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1975 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record3–7–1 (1–4–1 ACC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJim Dickey (1st season)
CaptainDeke Andrews, Roc Bauman, James Betterson, Bill Paschall, Ray Stanford, Bobby Trott
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons← 19741976 →
1975 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Maryland $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 1
Duke 3 – 0 – 2 4 – 5 – 2
NC State 2 – 2 – 1 7 – 4 – 1
Wake Forest 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Clemson 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
North Carolina 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
Virginia 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. The Tar Heels were led by ninth-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.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 61:30 p.m.William & Mary*W 33–731,500
September 201:30 p.m.Maryland
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 7–3443,000
September 271:30 p.m.at No. 2 Ohio State*L 7–3287,750
October 41:30 p.m.at VirginiaW 31–2828,175
October 111:30 p.m.No. 15 Notre Dame*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
L 14–2149,500
October 181:30 p.m.at NC StateL 20–2150,500
October 251:30 p.m.East Carolina*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 17–3842,000
November 11:30 p.m.Wake Forest
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
L 9–2143,000
November 81:30 p.m.Clemson
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 35–3840,000
November 151:30 p.m.at Tulane*W 17–1529,850
November 221:30 p.m.at DukeT 17–1742,100
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

References

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