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 11, 1970. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tulane's passing zips UNC, 24–17". The Charlotte Observer. October 18, 1970. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Wake Forest scores late, upsets Tar Heels by 14–13". Daily Press. October 25, 1970. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "UNC rallies past Virginia". The Rocky Mount Telegram. November 1, 1970. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "UNC routs Keydets, 62–13". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 8, 1970. Retrieved January 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Clemson Football Media Guide - 1971". Clemson University. 1971. p. 4. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  15. ^ "Tar Heels roll, 42–7". Pensacola News Journal. November 15, 1970. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "North Carolina defeats Duke in scoring duel 59–34". The Danville Register. November 22, 1970. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "Arizona State blisters Tar Heels, 48–26". The Arizona Daily Star. December 31, 1970. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.


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