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ACC champion | |
Sun Bowl, W 32–28 vs. Texas Tech | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
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| Coaches | No. 14 |
| AP | No. 12 |
| Record | 11–1 (6–0 ACC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Bobby Collins (6th season) |
| Captain | Gene Brown, Ron Rusnak |
| Home stadium | Kenan Memorial Stadium |
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| No.12North Carolina $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No.17NC State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1972 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the North Carolina Tar HeelsofUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season.[2] The team won its second consecutive Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) championship, going 6–0 in conference play, and played in the 1972 Sun Bowl, defeating Texas Tech by a score of 32–28. The Tar Heels ended the year ranked 12th in the AP Poll with an 11–1 record—the lone loss coming at Ohio State in their fourth game.[3] This was the first of only four seasons where North Carolina was able to win 11 games.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 9 | 1:30 p.m. | Richmond* |
| W 28–18 | 31,500 | [4] | ||
| September 16 | 1:30 p.m. | Maryland |
| W 31–26 | 28,000 | [5] | ||
| September 23 | 1:30 p.m. | NC State |
| W 34–33 | 47,000 | [6] | ||
| September 30 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 5Ohio State* |
| L 14–29 | 86,180 | [7] | ||
| October 14 | 1:30 p.m. | Kentucky* |
| W 31–20 | 42,500 | [8] | ||
| October 21 | 1:30 p.m. | atWake Forest |
| W 21–0 | 27,000 | [9] | ||
| November 4 | 1:30 p.m. | atClemson |
| W 26–10 | 38,235 | [10][11] | ||
| November 11 | 1:30 p.m. | Virginia | No. 18 |
| W 23–3 | 36,500 | [12] | |
| November 18 | 1:30 p.m. | Duke | No. 16 |
| W 14–0 | 47,000 | [13] | |
| November 25 | 1:30 p.m. | East Carolina* | No. 15 |
| W 42–19 | 31,600 | [14] | |
| December 9 | 2:00 p.m. | vs. Florida* | No. 16 |
| W 28–24 | 33,103 | [15] | |
| December 30 | 1:00 p.m. | vs. Texas Tech* | No. 16 |
| CBS | W 32–28 | 27,877 | [16] |
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North Carolina Tar Heels at Ohio State Buckeyes
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| North Carolina | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Ohio St | 3 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 29 |
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