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1969 North Carolina Tar Heels football team
American college football season
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]
Quick Facts North Carolina Tar Heels football, Conference ...
| 1969 North Carolina Tar Heels football | |
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 5–5 (3–3 ACC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Bobby Collins (3rd season) |
| Captain | Sam Bounds, Ed Chalupka, Bob Hanna, Don Hartig, David Jackson, Ken Price, Saulis Zemaitis |
| Home stadium | Kenan Memorial Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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More information Date, Time ...
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 20 | 1:30 p.m. | at NC State | L 3–10 | 32,000 | [3] | |
| September 27 | 7:30 p.m. | at South Carolina | L 6–14 | 42,559 | [4] | |
| October 4 | 1:30 p.m. | Vanderbilt* | W 38–22 | 30,000 | [5] | |
| October 11 | 1:30 p.m. | Air Force* |
| L 10–20 | 37,500 | [6] |
| October 18 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 10 Florida* | L 2–52 | 62,945 | [7] | |
| October 25 | 1:30 p.m. | Wake Forest |
| W 23–3 | 31,500 | [8] |
| November 1 | 1:30 p.m. | at Virginia | W 12–0 | 19,000 | [9] | |
| November 8 | 1:30 p.m. | VMI* |
| W 61–11 | 29,500 | [10] |
| November 15 | 1:30 p.m. | Clemson |
| W 32–15 | 32,500 | [11] |
| November 22 | 1:30 p.m. | at Duke | L 13–17 | 44,000 | [12] | |
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- "1969 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
- "1969 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
- "'Pack power game nudges Tar Heels, 10–3, in mud battle". Daily Press. September 21, 1969. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Gamecocks get by UNC, 14–6". The Greenville News. September 28, 1969. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Vandy still unable to find win column". The Selma Times-Journal. October 5, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Airmen soar by Tar Heels". The Shreveport Times. October 12, 1969. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "UNC killed by angry Gators, 52–2". The Charlotte Observer. October 19, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Bruising Don McCauley guides UNC past Wake Forest for 23–3 victory". The Danville Register. October 26, 1969. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Tar Heels defeat Virginia". The Times and Democrat. November 2, 1969. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "UNC routs VMI, 61–11". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 9, 1969. Retrieved January 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "McCauley, sub lift Tar Heels, 32 to 15". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 16, 1969. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "'Tricky' Duke spills Carolina, 17–13 in roaring season finale". The Rocky Mount Telegram. November 23, 1969. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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