1980 North Carolina Tar Heels football team information
American college football season
1980North Carolina Tar Heels football
ACC champion Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl champion
Astro–Bluebonnet Bowl, W 16–7 vs. Texas
Conference
Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches
No. 9
AP
No. 10
Record
11–1 (6–0 ACC)
Head coach
Dick Crum (3rd season)
Captain
Rick Donnalley, Steve Streater, Lawrence Taylor, Ron Wooten
Home stadium
Kenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 10 North Carolina $
6
–
0
–
0
11
–
1
–
0
Maryland
5
–
1
–
0
8
–
4
–
0
NC State
3
–
3
–
0
6
–
5
–
0
Clemson
2
–
4
–
0
6
–
5
–
0
Wake Forest
2
–
4
–
0
5
–
6
–
0
Virginia
2
–
4
–
0
4
–
7
–
0
Duke
1
–
5
–
0
2
–
9
–
0
$ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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] Crum was named ACC Coach of the Year.
^Whitley, David. L.T. was reckless, magnificent, espn.com, accessed January 29, 2007.
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