The North Carolina Tar Heels were 7-4 in 1982. They emerged victorious over the Texas Longhorns, 26 to 10, in the Sun Bowl.
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 11 | 322 | 4,768 | 901 | 5.3 | 2,881 | 635 | 4.5 | 1,887 | 266 | 7.1 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 19th | 7th | 3rd | 28th | 13th | 10th | 21st | 55th | 64th | 36th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 139 | 2,602 | 3.8 | 1,112 | 408 | 2.7 | 1,490 | 284 | 5.2 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 8th | 2nd | 4th | 12th | 11th | 14th | 10th | 38th | 5th | ||||||||||
Net | +183 | +2,166 | +901 | +1.5 | +1,769 | +227 | +1.8 | +397 | -18 | +1.8 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 7th | 2nd | 3rd | 8th | 4th | 3rd | 8th | 26th | 55th | 12th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |