1973 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

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]

1973 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	4–7 (1–5 ACC)
Head coach	Bill Dooley (7th season)
Captain	Sammy Johnson, Terry Taylor
Home stadium	Kenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1972 1974 →

1973 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	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]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	1:30 p.m.	William & Mary*	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	W 34–27	33,500	^[3]
September 22	1:30 p.m.	Maryland	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	L 3–23	37,500	^[4]
September 29	1:30 p.m.	No. 20 Missouri*	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	L 14–27	40,500	^[5]
October 6	1:30 p.m.	at NC State	Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	L 26–28	50,200	^[6]
October 13	8:00 p.m.	at Kentucky*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	W 16–10	51,500	^[7]
October 20	7:30 p.m.	at No. 17 Tulane*	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 0–16	38,502	^[8]
October 27	1:30 p.m.	East Carolina*	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	W 28–27	41,500	^[9]
November 3	1:30 p.m.	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry)	L 40–44	23,500	^[10]
November 10	1:30 p.m.	Clemson	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	L 29–37	37,500	^[11]
November 17	1:30 p.m.	Wake Forest	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	W 42–0	37,500	^[12]
November 24	1:30 p.m.	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (Victory Bell)	L 10–27	44,600	^[13]
*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. "W&M Indians lose to tough N.C. Tar Heels". Bristol Herald Courier. September 16, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Maryland upsets Tar Heels, 23–3". The Greenville News. September 23, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Tigers bounce North Carolina". The Kansas City Star. September 30, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "State's offense finally outdoes scrappy UNC". The Charlotte Observer. October 7, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Tar Heels shock Kentucky, 16–10". The Charlotte Observer. October 14, 1973. Retrieved October 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Unbeaten Tulane blanks UNC, 16–0". The News and Observer. October 21, 1973. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Tar Heels rally by ECU". The Charlotte Observer. October 28, 1973. Retrieved March 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "UNC falls by 44–40 to Cavs". Tallahassee Democrat. November 4, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Clemson downs 'Heels, 37–29". The Gastonia Gazette. November 11, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Deacs blanked by Tar Heels". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 18, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Spears leads Blue Devils to upset of Tar Heels". The Robesonian. November 25, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.