1967-68 North Carolina Tar Heels basketball — schedule and results

The 1967-68 North Carolina Tar Heels went 28-4 (12-2 in the ACC) under head coach Dean Smith. The team peaked at #3 in the AP poll. Simple Rating System: 15.73.

Hoopsipedia's log holds 32 games from this season: 9–1 at home, 6–2 on the road, and 13–1 on neutral courts. The Carolina Tar Heels scored 83.8 points per game and allowed 72.4 (+11.4 per game). Their longest winning streak ran 20 games, from Dec 12, 1967 to Feb 24, 1968. The most lopsided win was 108–64 over Virginia Cavaliers on Feb 6, 1968; the heaviest defeat was 78–55 to UCLA Bruins on Mar 23, 1968. The tightest finish was a 1-point loss against South Carolina Gamecocks (86–87). 2 games went to overtime.

Among North Carolina Tar Heels' 114 recorded seasons, 1967-68's .875 winning percentage ranks 15th. Previous season: 1966-67 Carolina Tar Heels (26–6). Next season: 1968-69 Carolina Tar Heels (27–5).

Game-by-game results (32 games)

Date	Opponent	Result	Arena
1967-12-02	vs Virginia Tech Hokies	W 89–76	Carmichael Auditorium
1967-12-06	vs Kent State Golden Flashes	W 107–83	Carmichael Auditorium
1967-12-09	at Vanderbilt Commodores	L 76–89	Memorial Gymnasium
1967-12-12	vs Kentucky Wildcats	W 84–77	Greensboro Memorial Coliseum
1967-12-16	neutral Princeton Tigers	W 71–63
1967-12-28	neutral Stanford Cardinal	W 87–78
1967-12-29	neutral Utah Utes	W 86–84
1967-12-30	neutral Oregon State Beavers	W 68–61
1968-01-03	vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons	W 74–62	Carmichael Auditorium
1968-01-06	vs Duke Blue Devils	W 75–72	Carmichael Auditorium
1968-01-10	at NC State Wolfpack	W 68–66	Reynolds Coliseum
1968-01-13	at Clemson Tigers	W 115–83	Clemson Field House
1968-01-27	neutral Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	W 82–54
1968-02-01	vs Florida State Seminoles	W 86–80	Carmichael Auditorium
1968-02-03	at Maryland Terrapins	W 73–67	Cole Fieldhouse
1968-02-06	vs Virginia Cavaliers	W 108–64	Carmichael Auditorium
1968-02-08	at Wake Forest Demon Deacons	W 80–60	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum
1968-02-10	at Virginia Tech Hokies	W 80–70	Cassell Coliseum
1968-02-12	vs NC State Wolfpack	W 96–84	Carmichael Auditorium
1968-02-16	neutral Clemson Tigers	W 96–74
1968-02-17	neutral South Carolina Gamecocks	W 84–80
1968-02-21	vs Maryland Terrapins	W 83–60	Carmichael Auditorium
1968-02-24	at Virginia Cavaliers	W 92–74	University Hall
1968-02-28	vs South Carolina Gamecocks	L 86–87	Carmichael Auditorium
1968-03-02	at Duke Blue Devils	L 86–87 (3OTOT)	Cameron Indoor Stadium
1968-03-07	neutral Wake Forest Demon Deacons	W 83–70	Charlotte Coliseum (I)
1968-03-08	neutral South Carolina Gamecocks	W 82–79 (OTOT)	Charlotte Coliseum (I)
1968-03-09	neutral NC State Wolfpack	W 87–50	Charlotte Coliseum (I)
1968-03-15	neutral St. Bonaventure Bonnies	W 91–72	Reynolds Coliseum
1968-03-16	neutral Davidson Wildcats	W 70–66	Reynolds Coliseum
1968-03-22	neutral Ohio State Buckeyes	W 80–66	L.A. Sports Arena
1968-03-23	neutral UCLA Bruins	L 55–78	L.A. Sports Arena

Game recaps

1967-12-12: Behind Rusty Clark's 23 points, North Carolina defeated Kentucky Wildcats 84–77. Thad Jaracz had 19 for Kentucky Wildcats.

1968-02-06: Behind Charlie Scott's 19 points, North Carolina Tar Heels rolled past Virginia Cavaliers 108–64. Norm Carmichael had 18 for Virginia Cavaliers. Rusty Clark grabbed 16 rebounds.

1968-02-24: North Carolina handled Virginia Cavaliers 92–74. Rusty Clark led the winners with 27 points. Mike Katos had 22 for Virginia Cavaliers.

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