1968 North Carolina
3–7 (1–6 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Bill Dooley. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 7 Florida 22–7Oct 19
Florida was ranked No. 7, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | vs NC State | L 6–38 | 27% |
| Sep 28 | vs South Carolina | L 27–32 | 51% |
| Oct 5 | at Vanderbilt | W 8–7 | 29% |
| Oct 12 | at Maryland | L 24–33 | 46% |
| Oct 19 | vs 7Florida | W 22–7 | 23% |
| Oct 26 | at Wake Forest | L 31–48 | 35% |
| Nov 2 | at Air Force | L 15–28 | 24% |
| Nov 9 | vs Virginia | L 6–41 | 40% |
| Nov 16 | at Clemson | L 14–24 | 18% |
| Nov 23 | vs Duke | W 25–14 | 40% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Duke 25–14; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
In program history: The 125th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 127 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1968.
- Record
- 3–7
- Conference
- 1–6 8th in Atlantic Coast Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 178–272
- Coach
- Bill Dooley
- Elo
- 1358 −34 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −4.3 No. 76 of 119 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Bobby Collins
- Defensive coordinator
- Lee Hayley
- Captains
- Gayle Bomar and Mike Smith
Drafted in 1969
The 1969 draft| Rd 4 | Mike Richey OT | Buffalo Bills |
1968 Atlantic Coast Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| NC State | 6–1 | 6–4 | |
| Clemson | 4–1–1 | 4–5–1 | |
| Virginia | 3–2 | 7–3 | |
| South Carolina | 4–3 | 4–6 | |
| Duke | 3–4 | 4–6 | |
| Wake Forest | 2–3–1 | 2–7–1 | |
| Maryland | 2–5 | 2–8 | |
 North Carolina | 1–6 | 3–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.