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1983 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record8–4 (4–2 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainBrian Blados, William Fuller
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1982
1984 ⊟
1983 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Maryland $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
North Carolina 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Georgia Tech 3 – 2 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Virginia 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Duke 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Wake Forest 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
NC State 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
No. 11 Clemson * 0 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Clemson was under NCAA and ACC probation and was ineligible for the ACC title. As a result, their ACC games did not count in the league standings.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

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

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 37:00 p.m.[3]at South Carolina*No. 11
W 24–872,400[4]
September 101:00 p.m.[5]Memphis State*No. 8
W 24–1049,000[6]
September 171:00 p.m.[7]Miami (OH)*No. 10
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 48–1749,200[8]
September 241:00 p.m.[9]William & Mary*No. 5
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 51–2049,400[10]
October 11:30 p.m.[11]at Georgia TechNo. 5
W 38–2128,395[12]
October 81:00 p.m.[13]Wake ForestNo. 4
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
W 30–1051,170[14]
October 151:00 p.m.[15]at NC StateNo. 3
W 42–1457,800[16]
October 293:50 p.m.[17]at No. 13 MarylandNo. 3
ABCL 26–2851,200[18]
November 51:00 p.m.[19]Clemson*ANo. 10
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 3–1653,689[20]
November 121:00 p.m.[21]at VirginiaNo. 19
L 14–1742,933[22]
November 193:45 p.m.[23]Duke
CBSW 34–2749,500[24]
December 303:00 p.m.[25]vs. Florida State*
CBSL 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

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  1. ^ Williams, Larry (2012). The Danny Ford Years at Clemson.
  2. ^ "1983 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  3. ^ "The Charlotte Observer from Charlotte, North Carolina on September 3, 1983 · 43 (newspapers.com)".
  4. ^ "Tar Heels triumph with ease". The Charlotte Observer. September 4, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "The Herald-Sun from Durham, North Carolina on September 10, 1983 · 16 (newspapers.com)".
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "The News and Observer from Raleigh, North Carolina on September 17, 1983 · 18 (newspapers.com)".
  8. ^ "North Carolina whips Redskins 48–17". Winston-Salem Journal. September 18, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "The Charlotte Observer from Charlotte, North Carolina on September 24, 1983 · 25 (newspapers.com)".
  10. ^ "4 TD passes help UNC toll over Tribe, 51–20". Suffolk News-Herald. September 25, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "The Charlotte Observer from Charlotte, North Carolina on October 1, 1983 · 24 (newspapers.com)".
  12. ^ "Tar Heels rally past Ga. Tech". Greensboro News & Record. October 2, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "The Charlotte Observer from Charlotte, North Carolina on October 8, 1983 · 34 (newspapers.com)".
  14. ^ "Heels whip Deacons 30–10". St. Petersburg Times. October 9, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "The News and Observer from Raleigh, North Carolina on October 15, 1983 · 19 (newspapers.com)".
  16. ^ "Tar Heels tame Wolfpack air attack for 42–14 win". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 16, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 28, 1983, Page 7, Image 7 · North Carolina Newspapers (digitalnc.org)".
  18. ^ "No. 3 North Carolina upended by Maryland". Omaha World-Herald. October 30, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ^ "The News and Observer from Raleigh, North Carolina on November 4, 1983 · 30 (newspapers.com)".
  20. ^ "Defense leads Tigers' victory over Tar Heels". Durham Morning Herald. November 6, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  21. ^ "The News and Observer from Raleigh, North Carolina on November 12, 1983 · 19 (newspapers.com)".
  22. ^ "Virginia upsets favored Tar Heels, 17–14". The Times and Democrat. November 13, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  23. ^ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, November 18, 1983, Page 5, Image 5 · North Carolina Newspapers (digitalnc.org)".
  24. ^ "Bennett becomes top passer, but N. Carolina wins, 34–27". The Miami Herald. November 20, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  25. ^ "The News and Observer from Raleigh, North Carolina on December 30, 1983 · 19 (newspapers.com)".
  26. ^ "Thomas, Thompson winning combination". The Daily Advertiser. December 31, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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