1982 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Sun Bowl champion
Sun Bowl, W 26–10 vs. Texas
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 18
Record8–4 (3–3 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainDavid Drechsler
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
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. 5CBSL 6–754,449[2]
September 181:00 p.m.Vanderbilt*No. 11W 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
ABCW 41–049,500[4]
October 91:00 p.m.at Wake ForestNo. 12W 24–736,200
October 161:00 p.m.NC StateNo. 11
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
W 41–953,278
October 301:00 p.m.MarylandNo. 10
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 24–3151,319
November 61:00 p.m.at No. 13 ClemsonNo. 18L 13–1663,718–63,788[5]
November 131:00 p.m.Virginia
W 27–1449,500
November 201:30 p.m.at DukeL 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

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 icon.
  5. "Clemson Football Media Guide - 1983". Clemson University. 1983. pp. 0, 73. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
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