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1980 North Carolina Tar Heels football
University of North Carolina Tarheels Interlocking NC logo.svg
ACC Champions
Bluebonnet Bowl, W 16-7 vs. Texas
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches #9
AP #10
1980 record 11-1-0 (6-0-0 ACC)
Head coach Dick Crum
Seasons
« 1979 1981 »

The 1980 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A college football season.

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Regular season

Lawrence Taylor had 16 sacks in his final year for the Tar Heels,[1] and set numerous defensive records. His awards included All-America and Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year honors in 1980.

Schedule

The Tar Heels finished the regular season with an 11-1-0 record.

Game Date Opponent Result Tar Heels points Opponents Record
1 Sept. 6 Furman Win 35 13 1-0
2 Sept 13 @ Texas Tech Win 9 3 2-0
3 Sept. 27 Maryland Win 17 3 3-0
4 Oct. 4 Georgia Tech Win 33 0 4-0
5 Oct 11 @ Wake Forest Win 27 9 5-0
6 Oct 18 North Carolina State Win 28 8 6-0
7 Oct 25 East Carolina Win 31 3 7-0
8 Nov 1 @ Oklahoma Loss 7 41 7-1
9 Nov 8 @ Clemson Win 24 19 8-1
10 Nov 15 Virginia Win 26 3 9-1
11 Nov 22 Duke Win 44 21 10-1
12 Texas Win 16 7 11=1

[2]

1980 Team Players in the NFL

The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.

Player Position Round Pick Franchise
Lawrence Taylor Linebacker 1 2 New York Giants
Donnell Thompson Defensive Tackle 1 18 Baltimore Colts
Rick Donnalley Center 3 73 Pittsburgh Steelers
Amos Lawrence Running Back 4 103 San Diego Chargers
Ron Wooten Guard 6 157 New England Patriots
Harry Standback Defensive Tackle 6 164 Atlanta Falcons

[3]

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ Whitley, David. L.T. was reckless, magnificent, espn.com, accessed January 29, 2007.
  2. ^ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=142&season=1980
  3. ^ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1981.htm

External links

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Conference Championships: 1922 • 1946 • 1949 • 1963 • 1971 • 1972 • 1977 • 1980







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