1969 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

1969 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	5–5 (3–3 ACC)
Head coach	Bill Dooley (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Bobby Collins (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Lee Hayley (3rd season)
Captain	Sam Bounds, Ed Chalupka, Bob Hanna, Don Hartig, David Jackson, Ken Price, Saulis Zemaitis
Home stadium	Kenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  1968 1970  →

1969 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

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

The Atlantic Coast Conference North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. The Tar Heels were led by third-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 third. ^[3]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	1:30 p.m.	at NC State	Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	L 3–10	32,000	[4]
September 27	7:30 p.m.	at South Carolina	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry)	L 6–14	42,559	[5]
October 4	1:30 p.m.	Vanderbilt *	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	W 38–22	30,000	[6]
October 11	1:30 p.m.	Air Force *	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	L 10–20	37,500	[7]
October 18	2:00 p.m.	at No. 10 Florida *	Florida Field Gainesville, FL	L 2–52	62,945	[8]
October 25	1:30 p.m.	Wake Forest	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	W 23–3	31,500	[9]
November 1	1:30 p.m.	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry)	W 12–0	19,000	[10]
November 8	1:30 p.m.	VMI *	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	W 61–11	29,500	[11]
November 15	1:30 p.m.	Clemson	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	W 32–15	32,500	[12]
November 22	1:30 p.m.	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (Victory Bell)	L 13–17	44,000	[13]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

1969 North Carolina Tar Heels football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 23 Don McCauley Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Bill Dooley Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide 1970 (80th ed.). Phoenix, Arizona: College Athletics Publishing Service. 1970. p. 27. Retrieved January 19, 2025– via Internet Archive.
2. "1969 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
3. "1969 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
4. "'Pack power game nudges Tar Heels, 10–3, in mud battle". Daily Press. September 21, 1969. Retrieved January 22, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Gamecocks get by UNC, 14–6". The Greenville News. September 28, 1969. Retrieved January 22, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Vandy still unable to find win column". The Selma Times-Journal. October 5, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Airmen soar by Tar Heels". The Shreveport Times. October 12, 1969. Retrieved January 22, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
8. "UNC killed by angry Gators, 52–2". The Charlotte Observer. October 19, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Bruising Don McCauley guides UNC past Wake Forest for 23–3 victory". The Danville Register. October 26, 1969. Retrieved January 22, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Tar Heels defeat Virginia". The Times and Democrat. November 2, 1969. Retrieved January 22, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
11. "UNC routs VMI, 61–11". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 9, 1969. Retrieved January 31, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
12. "McCauley, sub lift Tar Heels, 32 to 15". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 16, 1969. Retrieved January 22, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
13. "'Tricky' Duke spills Carolina, 17–13 in roaring season finale". The Rocky Mount Telegram. November 23, 1969. Retrieved January 22, 2024– via Newspapers.com.