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North Carolina

ACC · 1982 Season · Final

Developing −
Record
8–4
0.667 Win %
Conference
2nd
3–3 in ACC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
123
1902–2026
All-Time Record
697–557–48
0.554 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#3
1948
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 2 · Top 10: 13 · Top 25: 27
  • 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

1982 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 14Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND FBSI9–3L 6–7
4Week 4 · Sep 21Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2HSEC8–4W 34–10
5Week 5 · Sep 28Army (ARMY)H2HIND FBSI4–7W 62–8
6Week 6 · Oct 5Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HIND FBSI6–5W 41–0
7Week 7 · Oct 12Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC3–8W 24–7
8Week 8 · Oct 19NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HACC6–5W 41–9
10Week 10 · Nov 2Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC8–4L 24–31
11Week 11 · Nov 9Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC9–1–1L 13–16
12Week 12 · Nov 16Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HACC2–9W 27–14
13Week 13 · Nov 23Duke (DUKE)H2HACC6–5L 17–23
14Week 14 · Nov 30Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)H2HMAC7–5W 33–14
3Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 28Texas (TEXAS)H2HIND SWC9–3W 26–10

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.

Rating Tier Spectrum
1.711
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+32
-13+45
  • Texas +9
  • Vanderbilt +8
  • Bowling Green +7
  • Georgia Tech +6
  • NC State +6
  • Army +4
  • Wake Forest +3
  • Virginia +2
  • Clemson -1
  • Pittsburgh -3
  • Maryland -4
  • Duke -5

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #17Better than 88%
Win % Place 25thBetter than 82%

0.667 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#22Regular Season Final#22Post-Season W1#24Post-Season W2#18Post-Season W3#17Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-1
+24
+54
+41
+17
+32
-7
-3
+13
-6
+19
+16

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#311977#681978#161979#71980#111981

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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