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American college football season
The 1983 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the
1983 NCAA Division I-A football season . The Tar Heels were led by sixth-year head coach
Dick Crum 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]
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 3 7:00 p.m.
[3] at
South Carolina * No. 11 W 24–872,400
[4]
September 10 1:00 p.m.
[5]
Memphis State * No. 8 W 24–1049,000
[6]
September 17 1:00 p.m.
[7]
Miami (OH) * No. 10 Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC W 48–1749,200
[8]
September 24 1:00 p.m.
[9]
William & Mary * No. 5 Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC W 51–2049,400
[10]
October 1 1:30 p.m.
[11] at
Georgia Tech No. 5 W 38–2128,395
[12]
October 8 1:00 p.m.
[13]
Wake Forest No. 4 Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (
rivalry ) W 30–1051,170
[14]
October 15 1:00 p.m.
[15] at
NC State No. 3 W 42–1457,800
[16]
October 29 3:50 p.m.
[17] at No. 13
Maryland No. 3 ABC L 26–2851,200
[18]
November 5 1:00 p.m.
[19]
Clemson *
A No. 10 Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC L 3–1653,689
[20]
November 12 1:00 p.m.
[21] at
Virginia No. 19 L 14–1742,933
[22]
November 19 3:45 p.m.
[23]
Duke
CBS W 34–2749,500
[24]
3:00 p.m.
[25] vs.
Florida State * CBS L 3–2825,648
[26]
*Non-conference game Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in
Eastern time
A.
^ Clemson was under NCAA probation and was ineligible for the ACC title. As a result, this game did not count in the league standings.
References
^ Williams, Larry (2012).
The Danny Ford Years at Clemson .
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"1983 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com" . sports-reference.com . Retrieved November 22, 2017 .
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"The Charlotte Observer from Charlotte, North Carolina on September 3, 1983 · 43 (newspapers.com)" .
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"Tar Heels triumph with ease" . The Charlotte Observer . September 4, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"The Herald-Sun from Durham, North Carolina on September 10, 1983 · 16 (newspapers.com)" .
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"Whew! Memphis State's bid for upset falls short in North Carolina" . The Commercial Appeal . September 11, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"The News and Observer from Raleigh, North Carolina on September 17, 1983 · 18 (newspapers.com)" .
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"North Carolina whips Redskins 48–17" . Winston-Salem Journal . September 18, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"The Charlotte Observer from Charlotte, North Carolina on September 24, 1983 · 25 (newspapers.com)" .
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"4 TD passes help UNC toll over Tribe, 51–20" . Suffolk News-Herald . September 25, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"The Charlotte Observer from Charlotte, North Carolina on October 1, 1983 · 24 (newspapers.com)" .
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"Tar Heels rally past Ga. Tech" . Greensboro News & Record . October 2, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"The Charlotte Observer from Charlotte, North Carolina on October 8, 1983 · 34 (newspapers.com)" .
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"Heels whip Deacons 30–10" . St. Petersburg Times . October 9, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"The News and Observer from Raleigh, North Carolina on October 15, 1983 · 19 (newspapers.com)" .
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"Tar Heels tame Wolfpack air attack for 42–14 win" . The Atlanta Journal & Constitution . October 16, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 28, 1983, Page 7, Image 7 · North Carolina Newspapers (digitalnc.org)" .
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"No. 3 North Carolina upended by Maryland" . Omaha World-Herald . October 30, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"The News and Observer from Raleigh, North Carolina on November 4, 1983 · 30 (newspapers.com)" .
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"Defense leads Tigers' victory over Tar Heels" . Durham Morning Herald . November 6, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"The News and Observer from Raleigh, North Carolina on November 12, 1983 · 19 (newspapers.com)" .
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"Virginia upsets favored Tar Heels, 17–14" . The Times and Democrat . November 13, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, November 18, 1983, Page 5, Image 5 · North Carolina Newspapers (digitalnc.org)" .
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"Bennett becomes top passer, but N. Carolina wins, 34–27" . The Miami Herald . November 20, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"The News and Observer from Raleigh, North Carolina on December 30, 1983 · 19 (newspapers.com)" .
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"Thomas, Thompson winning combination" . The Daily Advertiser . December 31, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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