1968 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

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]

1968 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1968 record3–7 (1–6 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBobby Collins (2nd season)
CaptainGayle Bomar, Mike Smith
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
1968 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
NC State $ 6 1 06 4 0
Clemson 4 1 14 5 1
Virginia 3 2 07 3 0
South Carolina 4 3 04 6 0
Duke 3 4 04 6 0
Wake Forest 2 3 12 7 1
Maryland 2 5 02 8 0
North Carolina 1 6 03 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 21NC StateL 6–38
September 28South Carolina
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
L 27–3228,000
October 5at Vanderbilt*W 8–7
October 12at MarylandL 24–33
October 19No. 7 Florida*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 22–728,000
October 26at Wake ForestL 31–4830,000
November 2at Air Force*L 15–28
November 9Virginia
L 6–4123,000
November 16at ClemsonL 14–24
November 23Duke
W 25–1444,500
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1968 North Carolina Tar Heels football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 23 Don McCauley So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • 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.
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