1968 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

1968 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	3–7 (1–6 ACC)
Head coach	Bill Dooley (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Bobby Collins (2nd season)
Captain	Gayle Bomar, Mike Smith
Home stadium	Kenan Memorial Stadium

1968 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
NC State $	6	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Clemson	4	–	1	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Virginia	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
South Carolina	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Duke	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Wake Forest	2	–	3	–	1			2	–	7	–	1
Maryland	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
North Carolina	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. The Tar Heels were led by second-year head coach Bill Dooley and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in last.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 21	1:30 p.m.	NC State	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	L 6–38	45,000
September 28	1:30 p.m.	South Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	L 27–32	28,000
October 5	7:30 p.m.	at Vanderbilt*	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	W 8–7	20,480
October 12	1:30 p.m.	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 24–33	27,480
October 19	1:30 p.m.	No. 7 Florida*	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	W 22–7	28,000
October 26	1:30 p.m.	at Wake Forest	Groves Stadium (II) Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)	L 31–48	30,000
November 2	3:30 p.m.	at Air Force*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 15–28	24,596
November 9	1:30 p.m.	Virginia	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (South's Oldest Rivalry)	L 6–41	23,000
November 16	1:30 p.m.	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	L 14–24	28,000
November 23	1:30 p.m.	Duke	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (Victory Bell)	W 25–14	44,500
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

1968 North Carolina Tar Heels football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 23 Don McCauley So	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Bill Dooley Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt