1968 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1968 North Carolina Tar Heels football Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 3–7 1–6 Bill Dooley 2nd Bobby Collins 2nd Lee Hayley 2nd Gayle Bomar Mike Smith Kenan Memorial Stadium The 1968 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. The Tar Heels were led by second-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 last.https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/north-carolina/1968-schedule.html 1968 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com sports-reference.com November 22, 2017 Schedule 1968 AP Eastern September 21 1:30 p.m. l NC State Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC rivalry 6–38 45,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-journal-early-wolfpack-explo/139276529/ The Atlanta Journal & Constitution Early Wolfpack explosion crushes Tar Heels, 38–6 September 22, 1968 January 21, 2024 Newspapers.com September 28 1:30 p.m. l South Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC rivalry 27–32 28,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/florence-morning-news-last-period-touchd/139284341/ Florence Morning News Last period touchdowns pull SC past Tar Heels September 29, 1968 January 21, 2024 Newspapers.com October 5 7:30 p.m. w y y Vanderbilt Dudley Field Nashville, TN 8–7 20,480 https://www.newspapers.com/article/asheville-citizen-times-tar-heels-beat-v/133833223/ Asheville Citizen-Times Tar Heels beat Vanderbilt, 8–7, for first victory this season October 6, 1968 October 21, 2023 Newspapers.com October 12 1:30 p.m. l y Maryland Byrd Stadium College Park, MD 24–33 27,480 https://www.newspapers.com/article/florence-morning-news-terps-end-streak-w/139287040/ Florence Morning News Terps end streak with win over NC October 13, 1968 January 21, 2024 Newspapers.com October 19 1:30 p.m. w y Florida 7 Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC 22–7 28,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-danville-register-north-carolina-ups/133835168/ The Danville Register North Carolina upsets seventh-ranked Florida, 22–7 October 20, 1968 January 21, 2024 Newspapers.com October 26 1:30 p.m. l y Wake Forest Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC rivalry 31–48 30,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-state-deacon-td-barrage-topples-tar/139286233/ The State Deacon TD barrage topples Tar Heels October 27, 1968 January 21, 2024 Newspapers.com November 2 3:30 p.m. l y y Air Force Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO 15–28 24,596 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greenville-news-unc-loses-bomar-as-f/139287587/ The Greenville News UNC loses Bomar as Falcons win November 3, 1968 January 21, 2024 Newspapers.com November 9 1:30 p.m. l Virginia Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC South's Oldest Rivalry 6–41 23,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-state-virginia-thrashes-n-carolina/139283675/ The State Virginia thrashes N. Carolina, 41–6 November 10, 1968 January 21, 2024 Newspapers.com November 16 1:30 p.m. l y Clemson Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC 14–24 27,177 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-herald-sun-carolina-stopped-by-clems/139279629/ Durham Morning Herald Carolina stopped by Clemson, 24–14 November 17, 1968 January 21, 2024 Newspapers.com November 23 1:30 p.m. w Duke Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC Victory Bell 25–14 44,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montgomery-advertiser-bomar-leads-ta/139285657/ The Montgomery Advertiser Bomar leads Tar Heels to upset of Duke, 25–14 November 24, 1968 January 21, 2024 Newspapers.com Roster 1968 North Carolina Tar Heels f 23 So Don McCauley RB y *Bill Dooley References North Carolina Category:North Carolina Tar Heels football seasons North Carolina Tar Heels football