1982 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

The 1982 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Tar Heels were led by fifth-year head coach Dick Crum and played their home games at Kenan Memorial StadiuminChapel Hill, North Carolina. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and finished tied for third place.^[1]

1982 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Sun Bowl champion
Sun Bowl, W 26–10 vs. Texas
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 13
AP	No. 18
Record	8–4 (3–3 ACC)
Head coach	Dick Crum (5th season)
Captain	David Drechsler
Home stadium	Kenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1981 1983 →

1982 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No.8Clemson $	6	–	0	–	0	9	–	1	–	1
No.20Maryland	5	–	1	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
No.18North Carolina	3	–	3	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Duke	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
NC State	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Virginia	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Wake Forest	0	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	9:00 p.m.	at No. 1 Pittsburgh*	No. 5	Three Rivers Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	CBS	L 6–7	54,449	^[2]
September 18	1:00 p.m.	Vanderbilt*	No. 11	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC		W 34–10	51,696	^[3]
September 25	1:00 p.m.	Army*	No. 11	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC		W 62–8	50,950	^[4]
October 2	1:00 p.m.	Georgia Tech*	No. 12	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ABC	W 41–0	49,500	^[5]^[6]
October 9	1:00 p.m.	atWake Forest	No. 12	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)		W 24–7	36,200	^[7]
October 16	1:00 p.m.	NC State	No. 11	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)		W 41–9	53,278	^[8]
October 30	1:00 p.m.	Maryland	No. 10	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC		L 24–31	51,319	^[9]
November 6	1:00 p.m.	at No. 13 Clemson	No. 18	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC		L 13–16	63,718–63,788	^[10]^[11]
November 13	1:00 p.m.	Virginia		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (South's Oldest Rivalry)		W 27–14	49,500	^[12]
November 20	1:30 p.m.	atDuke		Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (Victory Bell)		L 17–23	33,941	^[13]
November 25	12:00 p.m.	Bowling Green*		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC		W 33–14	33,000	^[14]
December 25	2:00 p.m.	vs. No. 8 Texas*		Sun Bowl El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)	CBS	W 26–10	31,359	^[15]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

^ "Horton takes over, paces UNC victory". The Charlotte Observer. September 19, 1982. Retrieved November 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "UNC routs Army 62–8, loses QB". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 26, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Georgia Tech at North Carolina". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. October 2, 1982. p. 6C. Retrieved July 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com

^ "Tar Heels' defense rips Georgia Tech". The Charlotte Observer. October 3, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Tar Heels wear down Deacons". Durham Morning Herald. October 10, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Tar Heels destroy Wolfpack". The Daily Progress. October 17, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Maryland knocks off 10th-rated Tar Heels". Fort Myers News-Press. October 31, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Clemson defenses Tar Heels". The Tampa Tribune. November 7, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Bryant keys Heels". Florence Morning News. November 14, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Bennett keys Duke past Heels, 23–17". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 21, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Strong second half lifts North Carolina over Falcons, 33–14". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. November 26, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "North Carolina basks in Sun 26–10". The El Paso Times. December 26, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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