1966 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

1966 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record2–8 (1–4 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainBob Hume, Hank Sadler, Danny Talbott
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1965
1967 →
1966 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Clemson $ 6 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
NC State 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Maryland 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Virginia 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Duke 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Wake Forest 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
South Carolina 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
North Carolina 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1966 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. The Tar Heels were led by eighth-year head coach Jim Hickey and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 178:00 p.m.at Kentucky*
L 0–1037,599
September 241:30 p.m.NC State
W 10–746,000
October 11:30 p.m.at No. 8 Michigan*
W 21–788,233
October 151:30 p.m.at No. 2 Notre Dame*
L 0–3259,075
October 221:30 p.m.Wake Forest
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
L 0–337,000
October 292:00 p.m.at Georgia*
L 3–2845,321
November 52:00 p.m.at Clemson
L 3–2733,000
November 121:30 p.m.Air Force*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 14–2031,000
November 191:30 p.m.Duke
L 25–4146,000
November 261:30 p.m.Virginia
L 14–2125,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

References

  1. ^ "1966 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  2. ^ "Kentucky blanks Tar Heels". Daily Press. September 18, 1966. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Carolina rally defeats State 10–7". Greensboro Daily News. September 25, 1966. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Jack Saylor (October 2, 1966). "Tar Heels Upset Michigan: Wolverines Fumble Away Game, 21-7". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1D, 7D – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Parseghian's Irish notch another win, North Carolina falls, 32–0". The Kokomo Tribune. October 16, 1966. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "N.C. surprised by Wake Forest". The Baltimore Sun. October 23, 1966. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Georgia turns back UNC for 28–3 football victory". The Danville Register. October 30, 1966. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Clemson leads ACC, whips Tar Heels". Daily Press. November 6, 1966. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Falcons cut UNC rally short, 20–14". The Charlotte Observer. November 13, 1966. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Duke routs North Carolina in closing minutes, 41–25". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 20, 1966. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Quayle shoots down UNC, 21–14". The Charlotte Observer. November 27, 1966. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.


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