1970 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

1970 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Peach Bowl, L 26–48 vs. Arizona State
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	8–4 (5–2 ACC)
Head coach	Bill Dooley (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Bobby Collins (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Lee Hayley (4th season)
Captain	Don McCauley, Flip Ray, Bill Richardson
Home stadium	Kenan Memorial Stadium

1970 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Wake Forest $	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
North Carolina	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Duke	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
South Carolina	3	–	2	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
NC State	2	–	3	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
Clemson	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Maryland	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Virginia	0	–	6	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1970 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. The Tar Heels were led by fourth-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 second.^[2]

The team's star player was running back Don McCauley, who broke O. J. Simpson's NCAA record for single season rushing yards with 1,720 yards. He was named ACC Player of the Year, was a consensus first-team All-American, and finished ninth in voting for the Heisman Trophy.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	1:50 p.m.	Kentucky*		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC		W 20–10	36,900	[4]
September 19	1:50 p.m	NC State		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	ABC	W 19–0	44,300	[5][6]
September 26	1:30 p.m.	at Maryland		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		W 53–20	20,806	[7]
October 3	7:30 p.m.	at Vanderbilt*	No. 19	Dudley Field Nashville, TN		W 10–7	20,400	[8]
October 10	1:30 p.m.	South Carolina	No. 18	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)		L 21–35	47,500	[9]
October 17	7:30 p.m.	at Tulane*		Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA		L 17–24	23,900	[10]
October 24	1:30 p.m.	at Wake Forest		Groves Stadium (II) Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)		L 13–14	31,500	[11]
October 31	1:30 p.m.	Virginia		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (South's Oldest Rivalry)		W 30–15	32,500	[12]
November 7	1:30 p.m.	VMI*		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC		W 62–13	28,500	[13]
November 14		at Clemson		Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC		W 42–7	28,914	[14][15]
November 21	1:30 p.m.	Duke		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (Victory Bell)		W 59–34	48,600	[16]
December 30	8:00 p.m.	vs. No. 8 Arizona State*		Grant Field Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl)		L 26–48	52,126	[17]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

1970 North Carolina Tar Heels football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 23 Don McCauley Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 43 John Bunting Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Bill Dooley Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "1970 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
2. "1970 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
3. "2016 North Carolina football media guide" (PDF). North Carolina Athletic Communications Office. p. 122.
4. "Heels drop Kentucky for 1st opening win since 1963". Rocky Mount Telegram. September 13, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "The daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, September 19, 1970, Image 1". September 19, 1970. p. 1.
6. "The daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, September 20, 1970, Image 1". September 20, 1970. p. 1.
7. "Tar Heels roll, 53–20". The Greenville News. September 27, 1970. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "UNC's rally beats Vandy". The News and Observer. October 4, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "South Carolina's late rally tops North Carolina, 35–21". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 11, 1970. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Tulane's passing zips UNC, 24–17". The Charlotte Observer. October 18, 1970. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Wake Forest scores late, upsets Tar Heels by 14–13". Daily Press. October 25, 1970. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "UNC rallies past Virginia". The Rocky Mount Telegram. November 1, 1970. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "UNC routs Keydets, 62–13". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 8, 1970. Retrieved January 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
14. "Clemson Football Media Guide - 1971". Clemson University. 1971. p. 4. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
15. "Tar Heels roll, 42–7". Pensacola News Journal. November 15, 1970. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
16. "North Carolina defeats Duke in scoring duel 59–34". The Danville Register. November 22, 1970. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
17. "Arizona State blisters Tar Heels, 48–26". The Arizona Daily Star. December 31, 1970. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.