American college football season
The 1980 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season . Led by Dick Crum in his third season as ahead coach, the team finished the season with an 11–1 overall record, winning the ACC title with a 6–0 mark in conference played and beating Texas in the Astro–Bluebonnet Bowl . The 11 wins tied a program record set during the 1972 season .
Linebacker Lawrence Taylor had 16 sacks in his final year for the Tar Heels and set numerous defensive records. His accolades included a consensus selection to the 1980 College Football All-America Team included All-America and ACC Player of the Year honors.[1] ACC Coach of the Year .
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Schedule Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 6 1:00 p.m. Furman * No. 14 W 35–1350,100 [2] September 13 8:30 p.m. at Texas Tech * No. 15 W 9–337,797 [3] September 27 1:00 p.m. No. 19 Maryland No. 14 Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC W 17–351,400 [4] October 4 1:00 p.m. Georgia Tech * No. 10 Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC W 33–049,750 [5] October 11 1:00 p.m. at Wake Forest No. 8 W 27–937,411 [6] October 18 1:00 p.m. NC State No. 8 Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry ) W 28–851,845 [7] October 25 1:00 p.m. East Carolina * No. 7 Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC W 31–348,100 [8] November 1 2:30 p.m. at No. 16 Oklahoma * No. 6 ESPN L 7–4174,852 [9] November 8 1:00 p.m. at Clemson No. 14 W 24–1962,500 [10] November 15 1:00 p.m. Virginia No. 15 W 26–349,500 [11] November 22 1:00 p.m. Duke No. 15 W 44–2151,389 [12] December 31 8:00 p.m. vs. Texas * No. 13 Mizlou W 16–736,669 [13] *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
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Roster
1980 North Carolina Tar Heels football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
P
5
Steve Streater Sr
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Denny Marcin, Larry Marmie, Cleve Bryant
Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) IneligibleRoster
Rankings Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final AP 14 15 13 14 10 8 8 7 6 14 15 15 13 12 13 10 Coaches 17 13 13 15 11 8 8 7 6 14 15 13 11 11 11 9
Game summaries Maryland [15]
At Oklahoma [16]
Duke
Vs. Texas (Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl)
North Carolina vs. Texas
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2 3 4 Total
• Tar Heels
6
7 3 0
16
Longhorns
0
7 0 0
7
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1981 NFL Draft The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.
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Awards and honors References
^ Whitley, David. L.T. was reckless, magnificent , espn.com , accessed January 29, 2007.
^ "Carolina topples Furman" . The News and Observer . September 7, 1980. Retrieved November 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .^ "North Carolina tops Tech" . The Tyler Courier-Times . September 14, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .^ "Tar Heels' defense stops Maryland, 17–3" . The Tampa Tribune . September 28, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .^ "North Carolina rolls over Georgia Tech" . The Victoria Advocate . October 5, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .^ "Tar Heels dominate Wake in 27–9 victory" . The Daily Progress . October 12, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .^ "UNC looks like the class of the ACC against State" . The Roanoke Times & World-News . October 19, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .^ "No. 7 Tar Heels clip East Carolina 31–3" . News-Press . October 26, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .^ "Sooners demolish sixth-rated Tarheels" . Wisconsin State Journal . November 2, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .^ "Goal line stand saves Tar Heels" . The Danville Register . November 9, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .^ "Tar Heels earn Bluebonnent berth with 26–3 victory over Virginia" . Suffolk News-Herald . November 16, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .^ "Bryant's running helps Tar Heels KO Blue Devils' rally" . The Charlotte Observer . November 23, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .^ "North Carolina runs over Longhorns, 16–7" . San Angelo Standard-Times . January 1, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .^ "Carolina Football : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive" .^ "UNC Deals Maryland 1st Defeat, 17-3" . The Washington Post . Retrieved December 1, 2019 .^ "Hey, Not Everyone Can Be Perfect" . Sports Illustrated . Retrieved November 13, 2019 .^ "N. CAROLINA DEFEATS TEXAS, 16-7" . The New York Times . Retrieved November 13, 2019 .^ "1981 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com" . Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
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