1966 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

The 1966 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. The Tar Heels were led by eighth-year head coach Jim Hickey and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.[2]

1966 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1966 record2–8 (1–4 ACC)
Head coachJim Hickey (8th season)
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 50,000)
1966 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Clemson $  6 –1     6 –4  
NC State  5 –2     5 –5  
Maryland  3 –3     4 –6  
Virginia  3 –3     4 –6  
Duke  2 –3     5 –5  
Wake Forest  2 –4     3 –7  
South Carolina  1 –3     1 –9  
North Carolina  1 –4     2 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 17at Kentucky*
L 0–10
September 24NC State
W 10–7
October 1at No. 8 Michigan*
W 21–7
October 15at No. 2 Notre Dame*
L 0–32
October 22Wake Forest
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
L 0–3
October 29at Georgia*
L 3–28
November 5at Clemson
L 3–27
November 12Air Force*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 14–20
November 19Duke
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (Victory Bell)
L 25–41
November 26Virginia
L 14–21
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game time

References
  1. "1966 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
  2. "1966 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2017-11-22.


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