1982 North Carolina Tar Heels football team
| 1982 North Carolina Tar Heels football | |
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Sun Bowl champion | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 13 |
| AP | No. 18 |
| Record | 8–4 (3–3 ACC) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | David Drechsler |
| Home stadium | Kenan Memorial Stadium |
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| No. 8 Clemson $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Maryland | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 North Carolina | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 9 | 9:00 p.m. | at No. 1 Pittsburgh* | No. 5 | CBS | L 6–7 | 54,449 | [2] | |
| September 18 | 1:00 p.m. | Vanderbilt* | No. 11 | W 34–10 | 51,696 | [3] | ||
| September 25 | 1:00 p.m. | Army* | No. 11 |
| W 62–8 | 50,950 | [4] | |
| October 2 | 1:00 p.m. | Georgia Tech* | No. 12 |
| ABC | W 41–0 | 49,500 | [5][6] |
| October 9 | 1:00 p.m. | at Wake Forest | No. 12 | W 24–7 | 36,200 | [7] | ||
| October 16 | 1:00 p.m. | NC State | No. 11 |
| W 41–9 | 53,278 | [8] | |
| October 30 | 1:00 p.m. | Maryland | No. 10 |
| L 24–31 | 51,319 | [9] | |
| November 6 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 13 Clemson | No. 18 | L 13–16 | 63,718–63,788 | [10][11] | ||
| November 13 | 1:00 p.m. | Virginia |
| W 27–14 | 49,500 | [12] | ||
| November 20 | 1:30 p.m. | at Duke | L 17–23 | 33,941 | [13] | |||
| November 25 | 12:00 p.m. | Bowling Green* |
| W 33–14 | 33,000 | [14] | ||
| December 25 | 2:00 p.m. | vs. No. 8 Texas* | CBS | W 26–10 | 31,359 | [15] | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ "1982 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
- ^ "Intelligencer Journal from Lancaster, Pennsylvania on September 9, 1982 · 38 (newspapers.com)".
- ^ "Horton takes over, paces UNC victory". The Charlotte Observer. September 19, 1982. Retrieved November 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UNC routs Army 62–8, loses QB". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 26, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia Tech at North Carolina". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. October 2, 1982. p. 6C. Retrieved July 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Tar Heels' defense rips Georgia Tech". The Charlotte Observer. October 3, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tar Heels wear down Deacons". Durham Morning Herald. October 10, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tar Heels destroy Wolfpack". The Daily Progress. October 17, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maryland knocks off 10th-rated Tar Heels". Fort Myers News-Press. October 31, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Clemson Football Media Guide - 1983". Clemson University. 1983. pp. 0, 73. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
- ^ "Clemson defenses Tar Heels". The Tampa Tribune. November 7, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bryant keys Heels". Florence Morning News. November 14, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bennett keys Duke past Heels, 23–17". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 21, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Strong second half lifts North Carolina over Falcons, 33–14". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. November 26, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "North Carolina basks in Sun 26–10". The El Paso Times. December 26, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
