1969 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

American college football season

1969 North Carolina Tar Heels football

Conference| Atlantic Coast Conference
Record| 5–5 (3–3 ACC)
Head coach|

* Bill Dooley (3rd season)

Offensive coordinator| Bobby Collins (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator| Lee Hayley (3rd season)
Captain| Sam Bounds, Ed Chalupka, Bob Hanna, Don Hartig, David Jackson, Ken Price, Saulis Zemaitis
Home stadium| Kenan Memorial Stadium

Seasons

<- 1968

1970 ->

1969 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

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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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September 20| 1:30 p.m.| at NC State|

* Carter Stadium
* Raleigh, NC (rivalry)

| L 3–10| 32,000| [3]
September 27| 7:30 p.m.| at South Carolina|

* Carolina Stadium
* Columbia, SC (rivalry)

| L 6–14| 42,559| [4]
October 4| 1:30 p.m.| Vanderbilt*|

* Kenan Memorial Stadium
* Chapel Hill, NC

| W 38–22| 30,000| [5]
October 11| 1:30 p.m.| Air Force*|

* Kenan Memorial Stadium
* Chapel Hill, NC

| L 10–20| 37,500| [6]
October 18| 2:00 p.m.| at No. 10 Florida*|

* Florida Field
* Gainesville, FL

| L 2–52| 62,945| [7]
October 25| 1:30 p.m.| Wake Forest|

* Kenan Memorial Stadium
* Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)

| W 23–3| 31,500| [8]
November 1| 1:30 p.m.| at Virginia|

* Scott Stadium
* Charlottesville, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry)

| W 12–0| 19,000| [9]
November 8| 1:30 p.m.| VMI*|

* Kenan Memorial Stadium
* Chapel Hill, NC

| W 61–11| 29,500| [10]
November 15| 1:30 p.m.| Clemson|

* Kenan Memorial Stadium
* Chapel Hill, NC

| W 32–15| 32,500| [11]
November 22| 1:30 p.m.| at Duke|

* Wallace Wade Stadium
* Durham, NC (Victory Bell)

| L 13–17| 44,000| [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

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RB | `23` | Don McCauley | Jr
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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Head coach

* Bill Dooley

Coordinators/assistant coaches

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* 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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North Carolina Tar Heels football

Venues|

* Emerson Field (1916–1926)
* Kenan Memorial Stadium (1927–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Duke: Victory Bell
* NC State
* South Carolina
* Virginia: South's Oldest Rivalry
* Wake Forest

Culture & lore|

* First forward pass
* Rameses
* The Marching Tar Heels
* 2010 football scandal
* 2011 academic-athletic scandal

People|

* Head coaches
* All-Americans
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

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