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1972 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results

Record: 11-1 (2nd of 127) (Schedule & Results)

Rank: 12th in the Final AP poll

Conference: ACC

Conference Record: 6-0

Coach: Bill Dooley (11-1)

Points For: 292

Points/G: 24.3 (27th of 127)

Points Against: 182

Opp Pts/G: 15.2 (34th of 127)

SRS: 14.38 (17th of 127)

SOS: 3.72 (55th of 127)

Bowl Game: Won Sun Bowl 32-28 versus Texas Tech

AP Poll Summary

AP Poll Summary Table
Pre	9/11	9/18	9/25	10/2	10/9	10/16	10/23	10/30	11/6	11/13	11/20	11/27	12/4	Final
									18	16	15	14	16	12

12 Games Table
G	Date	Day	School		Opponent	Conf		Pts	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
1	Sep 9, 1972	Sat	North Carolina		Richmond	Southern	W	28	18	1	0	W 1
2	Sep 16, 1972	Sat	North Carolina	@	Maryland	ACC	W	31	26	2	0	W 2
3	Sep 23, 1972	Sat	North Carolina		North Carolina State	ACC	W	34	33	3	0	W 3
4	Sep 30, 1972	Sat	North Carolina	@	(5) Ohio State	Big Ten	L	14	29	3	1	L 1
5	Oct 14, 1972	Sat	North Carolina		Kentucky	SEC	W	31	20	4	1	W 1
6	Oct 21, 1972	Sat	North Carolina	@	Wake Forest	ACC	W	21	0	5	1	W 2
7	Nov 4, 1972	Sat	North Carolina	@	Clemson	ACC	W	26	10	6	1	W 3
8	Nov 11, 1972	Sat	(18) North Carolina		Virginia	ACC	W	23	3	7	1	W 4
9	Nov 18, 1972	Sat	(16) North Carolina		Duke	ACC	W	14	0	8	1	W 5
10	Nov 25, 1972	Sat	(15) North Carolina		East Carolina	Southern	W	42	19	9	1	W 6
11	Dec 9, 1972	Sat	(16) North Carolina	@	Florida	SEC	W	28	24	10	1	W 7
12	Dec 30, 1972	Sat	(16) North Carolina	N	Texas Tech	SWC	W	32	28	11	1	W 8	Sun Bowl (El Paso, TX)