North Carolina
ACC · 1972 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 5 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 28 seasons · 4 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 4 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare North Carolina head-to-head · History & Eras
1972 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 12 |  Richmond (RICHMOND)H2H | IND SOCON | 6–4 | W 28–18 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 19 |  Maryland (MARYLAND)H2H |  ACC | 5–5–1 | W 31–26 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 26 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2H | ACC | 8–3–1 | W 34–33 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 3 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H |  B10 | 9–2 | L 14–29 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 17 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2H |  SEC | 3–8 | W 31–20 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 24 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2H | ACC | 2–9 | W 21–0 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 7 |  Clemson (CLEMSON)H2H | ACC | 4–7 | W 26–10 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 14 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2H | ACC | 4–7 | W 23–3 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 21 |  Duke (DUKE)H2H | ACC | 5–6 | W 14–0 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 28 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2H | IND SOCON | 9–2 | W 42–19 |
| 1 | Post-Season Week 1 · Dec 12 |  Florida (FLORIDA)H2H | SEC | 5–5–1 | W 28–24 |
| 17 | Final · Jan 2 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2H | IND SWC | 8–4 | W 32–28 |
Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- East Carolina +9
- NC State +8
- Texas Tech +8
- Richmond +6
- Maryland +5
- Duke +5
- Florida +5
- Clemson +4
- Virginia +4
- Kentucky +3
- Wake Forest +2
- Ohio State -2
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.917 Win % · Change 1
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.