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1982 North Carolina

8–⁠4 (3–⁠3 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Dick Crum, finished No. 18 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

North Carolina in 1982, game by game: lost at No. 1 Pittsburgh 6–7; won vs. Vanderbilt 34–10; won vs. Army 62–8; won vs. Georgia Tech 41–0; won at Wake Forest 24–7; won vs. NC State 41–9; lost vs. Maryland 24–31; lost at No. 13 Clemson 13–16; won vs. Virginia 27–14; lost at Duke 17–23; won vs. Bowling Green 33–14; won vs. No. 8 Texas 26–10+54−7Lost 6–7 at No. 1 Pittsburgh-1No. 1 PittsburghWon 34–10 vs. Vanderbilt+24VanderbiltWon 62–8 vs. Army+54ArmyWon 41–0 vs. Georgia Tech+41Georgia TechWon 24–7 at Wake Forest+17Wake ForestWon 41–9 vs. NC State+32NC StateLost 24–31 vs. Maryland-7MarylandLost 13–16 at No. 13 Clemson-3No. 13 ClemsonWon 27–14 vs. Virginia+13VirginiaLost 17–23 at Duke-6DukeWon 33–14 vs. Bowling Green+19Bowling GreenWon 26–10 vs. No. 8 Texas+16No. 8 Texas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 9at1PittsburghL 6–⁠737%
Sep 18vsVanderbiltW 34–⁠1081%
Sep 25vsArmyW 62–⁠885%
Oct 2vsGeorgia TechW 41–⁠086%
Oct 9atWake ForestW 24–⁠770%
Oct 16vsNC StateW 41–⁠978%
Oct 30vsMarylandL 24–⁠3168%
Nov 6at13ClemsonL 13–⁠1638%
Nov 13vsVirginiaW 27–⁠1488%
Nov 20atDukeL 17–⁠2363%
Nov 25vsBowling GreenW 33–⁠1473%
Dec 25Bowls & playoffvs8TexasSun BowlW 26–⁠1039%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Texas 26–⁠10 in the Sun Bowl; No. 18 in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 127 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 5
  2. Wk 2: 5
  3. Wk 3: 11
  4. Wk 4: 11
  5. Wk 5: 12
  6. Wk 6: 12
  7. Wk 7: 11
  8. Wk 8: 10
  9. Wk 9: 10
  10. Wk 10: 18
  11. Final: 18

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 1982.

Record
8–⁠4
Conference
3–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
No. 18 peak No. 5
Points
348–⁠149
Coach
Dick Crum
Elo
1693 +46 this season
SP+ rating
20.7 No. 9 of 109; offense No. 23, defense No. 10
SRS
18.6 No. 10 of 113 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Captain
David Drechsler

Drafted in 1983

The 1983 draft
Rd 2Mike Wilcher LBLos Angeles Rams
Rd 2Dave Drechsler OGGreen Bay Packers
Rd 7Kelvin Bryant RBWashington Redskins

All-ACC

6 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 1982 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1982 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Clemson6–⁠09–⁠1–⁠18
Maryland5–⁠18–⁠420
North Carolina3–⁠38–⁠418
NC State3–⁠36–⁠5
Duke3–⁠36–⁠5
Virginia1–⁠52–⁠9
Wake Forest0–⁠63–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.