1968 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
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]

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]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 211:30 p.m.NC StateL 6–3845,000
September 281:30 p.m.South Carolina
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
L 27–3228,000
October 57:30 p.m.at Vanderbilt*W 8–720,480[3]
October 121:30 p.m.at MarylandL 24–3327,480
October 191:30 p.m.No. 7 Florida*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 22–728,000
October 261:30 p.m.at Wake ForestL 31–4830,000
November 23:30 p.m.at Air Force*L 15–2824,596
November 91:30 p.m.Virginia
L 6–4123,000
November 161:30 p.m.at ClemsonL 14–2427,177[4]
November 231:30 p.m.Duke
W 25–1444,500
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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 Injured
  • Redshirt 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.
  3. "Tar Heels beat Vanderbilt, 8–7, for first victory this season". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 6, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Clemson Football Media Guide - 1969". Clemson University. 1968. p. 9. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
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