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1969 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

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1969 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record5–5 (3–3 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBobby Collins (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorLee Hayley (3rd season)
CaptainSam Bounds, Ed Chalupka, Bob Hanna, Don Hartig, David Jackson, Ken Price, Saulis Zemaitis
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1968
1970 →
1969 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
South Carolina $ 6 – 0 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
NC State 3 – 2 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
North Carolina 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Clemson 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Duke 3 – 3 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Maryland 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Wake Forest 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Virginia 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 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

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 201:30 p.m.at NC State
L 3–1032,000[3]
September 277:30 p.m.at South Carolina
L 6–1442,559[4]
October 41:30 p.m.Vanderbilt*
W 38–2230,000[5]
October 111:30 p.m.Air Force*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 10–2037,500[6]
October 182:00 p.m.at No. 10 Florida*
L 2–5262,945[7]
October 251:30 p.m.Wake Forest
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
W 23–331,500[8]
November 11:30 p.m.at Virginia
W 12–019,000[9]
November 81:30 p.m.VMI*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 61–1129,500[10]
November 151:30 p.m.Clemson
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 32–1532,500[11]
November 221:30 p.m.at Duke
L 13–1744,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster

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1969 North Carolina Tar Heels football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 23 Don McCauley Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

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  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. ^ "'Pack power game nudges Tar Heels, 10–3, in mud battle". Daily Press. September 21, 1969. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Gamecocks get by UNC, 14–6". The Greenville News. September 28, 1969. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Vandy still unable to find win column". The Selma Times-Journal. October 5, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Airmen soar by Tar Heels". The Shreveport Times. October 12, 1969. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "UNC killed by angry Gators, 52–2". The Charlotte Observer. October 19, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Bruising Don McCauley guides UNC past Wake Forest for 23–3 victory". The Danville Register. October 26, 1969. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tar Heels defeat Virginia". The Times and Democrat. November 2, 1969. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "UNC routs VMI, 61–11". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 9, 1969. Retrieved January 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "McCauley, sub lift Tar Heels, 32 to 15". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 16, 1969. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "'Tricky' Duke spills Carolina, 17–13 in roaring season finale". The Rocky Mount Telegram. November 23, 1969. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.


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