1970 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

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1970 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Peach Bowl, L 26–48 vs. Arizona State
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1970 record8–4 (5–2 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBobby Collins (4th season)
CaptainDon McCauley, Flip Ray, Bill Richardson
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
1970 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
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 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[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12Kentucky*
W 20–10
September 19NC State
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
W 19–0
September 26at Maryland
W 53–20
October 3at Vanderbilt*No. 19
W 10–7
October 10South CarolinaNo. 18
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
L 21–3547,500
October 17at Tulane*
L 17–2423,900[4]
October 24at Wake Forest
L 13–1430,500
October 31Virginia
W 30–1532,500
November 7VMI*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 62–1328,500[5]
November 14at Clemson
W 42–727,000
November 21Duke
W 59–3448,600
December 30vs. No. 8 Arizona State*
L 26–4852,126
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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. ^ "Tulane's passing zips UNC, 24–17". The Charlotte Observer. October 18, 1970. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "UNC routs Keydets, 62–13". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 8, 1970. Retrieved January 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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