1975 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

1975 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record3–7–1 (1–4–1 ACC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJim Dickey (1st season)
CaptainDeke Andrews, Roc Bauman, James Betterson, Bill Paschall, Ray Stanford, Bobby Trott
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Maryland $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 1
Duke 3 – 0 – 2 4 – 5 – 2
NC State 2 – 2 – 1 7 – 4 – 1
Wake Forest 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Clemson 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
North Carolina 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
Virginia 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1975 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. The Tar Heels were led by ninth-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 sixth.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 61:30 p.m.[3]William & Mary*
W 33–731,500[4]
September 201:30 p.m.[5]Maryland
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 7–3443,000[6][7]
September 271:30 p.m.[8]at No. 2 Ohio State*
L 7–3287,750[9][10]
October 41:30 p.m.[11]at Virginia
W 31–2828,175[12]
October 111:30 p.m.[13]No. 15 Notre Dame*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
L 14–2149,500[14][15]
October 181:30 p.m.[16]at NC State
L 20–2150,500[17]
October 251:30 p.m.[18]East Carolina*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 17–3842,000[19][20]
November 11:30 p.m.[21]Wake Forest
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
L 9–2143,000[22]
November 81:30 p.m.[23]Clemson
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 35–3840,000[24]
November 151:30 p.m.[25]at Tulane*
W 17–1529,850[26]
November 221:30 p.m.[27]at Duke
T 17–1742,100[28]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

References

  1. ^ "1975 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  2. ^ "1975 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  3. ^ "The News and Observer from Raleigh, North Carolina on September 6, 1975 · 13 (newspapers.com)".
  4. ^ "Betterson keys Tarheels past William & Mary". Kingsport Times-News. September 7, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, September 20, 1975, Page 1, Image 1 · North Carolina Newspapers (digitalnc.org)".
  6. ^ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, September 22, 1975, Page 4, Image 4 · North Carolina Newspapers (digitalnc.org)".
  7. ^ "Maryland easily tops North Carolina, 34–7". Sunday News Journal. September 21, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "1975-03-NorthCarolina.pdf (ohiostatebuckeyes.com)" (PDF).
  9. ^ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, September 29, 1975, Page 5, Image 5 · North Carolina Newspapers (digitalnc.org)".
  10. ^ "Johnson scores record 5". Dayton Daily News. September 28, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "The Cavalier Daily - Google News Archive Search".
  12. ^ "North Carolina edges Virginia, 31–28". The Times and Democrat. October 5, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1975-10-10_v10_028.pdf (nd.edu)" (PDF).
  14. ^ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 13, 1975, Page 1, Image 1 · North Carolina Newspapers (digitalnc.org)".
  15. ^ "21 late points save Notre Dame". The Courier-Journal. October 12, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 17, 1975, Page 1, Image 1 · North Carolina Newspapers (digitalnc.org)".
  17. ^ "Two-point conversion lifts Wolfpack to win". The Times and Democrat. October 19, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "The News and Observer from Raleigh, North Carolina on October 25, 1975 · 11 (newspapers.com)".
  19. ^ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 27, 1975, Page 5, Image 5 · North Carolina Newspapers (digitalnc.org)".
  20. ^ "Pirates totally eclipse UNC, 38–17". The News and Observer. October 26, 1975. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  21. ^ "The News and Observer from Raleigh, North Carolina on November 1, 1975 · 11 (newspapers.com)".
  22. ^ "McManus-led Deacs top Tar Heels 21–9". Daily Press. November 2, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  23. ^ "The News and Observer from Raleigh, North Carolina on November 8, 1975 · 13 (newspapers.com)".
  24. ^ "Dennis Smith's interception preserves Clemson's 38–35 win". Florence Morning News. November 9, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  25. ^ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, November 14, 1975, Page 5, Image 5 · North Carolina Newspapers (digitalnc.org)".
  26. ^ "UNC nips Tulane on late FG". The News and Observer. November 16, 1975. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  27. ^ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, November 21, 1975, Page 5, Image 5 · North Carolina Newspapers (digitalnc.org)".
  28. ^ "Blue Devils, Tar Heels fumble to 17–17 tie". The Rocky Mount Telegram. November 23, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.


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