1972 North Carolina Tar Heels football team
The 1972 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the North Carolina Tar Heels of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season.[2] The team won its second consecutive Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) championship, going 6–0 in conference play, and played in the 1972 Sun Bowl, defeating Texas Tech by a score of 32–28. The Tar Heels ended the year ranked 12th in the AP Poll with an 11–1 record—the lone loss coming at Ohio State in their fourth game.[3] This was the first of only four seasons where North Carolina was able to win 11 games.
| 1972 North Carolina Tar Heels football | |
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ACC champion | |
Sun Bowl, W 32–28 vs. Texas Tech | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 14 |
| AP | No. 12 |
| Record | 11–1 (6–0 ACC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Bobby Collins (6th season) |
| Captain | Gene Brown, Ron Rusnak |
| Home stadium | Kenan Memorial Stadium |
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| No. 12 North Carolina $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 NC State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 9 | 1:30 p.m. | Richmond* | W 28–18 | 31,500 | [4] | |||
| September 16 | 1:30 p.m. | Maryland | W 31–26 | 28,000 | ||||
| September 23 | 1:30 p.m. | NC State |
| W 34–33 | 47,000 | |||
| September 30 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 5 Ohio State* | L 14–29 | 86,180 | [5][6] | |||
| October 14 | 1:30 p.m. | Kentucky* |
| W 31–20 | 42,500 | [7] | ||
| October 21 | 1:30 p.m. | at Wake Forest | W 21–0 | 27,000 | ||||
| November 4 | 1:30 p.m. | at Clemson | W 26–10 | 41,000 | ||||
| November 11 | 1:30 p.m. | Virginia | No. 18 |
| W 23–3 | 36,500 | ||
| November 18 | 1:30 p.m. | Duke | No. 16 |
| W 14–0 | 47,000 | ||
| November 25 | 1:30 p.m. | East Carolina* | No. 15 |
| W 42–19 | 31,600 | [8] | |
| December 9 | 2:00 p.m. | vs. Florida* | No. 16 | W 28–24 | 33,103 | [9] | ||
| December 30 | 1:00 p.m. | vs. Texas Tech* | No. 16 | CBS | W 32–28 | 27,877 | ||
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Personnel
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Game summaries
Ohio State
North Carolina Tar Heels at Ohio State Buckeyes
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| North Carolina | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Ohio St | 3 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 29 |
at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
- Date: September 30, 1972
- Game time: 1:30 p.m.
- Game weather: Cloudy, 49 °F (9 °C)
- Game attendance: 86,180
- Box Score
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References
- "1972 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
- "1972 North Carolina Tar Heels". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
- "1972 Final AP Football Poll".
- "Tar Heels rush past Richmond, 28–18". The News and Observer. September 9, 1972. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "The Akron Beacon Journal from Akron, Ohio on September 30, 1972 · Page 3 (newspapers.com)".
- "The Akron Beacon Journal from Akron, Ohio on October 1, 1972 · Page 55 (newspapers.com)".
- "North Carolina staves off upset-minded Kentucky, 31–20". Rocky Mount Telegram. October 15, 1972. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Carolina runs through Pirates, 42–19". The News and Observer. November 26, 1972. Retrieved March 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "3 TDs by Johnson power N. Carolina". The Courier-Journal. December 10, 1972. Retrieved October 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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