1969 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

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1969 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1969 record5–5 (3–3 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBobby Collins (3rd season)
CaptainSam Bounds, Ed Chalupka, Bob Hanna, Don Hartig, David Jackson, Ken Price, Saulis Zemaitis
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1968
1970 →
1969 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
South Carolina $ 6 – 0 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
NC State 3 – 2 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
North Carolina 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Clemson 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Duke 3 – 3 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Maryland 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Wake Forest 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Virginia 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The Atlantic Coast Conference North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. The Tar Heels were led by third-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 third.[2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at NC State
L 3–10
September 27at South Carolina
L 6–1442,559
October 4Vanderbilt*
W 38–22
October 11Air Force*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 10–20
October 18at No. 10 Florida*
L 2–5262,945
October 25Wake Forest
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
W 23–331,500
November 1at Virginia
W 12–019,001
November 8VMI*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 61–1129,500[3]
November 15Clemson
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 32–15
November 22at Duke
L 13–1744,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster[]

1969 North Carolina Tar Heels football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 23 Don McCauley Jr
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. ^ "1969 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
  2. ^ "1969 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  3. ^ "UNC routs VMI, 61–11". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 9, 1969. Retrieved January 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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