1973 North Carolina Tar Heels football team
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1973
| team = North Carolina Tar Heels
| sport = football
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| conference = Atlantic Coast Conference
| short_conf = ACC
| record = 4–7
| conf_record = 1–5
| head_coach = Bill Dooley
| hc_year = 7th
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| captain = Sammy Johnson
| captain2 = Terry Taylor
| stadium = Kenan Memorial Stadium
}}
{{1973 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings}}
The 1973 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. The Tar Heels were led by seventh-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 sixth.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/north-carolina/1973-schedule.html|title=1973 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com|website=sports-reference.com|access-date=November 22, 2017}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1973
| poll = AP
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 15
| time = 1:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = William & Mary
| site_stadium = Kenan Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| score = 34–27
| attend = 33,500
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/bristol-herald-courier-wm-indians-lose/139558878/|work=Bristol Herald Courier|title=W&M Indians lose to tough N.C. Tar Heels|date=September 16, 1973|accessdate=January 25, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 22
| time = 1:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| opponent = Maryland
| site_stadium = Kenan Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| score = 3–23
| attend = 37,500
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greenville-news-maryland-upsets-tar/139564305/|work=The Greenville News|title=Maryland upsets Tar Heels, 23–3|date=September 23, 1973|accessdate=January 25, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 29
| time = 1:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Missouri
| opprank = 20
| site_stadium = Kenan Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| score = 14–27
| attend = 40,500
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kansas-city-star-tigers-bounce-north/139570938/|work=The Kansas City Star|title=Tigers bounce North Carolina|date=September 30, 1973|accessdate=January 25, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 6
| time = 1:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = NC State
| site_stadium = Carter Stadium
| site_cityst = Raleigh, NC
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 26–28
| attend = 50,200
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-states-offense-f/139562988/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=State's offense finally outdoes scrappy UNC|date=October 7, 1973|accessdate=January 25, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 13
| time = 8:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Kentucky
| site_stadium = Commonwealth Stadium
| site_cityst = Lexington, KY
| score = 16–10
| attend = 51,500
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-tar-heels-shock-k/134088189/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Tar Heels shock Kentucky, 16–10|date=October 14, 1973|accessdate=October 25, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 20
| time = 7:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Tulane
| opprank = 17
| site_stadium = Tulane Stadium
| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA
| score = 0–16
| attend = 38,502
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87177820/unbeaten-tulane-blanks-unc-160/|work=The News and Observer|title=Unbeaten Tulane blanks UNC, 16–0|date=October 21, 1973|accessdate=October 15, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 27
| time = 1:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = East Carolina
| site_stadium = Kenan Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| score = 28–27
| attend = 41,500
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72598288/tar-heels-rally-by-ecu/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Tar Heels rally by ECU|date=October 28, 1973|accessdate=March 3, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 3
| time = 1:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Virginia
| site_stadium = Scott Stadium
| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA
| gamename = South's Oldest Rivalry
| score = 40–44
| attend = 23,500
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tallahassee-democrat-unc-falls-by-4440/139569765/|work=Tallahassee Democrat|title=UNC falls by 44–40 to Cavs|date=November 4, 1973|accessdate=January 25, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 10
| time = 1:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| opponent = Clemson
| site_stadium = Kenan Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| score = 29–37
| attend = 37,500
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-gastonia-gazette-clemson-downs-heel/139566295/|work=The Gastonia Gazette|title=Clemson downs 'Heels, 37–29|date=November 11, 1973|accessdate=January 25, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 17
| time = 1:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| opponent = Wake Forest
| site_stadium = Kenan Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 42–0
| attend = 37,500
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch-deacs-blanked-by/139571152/|work=Richmond Times-Dispatch|title=Deacs blanked by Tar Heels|date=November 18, 1973|accessdate=January 25, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 24
| time = 1:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Duke
| site_stadium = Wallace Wade Stadium
| site_cityst = Durham, NC
| gamename = Victory Bell
| score = 10–27
| attend = 44,600
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-robesonian-spears-leads-blue-devils/139570700/|work=The Robesonian|title=Spears leads Blue Devils to upset of Tar Heels|date=November 25, 1973|accessdate=January 25, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
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