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1973 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record4–7 (1–5 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainSammy Johnson, Terry Taylor
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 16 NC State $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 20 Maryland 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Clemson 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Virginia 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Duke 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 8 – 1
North Carolina 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Wake Forest 0 – 5 – 1 1 – 9 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1973 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. The Tar Heels were led by seventh-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 sixth.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 151:30 p.m.William & Mary*No. 19
W 34–2733,500
September 221:30 p.m.Maryland
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 3–2337,500
September 291:30 p.m.No. 20 Missouri*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 14–2740,500
October 61:30 p.m.at NC State
L 26–2850,200
October 138:00 p.m.at Kentucky*
W 16–1051,500
October 207:30 p.m.at No. 17 Tulane*
L 0–1638,502[3]
October 271:30 p.m.East Carolina*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 28–2741,500[4]
November 31:30 p.m.at Virginia
L 40–4423,500
November 101:30 p.m.Clemson
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 29–3737,500
November 171:30 p.m.Wake Forest
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
W 42–037,500
November 241:30 p.m.at Duke
L 10–2744,600
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

References

  1. ^ "1973 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  2. ^ "1973 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  3. ^ "Unbeaten Tulane blanks UNC, 16–0". The News and Observer. October 21, 1973. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tar Heels rally by ECU". The Charlotte Observer. October 28, 1973. Retrieved March 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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