1973 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

1973 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	4–7 (1–5 ACC)
Head coach	Bill Dooley (7th season)
Captain	Sammy Johnson, Terry Taylor
Home stadium	Kenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  1972 1974  →

1973 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 16 NC State $	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 20 Maryland	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Clemson	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Virginia	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Duke	1	–	4	–	1			2	–	8	–	1
North Carolina	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Wake Forest	0	–	5	–	1			1	–	9	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll [1]

The 1973 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. The Tar Heels were led by seventh-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. ^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	1:30 p.m.	William & Mary *	No. 19	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	W 34–27	33,500
September 22	1:30 p.m.	Maryland		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	L 3–23	37,500
September 29	1:30 p.m.	No. 20 Missouri *		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	L 14–27	40,500
October 6	1:30 p.m.	at NC State		Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	L 26–28	50,200
October 13	8:00 p.m.	at Kentucky *		Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	W 16–10	51,500
October 20	7:30 p.m.	at No. 17 Tulane *		Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 0–16	38,502	[3]
October 27	1:30 p.m.	East Carolina *		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	W 28–27	41,500	[4]
November 3	1:30 p.m.	at Virginia		Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry)	L 40–44	23,500
November 10	1:30 p.m.	Clemson		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	L 29–37	37,500
November 17	1:30 p.m.	Wake Forest		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	W 42–0	37,500
November 24	1:30 p.m.	at Duke		Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (Victory Bell)	L 10–27	44,600
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

References

1. "1973 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
2. "1973 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
3. "Unbeaten Tulane blanks UNC, 16–0". The News and Observer. October 21, 1973. Retrieved October 15, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Tar Heels rally by ECU". The Charlotte Observer. October 28, 1973. Retrieved March 3, 2021– via Newspapers.com.