1980 North Carolina Tar Heels football team
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| Coaches | No. 9 |
| AP | No. 10 |
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| No. 10 North Carolina $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1980 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season.
Regular season
Lawrence Taylor had 16 sacks in his final year for the Tar Heels,[1] and set numerous defensive records. His awards included All-America and Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year honors in 1980.
Schedule
The Tar Heels finished the regular season with an 11-1-0 record.
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Tar Heels points | Opponents | Record |
| 1 | Sept. 6 | Furman | Win | 35 | 13 | 1-0 |
| 2 | Sept 13 | @ Texas Tech | Win | 9 | 3 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Sept. 27 | Maryland | Win | 17 | 3 | 3-0 |
| 4 | Oct. 4 | Georgia Tech | Win | 33 | 0 | 4-0 |
| 5 | Oct 11 | @ Wake Forest | Win | 27 | 9 | 5-0 |
| 6 | Oct 18 | North Carolina State | Win | 28 | 8 | 6-0 |
| 7 | Oct 25 | East Carolina | Win | 31 | 3 | 7-0 |
| 8 | Nov 1 | @ Oklahoma | Loss | 7 | 41 | 7-1 |
| 9 | Nov 8 | @ Clemson | Win | 24 | 19 | 8-1 |
| 10 | Nov 15 | Virginia | Win | 26 | 3 | 9-1 |
| 11 | Nov 22 | Duke | Win | 44 | 21 | 10-1 |
| 12 | Texas | Win | 16 | 7 | 11-1 |
1980 team players in the NFL
The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise |
| Lawrence Taylor | Linebacker | 1 | 2 | New York Giants |
| Donnell Thompson | Defensive Tackle | 1 | 18 | Baltimore Colts |
| Rick Donnalley | Center | 3 | 73 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Amos Lawrence | Running Back | 4 | 103 | San Diego Chargers |
| Ron Wooten | Guard | 6 | 157 | New England Patriots |
| Harry Standback | Defensive Tackle | 6 | 164 | Atlanta Falcons |
Awards and honors
- Lawrence Taylor, All-America selection
- Lawrence Taylor, Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year honors
References
- ^ Whitley, David. L.T. was reckless, magnificent, espn.com, accessed January 29, 2007.
- ^ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=142&season=1980
- ^ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1981.htm