1969 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record5–5 (3–3 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBobby Collins (3rd season)
CaptainSam Bounds, Ed Chalupka, Bob Hanna, Don Hartig, David Jackson, Ken Price, Saulis Zemaitis
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
1969 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
South Carolina $ 6 0 07 4 0
NC State 3 2 13 6 1
North Carolina 3 3 05 5 0
Clemson 3 3 04 6 0
Duke 3 3 13 6 1
Maryland 3 3 03 7 0
Wake Forest 2 5 03 7 0
Virginia 1 5 03 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

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]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 201:30 p.m.at NC StateL 3–1032,000
September 277:30 p.m.at South CarolinaL 6–1442,559
October 41:30 p.m.Vanderbilt*W 38–2230,000[3]
October 111:30 p.m.Air Force*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 10–2037,500
October 182:00 p.m.at No. 10 Florida*L 2–5262,945[4]
October 251:30 p.m.Wake Forest
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
W 23–331,500
November 11:30 p.m.at VirginiaW 12–019,001
November 81:30 p.m.VMI*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 61–1129,500[5]
November 151:30 p.m.Clemson
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 32–1532,500
November 221:30 p.m.at DukeL 13–1744,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster

1969 North Carolina Tar Heels football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 23 Don McCauley Jr
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. "1969 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
  2. "1969 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  3. "Vandy still unable to find win column". The Selma Times-Journal. October 5, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "UNC killed by angry Gators, 52–2". The Charlotte Observer. October 19, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "UNC routs VMI, 61–11". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 9, 1969. Retrieved January 31, 2022 via Newspapers.com.


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