1982 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

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1982 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Sun Bowl champion
Sun Bowl, W 26–10 vs. Texas
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 18
Record8–4 (3–3 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainDavid Drechsler
Home stadium Kenan Memorial Stadium
(capacity: 50,000)
Seasons
←  1981
1983  →
1982 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Clemson $ 6 –0 –09 –1 –1
No. 20 Maryland 5 –1 –08 –4 –0
No. 18 North Carolina 3 –3 –08 –4 –0
Duke 3 –3 –06 –5 –0
NC State 3 –3 –06 –5 –0
Virginia 1 –5 –02 –9 –0
Wake Forest 0 –6 –03 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Tar Heels were led by fifth-year head coach Dick Crum and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and finished tied for third place. [1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 99:00 p.m.at No. 1 Pittsburgh *No. 5
 CBS L 6–754,449 [2]
September 181:00 p.m. Vanderbilt *No. 11
W 34–1051,696 [3]
September 251:00 p.m. Army *No. 11
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 62–850,950
October 21:00 p.m. Georgia Tech *No. 12
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
 ABC W 41–049,500 [4]
October 91:00 p.m.at Wake Forest No. 12
W 24–736,200
October 161:00 p.m. NC State No. 11
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
W 41–953,278
October 301:00 p.m. Maryland No. 10
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 24–3151,319
November 61:00 p.m.at No. 13 Clemson No. 18
L 13–1663,718–63,788 [5]
November 131:00 p.m. Virginia
W 27–1449,500
November 201:30 p.m.at Duke
L 17–2333,941
November 2512:00 p.m. Bowling Green *
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 33–1433,000
December 252:00 p.m.vs. No. 8 Texas *
CBSW 26–1031,359
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References

  1. ↑ "1982 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Intelligencer Journal from Lancaster, Pennsylvania on September 9, 1982 · 38 (newspapers.com)".
  3. ↑ "Horton takes over, paces UNC victory". The Charlotte Observer. September 19, 1982. Retrieved November 2, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Georgia Tech at North Carolina". The Atlanta Constitution . Atlanta, Georgia. October 2, 1982. p. 6C. Retrieved July 5, 2021– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  5. ↑ "Clemson Football Media Guide - 1983". Clemson University. 1983. pp. 0, 73. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
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